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Grant was left still levitating and holding arms with Natalie, but in a place so quiet, he could hear the soft thuds of his heart.
He released her slowly. Together, they turned to watch Landris drift back to the sand. They followed him, landing in the center of the eucalyptus.
“I can’t see either of you,” Landris said. “Where are you?”
“Back in the leaves.”
Landris nodded. “Are you still connected physically?”
“No.” Grant replied.
“Good. But I can hear you plain enough, so remember that. You are invisible, but your movements, your voices can be heard. This is critical.”
“I understand,” Natalie responded.
Grant drew a long difficult breath. “Agreed.” The experience had shaken him.
Landris approached the outer perimeter of the eucalyptus branches. “You need to practice leaving and invoking the spell. I prefer the commands ‘begin’ and ‘end’.”
“You used them with the confusion spell,” Natalie said.
“Yes. And that’s exactly the right definition for that spell, the one that prevented you from experiencing the path here.”
Grant glanced around. “I can see that everything has a soft glow.”
“Perfect.” Landris stated. “It’s as it should be. That glow tells you you’re inside the spell and invisible.”
“So how do we do this?” Natalie asked.
“First, you must take turns issuing the commands so that you are both good at it. This spell can work for you individually or together. If you want to invoke for both of you, use the words ‘begin both’. Otherwise, use your name, or the other’s name.”
“We just say the word?” Natalie sounded doubtful. “Nothing more?”
“Form a picture of it in your mind. That should be enough. Natalie, why don’t you start. Make only yourself visible.”
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“I have no idea what I’m doing, but here goes.” Natalie formed a picture in her mind of shedding the spell like stepping out from under the shower that had covered them at the end of Landris’s spell-making. “Natalie, end.”
The soft glow Grant had described disappeared as did Grant. Landris proved her visibility by meeting her gaze straight-on. “Damn, that was fast, woman.”
She couldn’t help smiling at his praise. “I did what you said, that’s all.”
“Now go back.”
She turned first to see if she could see or otherwise detect Grant’s presence, but it was as if nothing was there, not even right next to her.
She used telepathy. You’re invisible, even to me.
She reached out with her hands knowing he had to be there and of course bumped his arms. She chuckled. “Right. You’re still there.”
I’m here.
Landris said. “Reverse the process, Natalie
. Do it now. Let’s get some work done here as fast as we can. I want each of you to master the spell in the next few minutes because afterward, we face the harder stuff.”
Natalie took him at his word. Still facing an invisible Grant, she formed the picture in her mind of disappearing to the world. “Natalie, begin.” The power flowed up this time. Grant came into view and the world softened all around them.
