“I can, Brighid. Just tell me how I can help him?” I asked, feeling angry at the riddles. “Why can there ever be a straight answer?”
“You know what you need to do in your heart, Mara,” she said. “Be there for him. When he has more pain than he will be able to bear, you will help him return to us.” Taking my hand, Brighid added, “Do you remember how you contained your magic while you were in Snowstrum? You imagined creating a shell of protection around the Earth, Water, Fire, and Air running through you.”
“I did that because her magic was invading me. I needed to protect the Light,” I said.
“Your child is of the Winter and will be an extraordinarily strong elemental. I want you to go to Cole, again. This time, when he changes, I want you to encircle your child with your magic."
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