AHMITY SAT ON THE END of Missy’s bed, leafing through the earmarked book. Jordan lay across the foot of the bed, clutching his animated rope that had fashioned itself once again into a noose. The elderly wizard closed the book and gazed at the twins, who were staring intently at him.
“It seems to me most of your visitors are lesser demons. None are overly powerful, but each of them are strong in their own right.” He looked at Missy and smiled. “Elves with the power to attract magical creatures are normally considered charmed. This means you are in no danger. No matter how powerful or, perhaps, evil the creature is that comes to you, it will not do you any harm.”
He turned his attention to Jordan and added, “That being said, these creatures are coming to Missy and not to you. So, the char
