Hold A Highlander: A Scottish Time Travel Romance (A Highlander Across Time Book 3) by Rebecca Preston

Author:Rebecca Preston [Preston, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

They talked a little more, but Carissa still had questions about Erin's brand of witchcraft. "So, what was the tea, exactly?" she asked, leaning forward curiously.

"A few herbs from the garden — nothing magical about them, they just happen to have properties that ease pain and congestion. The magic comes in when you combine them," Erin explained, her eyes twinkling. "Infusing the mixture with power… it's a good way to work a spell discretely. Nobody can tell the difference between a normal herbal poultice and one that's infused with magic… the only difference is in how strong the effects are."

"They were pretty strong," Carissa admitted, thinking back to how wretched she'd felt the day that Erin's herbal remedy had been delivered to her. She'd thought it was a coincidence, that she'd just so happened to turn the corner the day she'd had the remedy… she was beginning to see how easy it was to hide magic in plain sight. "I guess people just tend not to believe in magic unless they're shown clear evidence…"

"And even then," Erin said with a laugh. "You'd be surprised what kinds of things people are willing to ignore if it suits their understanding of the world. The opposite, of course, is true when it comes to witch hunters. They're determined to see evil magic wherever they look. I hate to think of how many innocent women have been harassed, hurt or even killed by men who don't understand their work." She sighed. " I hope things were different in your time, Carissa."

She hesitated. "I wish I could say that they were," she admitted, thinking back to the twenty-first century. "I guess… women aren't killed or hurt quite as often just for knowing things. But … there are some people who still don't believe women are intelligent and capable. Even the people who say they love us," she added softly, thinking regretfully of Jim, of the way he'd never really believed in her poetry, always regarded her career with suspicion and contempt.

How many times had he subtly insinuated that the only reason her poetry was being published was because of diversity quotas? How long had he spent undermining her confidence, making her doubt herself? All so that she wouldn't see that she was better than him — that she could do better on her own than she ever did with him. Anger flared up in her chest, and when she looked at Erin, the sympathy in the woman's eyes told her that she knew exactly how she was feeling.

"Well, Carissa," Erin said gently, a smile on her face. "If you'd like to learn about herbalism… I'm in sore need of a student."

"I'd love to," Carissa said, absolutely delighted by the opportunity. "If you're willing to teach me — I mean, I'm a bit slow," she admitted, thinking back to high school. "My teachers always got impatient with me, but –"

Erin hushed her, raising a hand. "Magic's different for every student," she said firmly. "There's no wrong way to learn it.

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