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happened. I feel back to normal. We should get back to training. There is so much both of us need to learn now.”
“Maybe we should take the afternoon off.” Something inside of me was burning to keep her safe, here, where my power was the strongest. Where I knew the extent of my powers.
“No, Naida is waiting for us. I want to meet your sister. You know, the one who isn’t trying to kill me.”
“Fine, but if you start feeling anything strange, you have to promise to tell me right away.”
“Hallet, you do understand this is all unusual to me?”
Holding her tightly, I took a moment to simply enjoy her. “You’re so natural with your magic, I forget you haven’t been doing this your whole life.”
“You aren’t the only one. I wonder if it has something to do with all of the reading I’ve done. In the books, magic tends to come so easy; a wave of a wand, a chant of a spell, a flick of the wrist and there it is, right in front of you. Magic.” She shrugged. “Maybe that has made it easier for me.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yes, it’s like it never happened. Now let’s go.” Wiggling out of my arms, she stood up and offered her hand to help me up.
“Just trying to make sure your lungs feel strong since you’ll be breathing water soon enough.”
She froze. “What do you mean breathing water ?”
“How else you do you think you’re going to be able to walk underwater?”
“Ummm, I wasn’t planning on walking underwater.”
“How else are you going to learn to control your Water power?” I asked.
“Like I have been, but not actually being underwater, breathing it.”
“When I spoke with Naida, she wanted to help and to meet you. What better way for you to learn your power than from the Queen of the Water Elements?”
“True, but what about you? You now can do the same thing.”
“I’m trying to keep this under wraps.”
“I thought you trusted her.”
“I do, but she will always do what is best for the greater good. She also prefers to be alone, as most of her people do. What I don’t trust is Dayna and possibly Erion. I want to keep this to ourselves; it could make the difference in the battle.”
“Good point.” She motioned to my eyes. “But how are you going to hide that? They aren’t black or just fire anymore.”
Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath in and willed the color to change. When I opened them and saw her smile, I knew I’d accomplished it.
“Well, that looked easy.”
“You have no idea. Since all the elements are my base now, I had to learn to at least bring my dominant element forward. If you look closely, the colors of the elements are all still there, just not as visible.”
She came closer and stood on her tiptoes, looking deep into my eyes. As always, whenever we were close, our souls reached for each other. Our powers wanted to mingle. The urge to unite and create magic was extreme, and it took everything I had to hold back. We’d purposely not joined them together. Separately, we were stronger than anything Aimsir had ever seen before. We had no idea what would happen if we both focused on the same magic.
With her hand over my heart, she whispered, “Hallet, King of the Fire Elements, when I first met you, you said if there was anything I wanted all I had to do was speak it, and you’d make sure I had it.”
Lifting her hand and kissing the back of it, I didn’t break eye contact with her. “I did. What do you wish, milady?”
“I wish for everything.”
“Then I shall make sure you have it.”
She laid her head on my chest, and I enjoyed every single moment of her.
*****
“ B rother , are you sure you won’t join us?” Naida asked me.
“No, you two go on, I’ll stay right here.” I waved my hand at them.
Naida laughed. “One day, brother, I will at least get you on a boat in the water.” She turned to Raina. “I’ve always loved to tease him about playing in the water. He was no fun when we were
“Maybe we should take the afternoon off.” Something inside of me was burning to keep her safe, here, where my power was the strongest. Where I knew the extent of my powers.
“No, Naida is waiting for us. I want to meet your sister. You know, the one who isn’t trying to kill me.”
“Fine, but if you start feeling anything strange, you have to promise to tell me right away.”
“Hallet, you do understand this is all unusual to me?”
Holding her tightly, I took a moment to simply enjoy her. “You’re so natural with your magic, I forget you haven’t been doing this your whole life.”
“You aren’t the only one. I wonder if it has something to do with all of the reading I’ve done. In the books, magic tends to come so easy; a wave of a wand, a chant of a spell, a flick of the wrist and there it is, right in front of you. Magic.” She shrugged. “Maybe that has made it easier for me.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yes, it’s like it never happened. Now let’s go.” Wiggling out of my arms, she stood up and offered her hand to help me up.
“Just trying to make sure your lungs feel strong since you’ll be breathing water soon enough.”
She froze. “What do you mean breathing water ?”
“How else you do you think you’re going to be able to walk underwater?”
“Ummm, I wasn’t planning on walking underwater.”
“How else are you going to learn to control your Water power?” I asked.
“Like I have been, but not actually being underwater, breathing it.”
“When I spoke with Naida, she wanted to help and to meet you. What better way for you to learn your power than from the Queen of the Water Elements?”
“True, but what about you? You now can do the same thing.”
“I’m trying to keep this under wraps.”
“I thought you trusted her.”
“I do, but she will always do what is best for the greater good. She also prefers to be alone, as most of her people do. What I don’t trust is Dayna and possibly Erion. I want to keep this to ourselves; it could make the difference in the battle.”
“Good point.” She motioned to my eyes. “But how are you going to hide that? They aren’t black or just fire anymore.”
Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath in and willed the color to change. When I opened them and saw her smile, I knew I’d accomplished it.
“Well, that looked easy.”
“You have no idea. Since all the elements are my base now, I had to learn to at least bring my dominant element forward. If you look closely, the colors of the elements are all still there, just not as visible.”
She came closer and stood on her tiptoes, looking deep into my eyes. As always, whenever we were close, our souls reached for each other. Our powers wanted to mingle. The urge to unite and create magic was extreme, and it took everything I had to hold back. We’d purposely not joined them together. Separately, we were stronger than anything Aimsir had ever seen before. We had no idea what would happen if we both focused on the same magic.
With her hand over my heart, she whispered, “Hallet, King of the Fire Elements, when I first met you, you said if there was anything I wanted all I had to do was speak it, and you’d make sure I had it.”
Lifting her hand and kissing the back of it, I didn’t break eye contact with her. “I did. What do you wish, milady?”
“I wish for everything.”
“Then I shall make sure you have it.”
She laid her head on my chest, and I enjoyed every single moment of her.
*****
“ B rother , are you sure you won’t join us?” Naida asked me.
“No, you two go on, I’ll stay right here.” I waved my hand at them.
Naida laughed. “One day, brother, I will at least get you on a boat in the water.” She turned to Raina. “I’ve always loved to tease him about playing in the water. He was no fun when we were
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