So, Ian's teacher, Kara(who you will learn more about later), has a loyal client, that I will call M for the purposes of this story. M is French, lives in Paris. She and Kara met years ago when she travelled to Mali with her now ex husband. They talk everyday on the phone. He does work for her and her family. She sends money. Her life is, in her opinion, "falling apart." Again, more on this later.
She decided that she was going to come and visit him for two weeks this month. The main reason for her visit was to see Kara and get some "big work" done. He suggests going to his hometown to do the work. Reasons for this are, first, he can do work that is more pure in the place of his birth and, second, there are other big "sorcerers" there that can help him out.
So, as his apprentice, Ian is, of course, invited to come, and in turn, Marshall and I as well. This past Saturday we departed for our adventure.
