The Lost Priestess of Circle Dusk Treader (book 1)

Change of power (5)

later that night in front of both congregations we were crowned leaders and the circles were contractually and legally joined. Our mothers recited the same speach togetger to signify them handing their circles to us together in faith and trust.

" Alexander you are the sun and Everly is the moon ... a circle is only as strong as its cycle. as one of you sets the other must rise and the power of your pull can not be more than your other half or you risk endangering that which you have vowed to protect. With the passing of these flames you must shoot the hoop."

we took the bow and i notched the arrow we stood with the bow between us and hit the bottom of the hoop which flared in a huge flame reveling the hoop made of ice.

"May your flames never over burn ... may your ice never block out the help offered. may your sun bring prosperity and your moons bring peace.

..... HAIL ALEXANDER AND EVERLY FROST-FYRE OF THE CIRCLE DUSK TREADER"

Applause erupted and many calls of 'HAIL' and ' BY THE GODDES' and here and there we would hear 'MOTE IT BE' as members praised our junction.

As soon as we could we slipped away. It had been a hard day moving Storm and Rayne in on my part and Edmund in for Alex. We just wanted to be alone for a minute. "Alex follow me." I said and ran down an alleyway giggling. He raised an eyebrow and grinned giving chase.

We ran down several streets till we came to the tree line. I didn't stop though I burst through the tree line like a deer. He hesitated for only a moment then followed into the woods. I took him through the woods and to a stream. Alex caught up to me just as i started climbing a tree making him look up, abd that's when his eyes found the hanging chairs. some were just lawn chairs hoisted into the air but some were those round Hammock chairs... there was even what looked to be a trampoline with a tent attached up there. I giggled as i scoped him up in a chair and brought him close to my chair. "well ...."

He looked around and grabbed onto his chair "woooaahhhh ... what is this"

"i started to collect discarded chairs around four years old and around six my father started training me on levitation. I decided this was how i would practice ... plus" i looked down and sighed "as long as I'm in the air my problems can't reach me" I smirked and pulled his chair and mine close to the tented trampoline and we both crawled onto it and spread out looking at the sky. After a few minutes twigs started snapping down below. we both peered over the edge and saw two shifters headed straight toward the circle hall where everyone was still celebrating.my face drained of all color. "Oh no ... i need to tell Storm" i pulled a pen and paper out of a pocket in the tent and scribbled a note, folded it, and sent it via witches fire. almost immediately i heard Storm bark orders and the sirens went off. the new comers didn't know what that meant yet but i have confidence my people were trained well enough to be able to help them.

"FIRE" I heard her as i took my concentration to picking up small stones and hurling them into the far side of town where the commotion was coming from. "HIT" I heard as I threw out my fist in a silent victory. Alex looked so confused and maybe a little jealous ... my father taught me more than most witches, wizards, warlocks, mages, or any other magic users know ... I was in no means defenseless... mother did not know that though... i kept it secret from her.

moments later i heard the bushes rustle again so we watched and i let out a sigh of relief when Storm came into the clearing. "Ding" she said bemused as i levitated her up to a close by chair "Ding" she said again ad i busted out in a fit of giggles "you know Everly ... your fire notes have gotten quicker ... i reached the intruders on their way to the nursery ... Mrs.Terra was already hiding all of the babies.... the men have been identified as a tiger and lion shifter... no idea who they were after .... just know it was the nursery... Eve ... if you hadn't seen them ... Rayne ...." I knew what she meant ... after having her mate disappear... she was already rare as the panthers supposedly died out years ago but ... a panther baby ... almost unheard of in the feline shifter community ... and the child is female ... that would catch a pretty penny on the black market.

I shook my head. " Rayne is fine Storm ... i did see them and we stopped them quickly." her lips turned up in a grin "what?"

"Everly ... i didn't know you could light the rocks you throw on fire ... " I looked at her dumb founded then looked at Alex.

"I didn't know either .... but i hit them?"

her grin spread into a full on smile "o oh oh yeaaahhhhh .... one in the forehead with a softball sized stone and the other in the groin... knocked them both down and Edmund jumped on them to secure and took them along woth Jackson to the holding cells."

We did a little victory distanced hand shake dance thing and Alex laughed at us. " You ladies are something else... how did your mate take your bond when he first saw you two together?" he directed at Storm.

She laughed harder "Oh man ... he thought we were gay and he was the side piece ... so not the case ... more like sisters from another grand mother"

" twins from other wombs"

"two halves of the whole"

"the peanut butter to my fluff"

"the mayonnaise to my baked beans"

"the sock to my shoe"

Alex waved his hands and let out a laugh.

"OK I get it.... the two of you are a packaged deal" we both nodded and he laughed again. "well storm ... if you don't mind excusing us for a bit ... i would like to get back to what i was about to start before those two distracted my lovely princess. Storm looked at us and nodded jumping down and running off. I turned to him about to ask what he had planned when he pinned me to the mat and crashed his lips onto mine. His hands traveling up my legs under my dress ... finally... i moan in encouragement and he takes it cupping my breasts under my bra and settling his body between my thighs... this night turned out perfect ... for us.

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~somewhere deep in the circle~

"this one is weak and of no use to me ... get rid of it" said the woman in a full black cloak. "she saw my stores of belladonna and was going to alert the priest and priestess .... why would i want her to do that ... i would lose my position here as a healer ... i am respected as i am and i would like to keep it that way." the woman grinned an acidic grin as the other womans skull seems to be oozing a bright green .