As Rafe backed out of the driveway and began to head for home, he found himself frowning, though. His mother might think all the loose ends were being neatly tied up, but he knew better. There was the issue of Miranda’s strange outbreaks of magical talent, for one thing. So far she hadn’t done anything that would endanger herself or anyone else, but there was always the possibility that she might, not consciously, but because her powers got out of hand. They’d just have to keep an eye on things, see what happened. It did seem as if this last episode had occurred because of extreme stress, so maybe if they did their best to make sure she didn’t get upset, her magical outbursts wouldn’t even be an issue.
If necessary, he supposed they could go to his mother for help, but he’d prefer to avoi
