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and crispy. Instantly, I felt a whole brick load of remorse. Christ, I had burned it to a crisp.
When I reached it, I laid my hand on the trunk, closed my eyes and thought of how much I hurt it. How burnt it was, how desperate I was to put it out of its misery.
I suspected that the Spirit Element was the warm happy feeling. Common sense told me that. I felt it not only in the connection with Zia but it always seemed the strongest one within myself, the most intense and obvious. Drawing on that part of myself, I centered myself around the cozy, wonderful feeling and let my body drift away to that strength.
Suddenly, a blast of power whipped through me. It tickled slightly, forcing a little laugh to escape me. It ran down the length of my arm quickly and when it ceased, I opened my eyes to a pile of burned dust. My laughter stopped immediately. “Shit,” I exclaimed. “I overcooked it.” I glanced back at Zia. “What’d I do wrong?”
“You need to get your focus right is all,” she replied as I came back to join her. “It isn’t about just ending the trees pain, which is what I assume you were focusing on since you destroyed it. It’s more about making it right, making it back to its original condition, and making it whole again. Do you see the difference?”
“I think so because I want to end its pain, I destroyed it. I wasn’t thinking about making it what it was before.”
She nodded approvingly. “Exactly. You cannot erase wounds necessarily—only return it back to its original shape. Get it?”
“Yeah, but I don’t think I’ll be trying that anytime soon. My Fire causes enough damage as it is.”
“Are you done here or what?” Willow’s voice came across as clearly annoyed in my mind. “ I’m starving if you haven’t noticed. My stomach has been growling over here for…I don’t even know how long.”
“So sorry, Princess Willow, please forgive me.” I met Zia’s gaze. “Willow would like to know if we’re done.”
Before she could answer, Zia’s cat scampered over. He looked at Zia, said a few words, which I couldn’t hear. Then, Zia looked more annoyed than I felt. “You can keep your comments to yourself, you petulant beast.”
Then, her gaze met mine and gave me a knowing look. What the hell had we gotten ourselves into with these damn cats?
“Yes,” Zia finally answered. “We can be done tonight. I have scheduled another meeting for you with a powerful Air Witch tomorrow night. Is that alright with you?”
“It is,” I replied. “But can I please have an assignment? I’m going stark raving mad. I need to get back out there.”
“I am sure that will be fine. I will let Talon know of your request.”
A sudden thought occurred to me. “Will I be meeting with an Earth and Water Witch too?”
Zia shook her head. “These are not your defensive elements. As Spirit Witches we are gifted with all the elements, this is true. But what you can do with Earth and Water will be limited.”
“So, how the earth shook with Lazarus? Is that the extent of my ability?”
“I am assuming so. I can use Earth and Water defensively as you know. Air and Fire I can only manipulate. Meaning, if there was already a fire burning I could make it grow and with Air I can pretty much do diddlysquat. I believe you are able to manipulate Earth to coincide with your other elements, but I do not believe you have any further ability than that. As with Water you will have to test yourself to see what you are capable of.”
“So there’s nothing…er…to be worried about with those elements?”
“Nothing at all. They are weak. You cannot cause any damage with them.” She hesitated a moment then said, “Earth could be a problem, but I only think it came out as it did because you were releasing your magic. I’m not sure you would be able to create such a quake again.”
“There it goes again, another
When I reached it, I laid my hand on the trunk, closed my eyes and thought of how much I hurt it. How burnt it was, how desperate I was to put it out of its misery.
I suspected that the Spirit Element was the warm happy feeling. Common sense told me that. I felt it not only in the connection with Zia but it always seemed the strongest one within myself, the most intense and obvious. Drawing on that part of myself, I centered myself around the cozy, wonderful feeling and let my body drift away to that strength.
Suddenly, a blast of power whipped through me. It tickled slightly, forcing a little laugh to escape me. It ran down the length of my arm quickly and when it ceased, I opened my eyes to a pile of burned dust. My laughter stopped immediately. “Shit,” I exclaimed. “I overcooked it.” I glanced back at Zia. “What’d I do wrong?”
“You need to get your focus right is all,” she replied as I came back to join her. “It isn’t about just ending the trees pain, which is what I assume you were focusing on since you destroyed it. It’s more about making it right, making it back to its original condition, and making it whole again. Do you see the difference?”
“I think so because I want to end its pain, I destroyed it. I wasn’t thinking about making it what it was before.”
She nodded approvingly. “Exactly. You cannot erase wounds necessarily—only return it back to its original shape. Get it?”
“Yeah, but I don’t think I’ll be trying that anytime soon. My Fire causes enough damage as it is.”
“Are you done here or what?” Willow’s voice came across as clearly annoyed in my mind. “ I’m starving if you haven’t noticed. My stomach has been growling over here for…I don’t even know how long.”
“So sorry, Princess Willow, please forgive me.” I met Zia’s gaze. “Willow would like to know if we’re done.”
Before she could answer, Zia’s cat scampered over. He looked at Zia, said a few words, which I couldn’t hear. Then, Zia looked more annoyed than I felt. “You can keep your comments to yourself, you petulant beast.”
Then, her gaze met mine and gave me a knowing look. What the hell had we gotten ourselves into with these damn cats?
“Yes,” Zia finally answered. “We can be done tonight. I have scheduled another meeting for you with a powerful Air Witch tomorrow night. Is that alright with you?”
“It is,” I replied. “But can I please have an assignment? I’m going stark raving mad. I need to get back out there.”
“I am sure that will be fine. I will let Talon know of your request.”
A sudden thought occurred to me. “Will I be meeting with an Earth and Water Witch too?”
Zia shook her head. “These are not your defensive elements. As Spirit Witches we are gifted with all the elements, this is true. But what you can do with Earth and Water will be limited.”
“So, how the earth shook with Lazarus? Is that the extent of my ability?”
“I am assuming so. I can use Earth and Water defensively as you know. Air and Fire I can only manipulate. Meaning, if there was already a fire burning I could make it grow and with Air I can pretty much do diddlysquat. I believe you are able to manipulate Earth to coincide with your other elements, but I do not believe you have any further ability than that. As with Water you will have to test yourself to see what you are capable of.”
“So there’s nothing…er…to be worried about with those elements?”
“Nothing at all. They are weak. You cannot cause any damage with them.” She hesitated a moment then said, “Earth could be a problem, but I only think it came out as it did because you were releasing your magic. I’m not sure you would be able to create such a quake again.”
“There it goes again, another
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