Audra Hart [Airendell Chronic The First Spell Weaver of Airen

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.But I wasn’t thinking about you, or Luca or anyone else.I was just wallowing in my own failures.I won’t ask you to forgive me because it was unforgivable, but I will vow to never let you down like that again.And just so that you know, your self-control is every bit as astonishing as Luca’s.Be proud of yourself, I certainly am.Keep it up, son.” She leans over and hugs him and asks him to send Sammy in.When Sammy comes in Morna looks at her thoughtfully.“Did you not see anything that happened yesterday before it actually happened?” she asks gently.“No Morna, I haven’t seen a thing since we have been down here,” she says plaintively.“What if I have lost my second sight?”“I don’t think so, kiddo.I think it is being here inside the gateway.It’s basically a non-dimension.” Sammy looks confused.“It’s hard to explain.Look, your senses are probably overwhelmed by all the magic around you here.It is not your fault.If Luca comes back soon I will see what he thinks we should do.If he doesn’t, I will consult with my fellow Spell Weavers.We may have to take you someplace else.This environment may not be good for you.I am sorry, darling girl.I have let you all down,” Morna says dejectedly.Sammy hugs Morna and says, “I understand that you feel like a failure right now.But I think you did the right thing.Aideen will either chose to get her act together and sort out her feelings about you or she will walk away.Either way it was time for her to make a decision.I was worried that over time her jealousy of you would be like a poison among this group.She is very good at manipulating people and getting whatever she wants from them.She would have posed a very real threat over time if you had not allowed her to show her true feelings.Your allowing her to do what she did has clearly shown her and everyone else exactly what her selfishness and jealousy can cost everyone.I think it will work out.She will come back a new woman.I am sure of it,” Sammy says confidently.Morna laughs weakly and says, “From your mouth to God’s ears, kiddo.I love you, Sammy, I am glad that I have taken you on as my adopted daughter.”Morna stands up weakly and says, “Well let me clean up and change my clothes.I need to get some food as well.” After Sammy leaves, Morna finds a mirror and examines her face.The left side is swollen and badly bruised.With her accelerated healing Morna realizes the bruising and broken bones must have truly been extensive.But it should heal completely in few days’ time.In fact, she suspects a meal will go a long way in boosting the healing process because she has never felt more ravenous in her entire life.She touches her head and realizes someone stitched up large laceration on her scalp.She didn’t realize anyone had done that.It must have been Elias or Rinda after Aideen was taken away and Luca left.Just then a knock sounds on her door.She heaves a frustrated sigh and says “Come in.”Elias walks in the door hesitantly.“Pretty Morna, I hate to bother you, but as your physician, I must insist on examining you before I let you get up and run around the Nine Realms.Who knows what you will get into next,” he chuckles and rolls his eyes.Morna laughs, and looks at her favorite godson fondly.He is the youngest child of two very dear friends, Bronwyn and Brian.Elias and his brother, Micah, are powerful Warriors and Spell Weavers whose abilities are almost as great Morna’s and Luca’s.Almost, but not quite.In a century or so they will truly be a force to be reckoned with.Morna smiles patiently and says, “Sure kiddo, due your due diligence.But you can drop the Pretty Morna business, it certainly doesn’t fit anymore.”“Whatever,” he snorts.“Do you honestly think I ever called you that because of the way you looked? Oh I will admit you have always been easy to look at.Morna, even in this incarnation you are a beautiful woman.But I call you that because of who you are on the inside.Your love for everyone, your sense of duty, and your strength of character to see that duty done.So stop beating yourself up, and let me check you over.” He points to her bed and orders, “Sit!”She complies, he checks her over thoroughly, the injuries from today as well as the ones from the fight with the creature on the Spirit Plane, and says, “Well you are in a hell of a lot better shape than you have any right to be.You know that don’t you?” Morna nods sheepishly and he continues, “Now let me ask two questions; Are you really okay? And, is Luca coming back?”Morna looks down at her hands, struggling to keep the tears back, “I am sure Luca will come back at some point.He won’t let the Guild down.But he is very angry at me.I don’t blame him, but I pray he will be able to forgive me at some point.” she whispers.“I need him more than he knows.”Elias pulls her up to her feet and hugs her for a long moment.Then kisses her battered forehead.“He knows that.He needs you too.But you need to pick up your confidence and dust it off.You have much to do yet.Don’t let Aideen’s jealousy set you back.We still don’t know exactly what we are up against.Finish your toiletry and come join us in the dining room.” he says firmly and exits the room.When Morna joins them she fears she will be overwhelmed with questions about her health and Luca’s absence.But apparently Elias has filled everyone in and got them to focus on the challenges ahead of them.Morna gets her food and listens to everyone’s discussion while she eats.She looks around at her dwindling group.Aideen, her daughter, Ari and Almeda, the Elves, are in Alfheim, of course.Luca, her true mate is gone to parts unknown.Her father, Valliant a Norse demigod and self-appointed protector the Gateways between Earth and the other dimensions has gone to patrol the connections between the different Gateways.Micah, Mulder, and Bronwyn have gone with him.Enya and Rinda are on guard duty.Samantha had another headache and went to lie down.Fionn arrived while Morna was unconscious.The group is much smaller than yesterday before Aideen attacked her own mother.Everyone seems more than a little reserved and tense.Morna watches the group speculatively.There’s George and his granny, Maria, the two Stone Breakers that have joined their group to battle whoever or whatever force is trying to upset the balance between good and evil in the world of magic.As well as Brian, Brigid, Elias, Carrick, Fionn, and Breena the Spell Weavers and the young vamp, Damian, whose been roped into acting as Morna’s bonded protector in the dining hall.Morna finishes her food, gets up, cleans her dishes, and gets more coffee.On the way back to the table she hears Carrick say, “Morna, I wish you had been able to learn more from the creature on that other plane before you disposed of it.”“Me too, Carrick.” Morna admits ruefully.“I have been thinking that was a mistake ever since I came back.That creature was afraid of me.More than it should have been if it was acting alone to attack my mind like that.I mean why didn’t it just attack me that way again when I confronted it? Something was off.We are missing something.I just can‘t figure out what.I should have been smarter, more patient.”Morna sighs and scrubs her face hard with her hands and winces from the harsh contact on the still tender bruising.“Maybe I should have gone after that golden woman that I saw in the distance, as well.But I was worried about all the blood I was losing and thought it might be a trap.”“I wasn’t criticizing Morna,” says Carrick.“Any warrior would have ended it when you did.You might not have lasted much longer after sustaining that wound.You lost a great deal of blood [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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