After pulling a fresh spell packet from my satchel, I move to stand by the edge of the dock. While crushing the ingredients in my fist, I whisper the incantation.
Open I go
Open I goTravel and flow
Travel and flowEnergy and magic move down my arm. The packet erupts with light. I twist my wrist so the brightness shines onto the darkened waters of the Nile. Liquid churns under the magic. A rectangular-shaped hole appears in the surface. Watery steps descend. More water rises until it congeals into a liquid staircase that ends right at the dock’s edge.
I offer Camilla my arm. She still wears the green shift dress from Sobek’s dinner. It clings to her curves in all the right ways. So beautiful.
So beautiful.Camilla gently rests her hand on my forearm. She eyes the liquid staircase. “I hav
