By the time they had returned, Nash was eating a large chocolate chip cookie and appeared less pale and haggard, impressing Mara at how quickly he had bounced back. A good thing since Mara’s mother would likely prevent Mara from getting more information about the Arboretum and the Coven until Diana was sure the boy had recovered from his exposure to the elements. He had not only recovered in their absence, he had become talkative.
“Most of my time at the Arboretum has been doing tests to see which chamber I should go to. Last week the proctor assigned me to Earth, and I started learning that magic—although I’m not very good at it yet. I can’t turn dirt or rocks into stuff yet, but the proctor says I have a particular infinity for plant magic,” Nash said.
“You mean affinity, you have an a
