"I said I'm not a witch!" Rika stamped her foot once, just to make the point clear. It took a lot of effort to keep the anger out of her voice, but she managed it. Only just, but she did it.

"I'm just a girl. My name's Rika. And I'm not out to hurt anyone. This is just a flashlight. See?" She offered the light for inspection, managing to keep the sigh out of her voice somehow.

She moved to brush her hair behind her ears, letting the light glint off the ring on her left middle finger. Rika didn't notice that at first, but when she did, it startled her a little. That really did look like blood crystallized, didn't it? She had to get that thought out of her head.