The next couple of months went by so quickly for the group, with Alfred joining them, helping in ways only a familiar can. Alashia’s training went from once a week, to three times a week, and now she was at five times a week. She was strong enough now that she took on Martin, Bartholomew, Alfred, and Minerva, and she was only losing by the smallest of margins. She was being pushed to her limits, and she still hadn’t started working with her manifestation abilities. Minerva wanted her to be able to handle herself physically without much help from her ability, because she was still human and the more she accessed her powers, the more she would lose herself to the voices, and she desperately wanted to remain sane and be with her family. Chase had advised Alashia to quit her job and stay

