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caused from burned ash and brimstone.
“That’s the black magic that was detected back at the station,” Vivi said.
“You got that part right, at least,” he said with a shrug.
Vivi knew he didn’t mean to sound harsh, but the words stung. She had to face the fact that her information wasn’t entirely accurate. That was probably why the sheriff only used registered seers. They didn’t screw up the details they reported to the police. She felt like a young witch, playing at magic.
“We rescued a witch in desperate need of help. That’s important,” he said, reassuring her. “Why don’t you head home? Not much more you can do here. Get a good night’s rest, and we’ll catch up later.” He gave her a professional nod and returned to his work.
Her sister dropped to the ground next to her after making another pass of the area. “You saved that witch,” Honora said, easing down next to her. “You should be proud.”
“I know, but this isn’t over. I have to find the witch I came for.” She was determined to push on, no matter how disappointed. This wasn’t over.
“Let me know if you need help.” Honora gave her a sympathetic nod.
Vivi rubbed her hands over her face. “I let it go for so long, Honora. I was so afraid of what I might see that I avoided my magic. I was ashamed of what people might say and think—of what they still might say. Except now my problem is that no one will believe me. My credibility just went out the window.”
“No one will believe you because you don’t believe,” Honora said. “You have to start trusting yourself and working on your persuasion . It’s not going to just come to you. You think flying came naturally to me?”
“Yes! You fly like a hawk, a sparrow, and a hummingbird all rolled into one. You are the strongest and most graceful flyer in all of Everland.” Vivi smiled. “You make it look easy.”
“It wasn’t. I trained constantly. I’m not going to tell you how many buildings and trees I crashed into during the learning curve. It takes time. And sometimes you make a fool out of yourself and it hurts.”
“Thanks. I guess I just needed to hear it.” Vivi was glad to have her sister by her side. Honora understood. She was equal parts encouragement and butt-kicking.
“Come on, I’ll give you a lift back. Lance said I could borrow a hover bike. We can hit Nocturnes. I’ll buy you a cup of tea.”
“I’m going to need a really strong cup.”
About two hundred yards off in the distance, Vivi noticed a shining obsidian rock face rising out of the ground that she hadn’t seen before. Honora caught her stare. “That’s the Darklander’s fortress.”
“It’s awfully close to the crime scene,” Vivi said.
“Yeah, we noticed. The sheriff doesn’t seem too happy about it.”
“It’s gorgeous,” Vivi said, admiring the sleek stone and the towering walls with sharp jagged edges. The building was a mix of dull gray stone, but the façade was pure glossy black rock with a giant wooded door studded with huge nail heads.
Honora arched her eyebrow. “Not thinking of going to the dark side, are you, sister?”
“No, but you have to admit that the place is pretty in an evil overlord kind of way.”
Honora put her arm around her sister. “We need to get you out of here.” She shook her head and grinned. “The brimstone stench on the air is starting to get to you.”
6
T he village of Willow Realm was a tight-knit community held together by a bustling main street with curious shops and restaurants to tempt even the most discerning witch and wizard. Vivi’s shop was located down one of the cobblestone side streets, so she quickly ducked inside to check on Pepper while Honora returned the hover bike to the police station. Pepper was getting ready to close for the night following a day of steady customers. After performing a few helpful sweeping and tidying spells and activating the security ward, Vivi headed over to meet up with her
“That’s the black magic that was detected back at the station,” Vivi said.
“You got that part right, at least,” he said with a shrug.
Vivi knew he didn’t mean to sound harsh, but the words stung. She had to face the fact that her information wasn’t entirely accurate. That was probably why the sheriff only used registered seers. They didn’t screw up the details they reported to the police. She felt like a young witch, playing at magic.
“We rescued a witch in desperate need of help. That’s important,” he said, reassuring her. “Why don’t you head home? Not much more you can do here. Get a good night’s rest, and we’ll catch up later.” He gave her a professional nod and returned to his work.
Her sister dropped to the ground next to her after making another pass of the area. “You saved that witch,” Honora said, easing down next to her. “You should be proud.”
“I know, but this isn’t over. I have to find the witch I came for.” She was determined to push on, no matter how disappointed. This wasn’t over.
“Let me know if you need help.” Honora gave her a sympathetic nod.
Vivi rubbed her hands over her face. “I let it go for so long, Honora. I was so afraid of what I might see that I avoided my magic. I was ashamed of what people might say and think—of what they still might say. Except now my problem is that no one will believe me. My credibility just went out the window.”
“No one will believe you because you don’t believe,” Honora said. “You have to start trusting yourself and working on your persuasion . It’s not going to just come to you. You think flying came naturally to me?”
“Yes! You fly like a hawk, a sparrow, and a hummingbird all rolled into one. You are the strongest and most graceful flyer in all of Everland.” Vivi smiled. “You make it look easy.”
“It wasn’t. I trained constantly. I’m not going to tell you how many buildings and trees I crashed into during the learning curve. It takes time. And sometimes you make a fool out of yourself and it hurts.”
“Thanks. I guess I just needed to hear it.” Vivi was glad to have her sister by her side. Honora understood. She was equal parts encouragement and butt-kicking.
“Come on, I’ll give you a lift back. Lance said I could borrow a hover bike. We can hit Nocturnes. I’ll buy you a cup of tea.”
“I’m going to need a really strong cup.”
About two hundred yards off in the distance, Vivi noticed a shining obsidian rock face rising out of the ground that she hadn’t seen before. Honora caught her stare. “That’s the Darklander’s fortress.”
“It’s awfully close to the crime scene,” Vivi said.
“Yeah, we noticed. The sheriff doesn’t seem too happy about it.”
“It’s gorgeous,” Vivi said, admiring the sleek stone and the towering walls with sharp jagged edges. The building was a mix of dull gray stone, but the façade was pure glossy black rock with a giant wooded door studded with huge nail heads.
Honora arched her eyebrow. “Not thinking of going to the dark side, are you, sister?”
“No, but you have to admit that the place is pretty in an evil overlord kind of way.”
Honora put her arm around her sister. “We need to get you out of here.” She shook her head and grinned. “The brimstone stench on the air is starting to get to you.”
6
T he village of Willow Realm was a tight-knit community held together by a bustling main street with curious shops and restaurants to tempt even the most discerning witch and wizard. Vivi’s shop was located down one of the cobblestone side streets, so she quickly ducked inside to check on Pepper while Honora returned the hover bike to the police station. Pepper was getting ready to close for the night following a day of steady customers. After performing a few helpful sweeping and tidying spells and activating the security ward, Vivi headed over to meet up with her
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