Hereditary Magic (The Gatekeeper's Curse Book 1) by Emma L. Adams

Author:Emma L. Adams [Adams, Emma L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“Disguise spells,” said Hazel. “You have got to be kidding me.”

“I got them from Agnes,” I said, looping the necklace over my neck. “Can’t say I know who I’ll turn into, though.”

Hazel shrugged and put on her own necklace. “I might as well just use glamour,” she said. “That’s more powerful.”

“It won’t work on faeries. You know that.” I clicked on my spell.

“And these will? Are you certain?” Hazel gaped at me as the disguise rippled over my skin. “You… okay, that is strong. Good thinking.”

“Told you Agnes was a genius,” I said. My voice came out croaky. Whoa. That was different. I looked down to see wrinkled hands and old-fashioned clothes. Then I looked at Hazel, who now resembled a man with a grey beard and similar attire.

“Holy shit,” she said. “We’re Agnes and Everett.”

I grinned. “It’s perfect.”

“I’m an old man,” Hazel said faintly. “You know what, I’d rather use glamour.”

“Even my spirit sight can’t pick up on you,” River commented, pacing around me as though he could see right through the disguise. “It’s quite… uncanny. I’d worry the house’s magic won’t detect who you really are.”

“Nah, nothing can fool the house,” said Hazel. “Or Arden. But it’s enough for the necromancers. I didn’t know your spirit sight could see beyond glamour.”

“Most necromancers can’t,” he said. “I can sense how many people are within reach at any moment, and I have a general impression as to whoever’s in the vicinity. If I hone in one person, I can usually tell if they’re using a glamour or disguise. And I can tell if they’re living or dead.”

“Wow.” Hazel shook her head. “You’re full of surprises.”

“No more than the two of you.” River looked between us. “I still think this is risky. If you want to speak to the necromancers, they’ll guess who you are pretty quickly. What are the disguises for?”

“So we don’t get ambushed again,” I said. “Nobody crosses either Agnes or Everett.”

“All right,” said Hazel. “You know, we’re both going to be grounded forever when Mum gets back.”

“She can still ground you?” River gave me a sceptical look. “You’re adults.”

“You tend to forget things like that when your own mother can turn you into a tree on a whim,” I said.

And with that, I left the house, sweeping in Agnes’s dramatic fashion and wishing I had her ability to jump out of the shadows to back it up. I spun around again when I heard River laughing at me.

“What?” I said in Agnes’s croaky voice.

He shook his head. “You’re so…”

Hazel strutted past as Everett before he could finish responding, and we left the Lynn estate behind.

Thankfully it wasn’t raining this time, but yesterday’s weather had left slippery paths and muddy trenches all the way down the road to town. Luckily, nobody confronted us until we reached the necromancers’ place. Before I could knock on the door, the spirit of old Mr Greaves materialised.

“Those spells are a waste,” he said. “You’re playing a dangerous game.”

“How do you know—?”

“I saw you coming down the hill.

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