Casting Curses by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

WHEN LEORY JEROME arrived, he brought a welcome breath of fresh air with him. The man could light up the room like a disco ball—tall, with a smooth shaven head, his skin was a rich brown and his eyes flashed with both life and magic. Good to his word, he had brought with him another professor. She was about four and a half feet tall, and looked as old as the hills. She probably was, given that she appeared to be Fae.

“Maddy, Cassandra, may I present Ms. Weatherhaul? She’s the professor I told you about.” He motioned to us. “Alaysia, this is Maudlin Gallowglass and Cassandra Clauson.”

The elderly Fae looked us up and down before nodding. “We actually met, long ago. Let’s hope we don’t have need to employ your services again like we did back in Europe.”

I blinked. We had met Alaysia Weatherhaul before? I had no memory of the meeting, but then a lot of things from that time were a blur. But Sandy stared at her for a moment, then snapped her fingers.

“Back in Kerrville.” She glanced at me. “You remember, that tiny little village outside of Dublin? We spent a couple of nights there before we moved over to the continent, when we first started hunting.”

I blinked. Of course. Alaysia Weatherhaul had been working in an inn, and I remembered that she had led us to our rooms. She had looked younger than she did now, although she had probably been old as the hills even then. The Fae only looked old when they were ancient—and they aged rapidly toward the ends of their lives.

“You warned us about the witch hunters staying in the inn. I remember now. You helped us get away early in the morning before they were up and scouting around.” I held out my hand. “I don’t know if we thanked you properly back then, but I’d like to now.”

Alaysia smiled, nodding graciously as she shook my hand. “Aye, girl. That was me. I knew who you were. Rumor ran quickly through the grapevine back then. And I knew where you were headed and what you were going to do. I couldn’t let them catch you.”

I felt faint for a moment, as the past suddenly collided with the present. “It’s amazing what a few hundred years will do to bring people together.”

“Why don’t you tell me what your problem is? Unfortunately, I have a class in a couple hours.” Her eyes crinkled at the edges, as her lips slightly tilted into a smile.

As we let them upstairs, Sandy and I ran down what had happened. Max followed, and he opened the trapdoor and pulled down the ladder for us. I didn’t really want to go back up those stairs. I was growing to hate my own attic, but somebody had to show them what we were talking about. Before I set foot on the first rung, I turned to Sandy.

“You stay down here. There’s no need for both of us to be in the line of fire.

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