CHAPTER FIVE
The orb increased in brightness before it bounced against my hand. The force pushed my palm down so that the back slapped the front of my leg. The ball of light shot up and struck a tree branch and was propelled to the next innocent object. Branches, brush, the ground, and even Tegan’s log were all fair game. Tegan yelped and flung himself out of the way as my magic struck his seat and shot toward my head. I ducked and hit the ground where I found myself staring face-to-face with Tegan.
Now I knew what it was like to be inside a pinball machine.
“Why isn’t it shutting off?” I shouted at him as the orb flew over us.
A crooked grin slipped onto his lips as he watched the ball ping off a half dozen trees at an increasing speed. “It appears you put quite an effort into f
