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listening
to something. After a few seconds, he turned away and continued his discussion.
    “Alpha Flagstone, can we continue this Friday?” one
student asked. Everyone simultaneously checked their watches and realized it
was past time to leave.
    “Yes, we’ll talk more about non-living creatures.
Everyone can go. Mr. Sanders, the headmaster needs to see you when you’re done
with your classes.”
    When the class cleared out, I stayed put until we
were alone. “Are you able to hear Hunt in your mind?” I asked. If Hunt has
the ability to communicate between people, maybe I can get some pointers. I
had learned naturally and early in life to communicate with animals through
emotions and images. Remy was the first person I had used my powers on, and
only she and Darwin knew how to speak back. Of course, Darwin was a genius, so
I wasn’t surprised. Remy had only managed to communicate a couple of words.
    “It is not something he can teach you,” Flagstone
said, obviously understanding why I was asking. He flicked his hand at the door
and it slammed closed.
    I gaped. “I thought you weren’t a wizard!” His expression
was calm, but guarded. It didn’t escape my notice at all that I was in a room
alone with the strongest wolf shifter in the school. Fortunately, my warning
instinct didn’t go off.
    “I’m not. I have no magical talent of my own except
for my ability to shift between my two forms. That night in the courtyard, when
you tried to see what John Cross did, you saw something else in my mind. What
did you see?”
    I considered telling him I didn’t see anything, but I
figured he wouldn’t believe me.
    “I can smell lies,” he said.
    “I saw that you and your wolf are extremely dominant.
I can’t imagine how you and Remy get along. I also saw that you hate wizards.”
    “I hate magic, not wizards.”
    “You hate wizards,” I said. He growled, not used to
anyone arguing with him. “I think Hunt and Remy are the only real exceptions.
Between John Cross and what I’ve seen so far of the council, I can’t really
blame you. I know something happened between you and Hunt, but I’m not sure
what.”
    “Good. There are many things in this world that you
are better off not knowing. There are also many people who will kill to protect
their secrets. Henry knows this, and you and Darwin need to learn it quickly.”
    I nodded. “I respect my friends’ privacy.” I left
before he felt the need to make any more threats.
    I was a couple of minutes late for History of
Asian Magic , but Tanaka-sensei was in the middle of a conversation with
Zhang Wei and another student, so nobody minded. She told us about some of the
differences between traditional witchcraft in Asia and in North America.
    One thing I found interesting was how a witch here
was expected to have a cat, while a man would have a dog. In Japan, traditional
familiars were snakes or foxes.
    In Professor Nightshade’s class, I had learned about
witchcraft as a religion versus what we used in the paranormal community, but
we didn’t get into familiars, because she said we would have a class on them.
While there were classes here based on traditional witchcraft, much of what we
focused on geared away from religion.
    In Elemental Configuration , Professor Watson
went over the syllabus since it was snowing and nobody wanted to battle in the
snow. After my morning classes, I tried to go to the library, but I couldn’t
find it. When I ended up in a hallway with a glass floor, I gave up and headed
to Kale’s class.
    Kale spoke about how humans treated witches and
wizards. He shared some of the details of the Malleus Maleficarum by
Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger until every student’s expression ranged from
sickened to horrified.
    Henry and Darwin were both staring at my watch for
the last ten minutes of class. As soon as Kale dismissed us, Henry left to
attend a night class with Flagstone and Darwin said he had to be anywhere