Kiana sighed. “Yeah. I’ve got nothing. At least earlier I actually caused some fire. I can’t even make the ground smoke right now.”
I didn’t want her to fail, but I was a little glad she wasn’t going to burn my house to the ground. Of course, if that’s what it took to make her feel like she was in control, I could always rebuild.
“Is the Crone helping you or hindering you? I’m still happy to kill her for you if you’d like.”
At that, she relaxed just a little against me. “I think she’s helping, but it’s clear she doesn’t understand my magic. If she doesn’t know how to help me, I’m probably a lost cause.”
“She’s powerful, Kiana, but she’s not all-knowing. You’re something new. It’s good that you’re working on this on your own. You’ll figure it out.”
“Your confidence in me is unnerving,”
