Chapter 18

Freya proved to be knowledgeable beyond Theo’s expectations, but a taskmaster. She gave Davina a brief amount of time to be orientated on magic -what it was and what it could and couldn’t do- before she dove into their lessons.  Her expectations of Davina’s comprehension and abilities were high and she’d settle for nothing less.  Although Theo felt compassion for Davina, he didn’t interfere.  He understood the urgency of the situation.

When the day was finally over and she and Theo were allowed to retire to the room Freya provided, Davina expressed her exhaustion.

“Tomorrow will be better,” Theo said.  “Just watch. Freya will be showing you something and then, without realizing it,  you’ll repeat it without effort.  It’ll just come to you.  You’ve got the magic inside of you. It just needs to be brought forth.”

“It’s dark magic.”

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