Part 22 (1/2)
I spent the rest of the night frettingpursued by Mariashe brushed the tops of the trees, in her witch's feetfollowingif it were really trueif they were really waiting for her to be this super witchor, well, one of uswhoever she was
The Wolves aiting for her and the vampires had their own claiotwhere ht fluttered the hairs onI had no sense of the way things had gonebut it bubbled up like so our training session with Lux
He had brought someone with him AsherMaria's psychic wereleopard
I was puzzled because both Ballard and Gaven had vouched for Asheras had all of the covens
Yet as everyone so wary of hio-colored vest and other accoutre out at you, like slitted cat's pupils
Lux cleared his throat, enjoying our reaction Asher was so i
Lia had to shake her head She was in her robes, her Wiccan robes, which hid her Wiccan Mark Neither one of us could discern a virtue yet But then babies all start out the same too My money was on Awesomeness, whatever she selected (”You'll be able to,” I said ”It's your choice”) ”This is Asher, who is do you mind if I say?” said Lux
”Not at all” Asher looked like he was rather enjoying hi
”Asher is a Half Lighter Does anyone knohat that means?” said Lux
Half the hands in the roo else,” she said
Asher sasp
”Inof an eclectic wizard and his wereleopard bride”
”Do you shi+ft?” said so else,” he said
”But you're not a wizard”
Vittoria again I wished she would just leave Asher took it in his stride I suddenly saw my opportunityand it came to me, what I had to ask
”Please Mr Asher, sir, is it possible for soiraffe or so about her balloon ani how seriously I took the answer
Asher seemed to sense there was more behind my question, however, and I noticed as he paused, that Lia's ears perked up
”Some Wiccans actually covet shapeshi+fters as mates to create Witch shi+ftersthere has not been one in over a century,” he said
I looked at Lux, as perfectly content with Asher's description, so it hters,” said Asher
The class made an aw sound
”I have to instruct you for to,” he said
Suddenly ere all on the tips of our toes He had our full attention
”Because one of you e aic they've only dreamed of before” His un-Marked arm seemed to take in all the world ”That is why everyone is so interested in finding her,” he said
”But I thought a Wiccaning was for infants?” said Shaharizan, who clearly knewof the One, the other Initiates hadn't even flinchedwhichto have to start practicing If I was going to form my Mark, I had to
”Childlike is what you are, when it coic,” said Asher ”You have all had to wait, have you not? So we are going to have a Wiccaning To do this we use Guides Fledged Wiccan Elders who help you look insideto see who you truly are”
”You ?” said one
He nodded
”In a sense,” he said
A mutinous outbreak of mumbles, followed by a cold sweat My cold sweat I didn't want so around in my head No way
”What happens if you don't let the reement
”That is where I come in,” said Asher
”Pardon?”
”I am a psychic wereleopard, Halsey I can break in” He smiled, and his canineswhich really should have been called felineseruptedaround There are things, in thereprivate things” I said
The other Initiates and I were in a panic It was uproar Asher breaking in AsherseeingIf he had thought ould appreciate that, he was veryto worry about,” he said, but no matter what he said to alleviate our worries, I couldn't stop thewithin ertips ”If that's what it takes to be in Ravenseal” she said
So it was true, then?
”Then I'll do it,” she said
The rest of the Initiates nodded
”It looks like we have to,” they said
”It's all right” Lia put her hand on my shoulder ”I'm sure if it was really bad, they wouldn't et the class back in order
Lux warned us to empty our ine he meant the Wiccan Elders, who sounded like a bunch of old dudes ”Re for certain affinities, the shape of your et a feel for you”