“How are you going to stop John without Ethan, though?”
“We get rid of John. Banish him like he banished Castelain. And thanks to John, I can find Castelain easily. I wouldn’t do this, but now I know that John is not going to be happy to lead a quiet life. He’s going to want to push his boundaries, and he’s convinced that I can’t stop him. So I have to send him away.”
Jonah edged forward, finally shedding the last of the brittle shell that had held him back. He perched on the arm of the couch, some of his earlier fervor returning. “You’re going to do that spell John did at your party? Do you know how?”
“I’m actually going to do that spell, combined with a retrieval spell. And no, I don’t know how. Not technically.”
As his words sank in, Jonah’s eyes widened. “You can bring Emma back, t
