Chapter 12
Conquest Through Chaos
Flanna’s first day at school did not go as smoothly as she’d hoped it would.
She argued with Zoe, who wouldn’t stop asking what she’d done to deserve the silent treatment Flanna was giving her. By the time they left, Zoe was returning the silence, and as soon as they were clear of the driveway, Zoe piloted her bike off the ground, into the air, and out of sight on the other side of the trees that pressed close to the road. A stupid chance to take in the daylight, Flanna thought, when you were a magic user trying to hide in a world of people who didn’t believe in magic. She couldn’t follow Zoe, of course. The bike she rode was tuned in to Penny and would no more fly for Flanna than put on a red wig and go to school in her place.
When she arrived, Zoe’s
