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“How much do you want to know?”
“What it’s like. The steps you take. That sort of thing. Maybe if I had an idea what was involved, I’d see a way to make it work.”
“Okay.” She thought for a moment. “Well, first and most importantly, I meditate, especially when it comes to countering a spell or if I’m trying to fashion a new spell. I remember when I was working on Margetta’s spell in Swanicott, I spent two hours in deep meditation. But toward the end, the counter-spell came to me like a poem. It was amazing and very spiritual.”
“And no amount of meditation worked while you were held captive in Margetta’s tower.”
She shook her head slowly, remembering. “You have no idea how hard I tried. But it felt as though because I’d worked out the counter-spell for the Angler’s Cliff camp, Margetta had used that to strengthen her spell around her fortress.”
He narrowed his eyes. “That doesn’t make sense.”
“Every spell has a signature as did my counter-spell. To some degree, because I’d worked out the counter-spell, I should know Margetta’s sequence better. Instead she’d read my Swanicott counter-spell and I’m convinced she found a way to block me. At least, that’s my conclusion at this point. But … ”
He waited. “Finish your thought.”
“I believe we could get rid of the block, if we worked together, you and me. Would you be willing to try?”
“Of course, if you think it would help. But I’m a vampire. I don’t see how I’ll be much use.”
“I don’t need you to bring certain abilities to the table, if that’s your concern, just your power and how we are together, how our power flares when we touch.” She reached toward him and overlaid the blood tattoos of his left arm with her hand.
She caught her breath as a surge of power warmed her palm and flowed up her arm. She met his gaze. “Want to give it a shot right now?”
“Sure. Why not?”
“Good.” She set her mug down and leaned back against the pillow. Closing her eyes, she kept the power flowing and dropped into her meditative state. She could feel that Ian stayed with her. He didn’t move or his shift his arm in any way, but remained sitting on the bed.
What do you need me to do? he asked.
Keep the power flowing just as you are.
But I’m not doing anything.
She smiled. Then keep doing that.
His deep chuckle flowed through the room.
Knowing Ian was with her completely, she relaxed even more and let herself fall deeper still into what was a highly vulnerable state. Her surroundings disappeared so that soon she felt as though she was floating.
Her inner senses came alive as they never had before. She’d always had an internal palette from which she worked, a variety of colors, words, and symbols she would fashion when constructing a spell, even musical patterns.
Counter-spells were much more complicated to create especially since among her fae community, such incantations were rarely ever needed. Sometimes one of her novices would require her help. But at such an elemental level, she barely had to dip into her meditation to fashion the necessary corrective process.
This time, she floated within her mind, every cell of her body centered on Margetta’s mist spell and the block she had in place. Almost immediately, however, a black cloud began to descend within her mind. She gripped Ian’s arm and felt him respond by tightening his own. The blood tattoos heated up even more, warming her skin and expanding the shared power.
She brought that same power deep into her mind, fighting against what felt very familiar, as though Margetta was actually with her.
But Regan knew the black cloud was just a blocking spell. Much about being fae at Regan’s level involved staying with the hunt for the right sequence of elements, keeping focused. She only had to find the key to Margetta’s signature and she’d be able to destroy the spell.
As Regan faced the black cloud, she held the shared power steady. She directed all her thoughts and senses to the structure of the blocking spell, yet she couldn’t pin it down or in any way find its formula.
Ian, I’m so close but I need more from you, if you can possibly help.
Tell me what to do and I’ll do it. Though I have to say you’re emitting tremendous energy. You’re red aura is glowing all around your body and your blood tattoos are pulsing in a dark burgundy hue.
Her aura was the reason she was known as the Ruby Fae. From the time she could remember, whenever she connected in a strong way with her fae power, she gave off a red shimmering light.
She kept her eyes closed and explored the images within the blocking spell and an idea came to her. Take both my arms, but this time engage your battle energy. The blocking spell that’s preventing me from understanding Margetta’s mist creation is in front of me. I want to see if by using your strongest energy I can finally figure the spell out.
