Holly
“Yes.” Tears welled in her eyes as May still hadn’t expressed her feelings one way or another. Insecurity grew and took over her consciousness. It was a mistake to tell after all this time. She felt the weight of May’s stare as if she was being judged.
May thought for a few more moments before speaking again. “I was expecting so much worse with the way you were talking. Honestly child, I thought you’d killed someone.”
“I did.”
She took a moment and breathed through her bluing lips. When the color had returned to her lips and face, she continued. “So, you made a mistake. You are obviously remorseful. You learned the most important lesson of spell-work that day, whether you realize it or not.”
“What is the lesson?”
“Magic is not about the spell you cast or the medium you cho
