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“Shhhh.”
She grimaced and continued to wait. Jared didn’t move, not even averting his gaze from the ground. Was there something he could see and she couldn’t?
After three minutes or so, the question of what they were waiting for threatened to burst from her lips. Last time she’d seen him use his magic, he’d lowered them into the earth back on St Kilda, it had been quick, not like this.
It was boring.
The others had probably reached the ocean already. Why couldn’t Macey and Jared travel on the Staran? It was so much easier, especially now that the pathways had been healed.
“I can sense your impatience,” Jared muttered. “Relax. I’m almost there.”
“Almost where?”
“You’ll see,” he murmured and went back to staring at the mist beneath them.
Macey looked back at the prophet’s house. Was Malan looking at them through the windows? She bet he was. They had to look completely incompetent from a distance.
Suddenly, the ground shook and Macey whipped around to look at Jared – who was now sunk halfway into the earth, only his torso looking out.
“What. The. Waves?” She clutched at his arms, pulling at them, trying to get Jared out of his predicament, but she stopped when he began to laugh loudly.
“Stop, that hurts,” he joked. “This is what’s supposed to happen. We’re going to travel through the earth, that way we’ll know if something is wrong straight away.”
“Wait. We’re travelling through the earth? How are we going to breathe?”
“I’ve made us a tunnel. I hope you’re not claustrophobic.”
“Wait,” she repeated. “How is a tunnel from this place going to connect us to Earth? That’s impossible!”
He grinned widely. “Nothing is impossible. But you’re right, it’s not a physical tunnel as such. It’s metaphysical, an abstract concept that is turning into reality by my magic holding it in place.”
“What?”
“It would take too long to explain. Just trust me that this will get us back to Earth. If I’ve calculated correctly, we might even be able to get some real Belgian waffles at the end of our journey.”
Macey stared at him, not quite sure about the whole thing. Were they really going to travel through the earth? That was so impossible that she was beginning to think he was playing with her. Only one way to find out.
“Let’s go,” she said far more confidently than she felt. “What do I do?”
“I’m going to lower myself further down and then you’ll climb into the tunnel. I’ll keep hold of your feet so you’ll know you’re still with me. Don’t worry, I won’t let you become lost.”
“How long is it going to take?”
“Maybe an hour, maybe longer. I don’t usually take other people with me when I travel this way, so I’m going to need to use more magic.”
Macey put her hands on her hips and glared at him, just to make sure he got how unhappy she was with this mode of travel. “Promise me I won’t suffocate?”
He chuckled. “I promise. You’ll be safe as mud.”
She wrinkled her brow. “Is that an Earth mage saying?”
“Nope, just a Jared expression. Besides, if you suffocate, I’ll just have to give you the kiss of life. Now, are you ready?”
Macey took a deep breath and approached her incubus. “I guess I am.”
“Good. Once I’m lower down, just sit on the side of the hole and I’ll pull you down.”
“Do you know how creepy this is? It’s usually in horror films that people get dragged into the ground.”
