John smiled at her weakly and said “my guess? She must have been channeling their wishes in her weakened state...the flamed messenger is another name for what your kind used to be called. Must be why she was drawn to you...” 

He flinched and lowered his head, clearly tapped out. “We will figure it out...don’t worry...she’s out of the woods now. Just needs time to recover. I can’t believe she was able to fight off the other demon why hurting like this...” he slowly got up, his breathing a little labored. 

Serena was limp in Chas’s arms, shaking a little as he laid her down in the bed. The shadows around the room moved around, watching her with wordy.