Fleeting Vengeance

IRONCLAD'S POV

"Where the hell are the rest of your witches?" Ironclad said in a loud voice, and it thundered across the stern of the ship. "What is your explanation for this?"

"I have no idea," said the Witch Mother. "I have been trying to connect with them but their essence is fleeting."

"And what does that mean, witch?"

"I send them out to retrieve necessary items needed for the ritual. And the