I woke several hours later to Mouse jumping on my chest. When he saw my eyes were open, he rushed up to my face. He looked excited.
“A bush! There’s a bush in the camp, Angel! I felt a surge of magic and checked outside the tent. It grew right in front of my eyes. You need to come! I think it’s a test!” He insisted.
“You’ll need to get off of me first. I can’t stand safely with you standing on my chest.” I replied.
“Oh, sorry!” He moved off of me and I got up.
We made our way to the flap of the tent and I unzipped it the rest of the way. Gaela was already standing by the bush, looking it over. I joined her.
It was definitely not there when we went into our tents early that morning. The bush was about two feet tall. Its leaves were brittle and dry. Nasty-looking weeds grew at its
