That was an interesting concept. “How will I know if it works?” “Instead of absorbing and nullifying the magic, it won’t even touch you. I’ll shoot energy your way, and we should see it bounce off. Now sit. I suspect this will be easier the more you have contact with the ground.” Warily, I lowered myself to the ground. The grass tickled under my hands as I placed my palms to the earth. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d sat in the grass as a human. My atmosphere and movements were often divided by the animal in me. My wolf frolicked in the grass and hunted in the forest. As a human, I stayed indoors and walked from building to building. It hadn’t always been that way. For years, I’d refused to shift, but that almost felt like a lifetime ago. It hadn’t even been a year. “Most of thi

