To speed up the writing process, we’ve decided to work individually on a couple of tracks. We’ll bring the separate parts back together later and see where we land. Nel is sketching out ‘The Chrysanthemum Vow’ in chords and melody, while she is also developing an alluring irregular lead melody for ‘The Serpent’s Lust’. Bram, meanwhile, writes verses for ‘White Peaks’ and tries unfold the full story. With the lyric in place, we can record a first demo – always a critical tool to set out right from wrong.