>Whirling back around, I held up two thin, long black objects, one in each hand.

>He just started screaming.

>I sighed deeply. "This isn't getting us anywhere, Tom. Talk. It's as easy as that. I don't wanna have to resort to this. It's no fun if the other person's not into it."

... lol

Ok now that my filthy fun is over let's get into it. I literally gasped when I realized it was the father behind all this. So much for a fun retirement in Florida.. what has he been up to? Besides kidnapping souls and learning about runes/sigils? What was his endgame? What did he intend to do after destroying the woods? Was he aware of Jeremy's dirty deeds?