Chapter Five
Family
She was a very skilled warden and her magic was strong. I didn’t have to think twice about this. Somehow, I was able to sense it. I suspected that it had something to do with the fact she used to work for the council, along with the rest of my large family.
Still, I heard that annoying voice inside my head, asking, Was I doing the right thing? She was the enemy, and after I healed my own grandfather, he refused to have anything to do with me. I suspected he wasn’t right in the head, but still. It was a huge risk, trusting someone so blindly.
“Why do you want to go there?” she asked, setting her shopping bag on the counter. “The League has taken over the city, and we both know it’s a suicide mission.” Her kitchen was old school; it smelled of herbs and lavender oil.
