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irresistibly at the corners of his lips, “I don’t want to hear from either of you for at least three weeks while you’re on your honeymoon. Just forget I even exist.”
“Done and done, bro,” Aiden said, looking at the configuration of materials that Dylan was assembling. “How is this going to work?” Dylan shifted one of the crystals into a better alignment.
“Here’s the deal,” he said, stepping back to admire his handiwork. “We’re basically going to merge our energies through Aira. She has the projective ability, I have receptive. These materials will amplify our different traits in the merge—making it easier to break through the barrier that the group is using to block any and all trackers.”
“So basically it’s like elemental radar,” Aira said, smiling slightly. “A giant receiver for the information I’m going to be seeking out.” Dylan nodded.
“Essentially. We all get in the middle and Aira starts; I merge with her first, and then Aiden, you come in third. Between the three of us we should be able to bust through and find Leigh, as well as discovering anyone who’s with her.” Dylan gestured to a trio of mugs. “These potions are just about at their highest potency. We should drink them now and get started.”
Aira picked up the mug that Dylan indicated for her and gulped down the contents quickly. Dylan picked up his own mug—an infusion of lemon, chamomile, thyme and lemon balm. He sipped it at first and then drank down swallow after swallow. It wasn’t terrible—but it wasn’t all that tasty either. As the potion went to work, he felt his energy flowing more freely, and he knew that Aiden—who had just finished his own potion—and Aira were feeling the effects as well. The air around them crackled and Dylan took a deep breath. They had to contain themselves, direct their focus outward. He gestured for Aira to step into the circle he’d formed.
Aira closed her eyes and Dylan—attuned to her only a little less than his brother from long association—felt her energy flowing outward, her focus driving forward through the ether. The wind outside picked up, just below a howl, echoing the potency of her focus. Dylan swallowed and stepped into the circle, sitting down next to Aira and closing his eyes. He felt the flow of her energy and slowly worked his way in, reaching out blindly and taking her hand, letting his energy suffuse her. It was not as violent as when Lorene had bequeathed her essence to Aira—but Dylan could hear the rain starting up outside and knew that the three of them had better find their targets quickly or risk coming under fire for the freak weather they caused.
Dylan felt along the lines of Aira’s projection, opening himself up. He overtook the merge slightly, directing her focus in the direction he knew they needed to look. They were looking to the desert—that was the only place where the fire and earth elementals would be equally safe. As Aira’s energy grew, her seeking projection magnifying, Dylan almost recoiled as he felt Aiden joining them in the circle, sinking down onto the floor and clasping both of their hands, closing the circuit. Dylan inhaled sharply, feeling his brother’s volatile, fiery energy surge through him and into Aira. How could she handle it? He forced himself to damp down his own discomfort, to be both conduit for Aiden’s energy and perception to Aira’s projection. This was why Aira was the ruler of her element, he told himself.
Dylan’s fine-tuned perception began to register fleeting impressions and he opened his senses to their limit, focusing on the tiniest traces. There. There she was. Dylan felt the presence of Leigh’s energy like a thread brushing his skin, insubstantial but perceptible. He pushed Aira’s energy towards it and the signal increased. Leigh was angry—she was in pain. Dylan pulled in the essence he had found, breathing slowly and steadily to increase his focus. She was bound at the
“Done and done, bro,” Aiden said, looking at the configuration of materials that Dylan was assembling. “How is this going to work?” Dylan shifted one of the crystals into a better alignment.
“Here’s the deal,” he said, stepping back to admire his handiwork. “We’re basically going to merge our energies through Aira. She has the projective ability, I have receptive. These materials will amplify our different traits in the merge—making it easier to break through the barrier that the group is using to block any and all trackers.”
“So basically it’s like elemental radar,” Aira said, smiling slightly. “A giant receiver for the information I’m going to be seeking out.” Dylan nodded.
“Essentially. We all get in the middle and Aira starts; I merge with her first, and then Aiden, you come in third. Between the three of us we should be able to bust through and find Leigh, as well as discovering anyone who’s with her.” Dylan gestured to a trio of mugs. “These potions are just about at their highest potency. We should drink them now and get started.”
Aira picked up the mug that Dylan indicated for her and gulped down the contents quickly. Dylan picked up his own mug—an infusion of lemon, chamomile, thyme and lemon balm. He sipped it at first and then drank down swallow after swallow. It wasn’t terrible—but it wasn’t all that tasty either. As the potion went to work, he felt his energy flowing more freely, and he knew that Aiden—who had just finished his own potion—and Aira were feeling the effects as well. The air around them crackled and Dylan took a deep breath. They had to contain themselves, direct their focus outward. He gestured for Aira to step into the circle he’d formed.
Aira closed her eyes and Dylan—attuned to her only a little less than his brother from long association—felt her energy flowing outward, her focus driving forward through the ether. The wind outside picked up, just below a howl, echoing the potency of her focus. Dylan swallowed and stepped into the circle, sitting down next to Aira and closing his eyes. He felt the flow of her energy and slowly worked his way in, reaching out blindly and taking her hand, letting his energy suffuse her. It was not as violent as when Lorene had bequeathed her essence to Aira—but Dylan could hear the rain starting up outside and knew that the three of them had better find their targets quickly or risk coming under fire for the freak weather they caused.
Dylan felt along the lines of Aira’s projection, opening himself up. He overtook the merge slightly, directing her focus in the direction he knew they needed to look. They were looking to the desert—that was the only place where the fire and earth elementals would be equally safe. As Aira’s energy grew, her seeking projection magnifying, Dylan almost recoiled as he felt Aiden joining them in the circle, sinking down onto the floor and clasping both of their hands, closing the circuit. Dylan inhaled sharply, feeling his brother’s volatile, fiery energy surge through him and into Aira. How could she handle it? He forced himself to damp down his own discomfort, to be both conduit for Aiden’s energy and perception to Aira’s projection. This was why Aira was the ruler of her element, he told himself.
Dylan’s fine-tuned perception began to register fleeting impressions and he opened his senses to their limit, focusing on the tiniest traces. There. There she was. Dylan felt the presence of Leigh’s energy like a thread brushing his skin, insubstantial but perceptible. He pushed Aira’s energy towards it and the signal increased. Leigh was angry—she was in pain. Dylan pulled in the essence he had found, breathing slowly and steadily to increase his focus. She was bound at the
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