The mutes are transfixed by the hue. Turok is not impeded inmoving to the burnt out doorway and standing in it sees through the open ceiling of the chapel the entire sky is alight in the aquamarine glow, all ice clouds moved past.
Off to the west just over the treeline peak is the breathtaking rise of Selene.

[Only Turok has a line of sight on Selene from the doorway.]

[Turok would not have reason to anticipate any affect of Selene on mutes.]

[Selene stays at 35 degrees, so it's going to ride the crest of that treeline until the hillrise off to the northwest, unless more clouds move in.]

The mutes nod and come to doorway, and at once spy the floating form of Selene.

A sudden quaking grips them both. They drop their packs to the cold stone and writhe where they stand, both in agony as they claw to remove their leather coats. Both of their small physiques ripple as bones snap and sinews rip. Silent screams of agony erupt from their gaping mouths as their heads contort into elongated snouts with deep embedded fangs. Delicate hands once clung to torch and dagger now gnarled clawed talons of death!

At last, their panting evens and their murderous eyes stare violently up at the Shaman!

 

{ WIP ... still thinking of a good response to this, I don't want to it be mediocre... ]

What does Tillak see? 

Iron Ranger wrote:

The mutes nod and come to doorway, and at once spy the floating form of Selene.

A sudden quaking grips them both. They drop their packs to the cold stone and writhe where they stand, both in agony as they claw to remove their leather coats. Both of their small physiques ripple as bones snap and sinews rip. Silent screams of agony erupt from their gaping mouths as their heads contort into elongated snouts with deep embedded fangs. Delicate hands once clung to torch and dagger now gnarled clawed talons of death!

At last, their panting evens and their murderous eyes stare violently up at the Shaman!

 

Turok's eyes are agape at the mutes transformation...Skinwalkers! ... Here?

Are the mutes afflicted with the Curse? Or was it self induced?

How could this happen? Turok's eyes glance up to Selene...perhaps this is the reason for their change.

Perhaps if they were not in the beams of the moon goddess?

Turok reasons that perhaps the spirits might help him somehow influence the pair.

Turok grasps the totem and appeals to the spirits to help him...

"Back into the building...now...the spirits command you!" Turok speaks with an authoritative voice.
 

Turok follows them, totem in hand, hopefully being out of Selene's light will at least make them manageable.