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“How many times are they going to have to try this?” Gianna asked with a sigh as she lifted her knees to her chest to rest her arms on them.
“A lot. Magic is harder than it looks,” Kevin replied.
“Yeah, there are so many elements that you have to have perfectly right or it will blow up in your face… literally,” Zachary added.
They were seated on the floor in a large garage watching four new hybrids try to learn a spell. Everyone had decided it was better to meet in small groups because of how far spread out they were. The trio would just travel around to train with the groups. Zachary had not been there for one of the larger meetings the group had had together and returned earlier that morning after dealing with another vampire. He had brushed off Gianna and Kevin’s questions, in
