"Ta Dah" I say, holding out my hand as the dirt settles and the wild wind dies down.
Drew brushes the clumps of dirt from her jacket, her expression neutral, as if this happens on a daily basis. Evan and Kate sit open mouthed staring at me, their eyes are wide and show signs of confusion, distrust and a tiny bit of fear.
I grimace and collapse on the floor with a harrumph.
"Okay, so that didn't go exactly as planned but I'm getting closer"
Drew pats my hand sympathetically and Evan swallows hard.
"Not. As. Planned" He mutters to himself.
"I'm sorry if it scared you Ev" I say as I fall back against the debris littering the forest floor.
We sit in silence for a while, the gentle breeze wafting from the ocean only a couple of miles away coils around me, the magic tingling against my
