After a while, Stanton came into the room. He closed the door behind him and approached me. I was pacing and planning. Making backup plans for my backup plans. Nothing would catch me off-guard. I let my emotions take me over when I was in the forest with the man I thought was Pronomos. That won’t happen again. My magic was intent. Sorrel meant as much to my magic as to me. Artio was pissed as well. She’d been bonded to me for months and recognized my need to protect those who were important to me. “Clover, are you doing better after some time to yourself? You looked like you were about to burst into flame earlier.” He said softly. Turning to him, I put out my hand and he took it. I felt a faint buzzing against my skin. It surprised me and I pulled my hand back. “What? What happened?

