Bone Dance by Lee Roland

Author:Lee Roland [Roland, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781509214167
Google: 2lW6DgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 1509214151
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Published: 2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Maeve and Flor sat at the kitchen table eating a breakfast of sweet rolls and drinking Tana’s strong, black coffee. Both exhausted, they’d slept past noon. She had described her trip through the factory, but she didn’t say it wasn’t exactly voluntary. She didn’t speak of what happened in the apartment either. She needed more time to process that.

Tana walked in from the back porch. “Maeve, you, Flor, and I have to go before the High Witch and Council tomorrow evening at sundown.” Her voice held an odd, neutral tone.

Maeve objected. “We didn’t make the Wandering Stone rise or drop it.”

“They know we used magic last night, and we’re the most likely suspects. If not us, who?” Tana sat at the table with them.

“Merisin. He spoke to me. Up there, while I was floating.” She pushed her coffee cup aside. “Tana, what do they want? These Elementals. According to the stories, they’re not supposed to interfere with us. But they are with me, big time.”

Tana sighed. “Two Elementals have revealed themselves to you. No one in living memory can claim that.” She smiled. “I don’t understand, but I hope you can—”

“Do better than I have in the past.”

Flor slapped her palm on the table. “Stop whining, Maeve. You dragged us across the country, one step ahead of that soulless bastard Erik. And then you stood face-to-face with him after you’d defeated everything he threw at you.” She caught her breath and faced Tana. “And you’re surprised? Why? What she lacks in skill, she makes up for in pure courage, even if she is a whiner.” She stopped and exhaled.

Maeve and Tana stared at her.

“Forgive me,” Flor said softly. “I shouldn’t…”

“Flor,” Tana said, “the truth as you see it is important. Maeve can’t read your aura, but I can. I am not blind to your own power.” She grasped Maeve’s hand and then reached for Flor’s.

Maeve clutched Flor’s free hand to complete the ring.

Magic flickered around the triad of witches. Amplified by their love for each other, it whirled and sang a song of joy and wonder, then faded to silence.

Someone knocked on the front door.

She glanced at Tana, and Tana’s mouth tightened. The three had been lost in their spell, and someone had approached unnoticed.

“I’ll go see who it is.” Tana started to rise.

Maeve caught her arm. “Let me.”

She left them sitting there and walked to the front door. She could see a jeep parked out front, and when she opened it, she found Captain Harlan standing on the porch.

“Good afternoon, Captain.” Maeve stepped outside and closed the door behind her. If he said something about last night, she wanted to keep it to herself.

“Good afternoon, Maeve.”

Maeve couldn’t be sure, but she thought he was relieved to have her answer the door instead of Tana.

“Claire learned that Erik didn’t take you straight home last night,” Harlan said. “She wanted to be sure you weren’t injured.”

“I’m fine. I can handle Erik.” Maeve glanced over her shoulder at the front door. Then she beckoned to Harlan and walked down the steps.

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