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Orla worked her mind frantically for a way out of the situation. She had sent Maeve to Lorcan with the message, but she couldn’t totally rely on that. Lorcan might have gotten the hint from her before, but to act on it wouldn’t be easy. He didn’t have any experience in doing magic, and he didn’t know the lay of the land in her part of the woods at all.
Uncle Tony seemed to be the one in charge now that Uncle Daly was gone. There were countless of others in the family that she didn’t recognize or remember. They sat quietly in the house, waiting for Tony’s instructions. Her magic class had had several kids, but the elite group had only a handful groomed for the leadership position. Now that she recalled , Bradan hadn’t been in the elite group at all. But he was second in line after her.
