Angel's Assignment

My first attempt at drawing, scanning and adding photoshop color/effects...

The Crone

I arrived in the little town of Salem and really had no idea where to start looking for him. I decided to start by finding shelter for the night. The people in this town didn’t seem overly friendly to strangers but once I started talking, people are naturally put at ease. They can’t see that I am not human, but they all feel the warmth and glow I give off. It’s a similar effect for most demons. They look human but you can feel a tingle up your spine and a chill in the room when they enter. Of coarse the really nasty ones delight in letting humans see them for what they are.

I was told where the inn was and found it easily enough. I tied my horse up to the rail and walked through the heavy wooden doors. As soon as I entered the room I felt him. He stood behind the counter arguing with a woman. She was yelling and cursing him while he stood patiently. I watched with much interest. He did not yell at her but firmly told her that his mind was made up and he was not coming home.

Ah ha… she was his wife. What an odd paid they made. She was thin and tired looking, like she hadn’t eaten in many days. The scowl on her face had etched lines into her forehead and creases around her eyes. Her eyes had no love for him. His eyes had only sadness and a tired look of resignation. I was so wrapped up in their faces and body language I didn’t actually hear what they were arguing about. Other than he had said he was not going home to her.

She turned towards me and pushed me aside to leave the inn. It was almost as if I didn’t exist to her until her skin touched my shoulder. Then as if she had been stung by a bee she turned her head and whipped her cold eyes upon me. She scanned me from head to toe with a sneer and a look of contempt. I stepped back from her in shock. She grunted at me with a huff of air and quickly left the inn. The ugly crone seemed to be human but there was something very dark in her soul.