A Benandanti. Chloe a Benandanti. It couldn't be. The book said they were like shamans of other cultures. That they healed and protected people. Good Walkers was their second name, and the idea of Chloe next to that benevolent term didn't click in my brain. At all.
"A Benandanti is a spiritual guardian that protects humans from any creature of the night," he explained, taking my shock as confusion. "They're bound to protect humans. There's always one where a pack is settled, to keep things in order-they're supervisors, of sorts. The Tessitors, however, are the ones who keep control of all the Benandantis. They make sure each one of them perform their duties," he continued. "If not, the punishment is quite painful."
A punishment Lamia had used to threaten Chloe. "What is the IPO?" I suddenly remembered.