#38 Who is a Friend and Who is a Foe?

Avalea

My hands fly to my mouth and my eyes widen. He saw me in the trees?

“How is that even possible?”

Aldrich leans against the pallet, weariness etched over his face.

“I thought you’d be able to tell me.”

I shake my head, too shocked to speak.

“Is it possible though?” He’s thinking out loud, and since my brain is still processing the shock, I do not immediately understand what he’s asking.

“Is what possible?”

“To have somebody impersonate you? Magically?”

My brows knit as I rub a finger to my temple.

“Not by using the ‘permitted’ forms of magic.”

“But it is possible?”

If somebody is impersonating me magically, it cannot be good. Only by using the most taboo, most forbidden forms of magic can somebody impersonate another person. And only the most powerful of witches or wizards can even generate the required magical energy. Also, there’s another important prerequisite.

“It’s taboo to impersonate another person, though it is possible. But to impersonate me, this person would need m