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“I have, and I’ve found a few spells that have slowed down the damages of the illness, but the effects only last a couple of days, and then the symptoms come back full-force.”
“What’re the symptoms?”
“They resemble the after effects of a wilting soul spell, but she hasn’t lost her soul, so that can’t be what’s cursed her or the land.”
“A wilting soul spell? That sounds awful.”
He reclines against the railing, turning my hand over so my palm is facing the sky “It is. The spell’s very rare. Only a higher mountain witch can cast one.”
“I’m guessing those are very powerful witches,” I state, and he nods. “So, why don’t you just track one down and have them try to get rid of your mom’s illness? I mean, it’s worth a shot, right?”
He gives me a funny look. “It’s a very good idea, and I’ve thought about doing it many times, but they’re hard to track down. And most of them reside in the Sun Moon Realm. I don’t have clearance to enter there.”
“I thought paranormals could travel to any realm without clearance, except for the Common Realm.”
“Most can, but werewolves have been banished from the Sun Moon Realm.”
“Why? What’d you do?” I’m half-joking, half-worried.
“Ididn’t do anything,” he insists. “My father did.”
The more he speaks of his father, the less I’m looking forward to meeting the Violet Mountain pack king. “Okay, then what didhedo?”
“He stole a witch.”
I stare at him blankly. “He stole a witch?”
He raises a shoulder. “That’s what I said.”
“I know, but … who steals a witch? And how? And didn’t the witch cast a spell on him for doing so?”
“She couldn’t. He was in wolf form.”
“So, witches can’t cast spells on werewolves when they’re shifted?”
He shakes his head. “Very little can harm us when we’re our true selves.”
I scrunch my nose. “Yeah, I’m pretty sure my true self consists of messy hair, no makeup, and my pajamas, sitting in bed and streaming videos while I listen to Legend point out how unrealistic every movie is, especially the paranormal ones.”
“What are videos?”
“You don’t have videos here?”Lovely.
“What are they? Maybe if you tell me, I can get you some.”
“They’re these things—recordings of people acting out scenarios—and you watch these recordings to entertain your mind when you’re bored.”
Curiosity sparks in his eyes. “And what sort of things are these people doing?”
“All sorts of things. Like, saving the world, getting chased by zombies, doing extraordinary things, falling in love.”
“But, isn’t it much better to do that stuff in real life, instead of watching someone else live these experiences?”
“I guess so.” His statement really makes me overanalyze the last decade of my life. “But life is pretty dull in the Common Realm, and not a lot of people can do things like save the world and get chased by zombies.”
His tongue traces along his upper lip. “But they can fall in love?”
I nod. “That’s the one thing they’re actually good at. But they don’t fall in love like paranormals do. Or, at least how Legend told me vampires do.”
