Salt-Loaded Shotgun Cartridges

Two brass shotgun cartridges Martha Tyler reclaims from her grandson Tyler, preparing to repurpose them as defensive tools against supernatural threats. Their metal casings gleam dully in the cottage’s dim light, the once-lethal payload of buckshot now meant to be replaced with coarse salt—a folk remedy Martha trusts over skeptical science. She handles them carefully, as if the cartridges carry ancient weight in their hollow interiors.

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S15E11 · Image of the Fendahl Part 3

Martha fortifies defenses against ancient evil

Martha reclaims two brass shotgun cartridges from Tyler, intending to repurpose them by filling the casings with coarse salt. The metallic shells become functional canisters of sacred protection, transforming lethal payloads into folk remedies against supernatural predation.

Before: Stored in Tyler’s possession, gleaming dully in the cottage’s dim light as functional cartridges

After: Repossessed by Martha, now slated to be filled with salt—a transformation from ammunition to sacramental barrier

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