Isobel Bird - Circle of Three 06 by Ring of Light

Author:Ring of Light
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Annie’s bedroom was filled with the smell of the flowers in the garden below her window. There was a gentle breeze stirring the curtains, and they fluttered lazily as the wind carried the scent of lavender and roses into the room. The moon, only a few days past new, was a sliver in the sky outside. In the yard below them Kate saw fireflies flickering softly as they flew among the trees.

“I just love this room,” Kate said. “It’s the perfect place for working magic.”

Annie, who was busily arranging white votive candles into a circle in the middle of the floor, laughed. “Don’t forget that the first spells I did here were utter failures,” she said.

“That was a long time ago,” Kate replied.

“Not all that long,” objected Annie. “We’ve just gotten better at it.”

She stood back and admired her handiwork. She was getting a lot better at making the circle look right. In the beginning her circles had always been a little lopsided. But this one was a nice full moon shape, and she nodded approvingly.

“Are you ready to start?” she asked Kate.

Kate nodded. She walked over and picked up the backpack she’d brought with her. “I’ve got everything in here,” she said, placing the bag in the center of the circle of lit candles.

“I almost forgot the cauldron,” Annie said, going to her desk and fetching the large iron pot that sat beside it. She’d bought the cauldron as a special present to herself, and she was really pleased with how witchy it looked sitting in the sacred circle. “Are you going to tell me what we’re doing with it?”

“Not until we’ve cast,” said Kate.

Annie sighed. Kate had been very mysterious about what kind of ritual she’d come up with for them to do. Annie had asked her numerous questions but she hadn’t offered up any information. All she would tell her was that they needed the cauldron.

“Shall we get started, then?” Annie asked.

Kate nodded. The two of them stood side by side at the edge of the circle. They were both wearing white robes, and their feet were bare. Annie raised her hands and began the familiar rite of casting the circle.

“East,” she said. “Creature of air. We ask you into our circle to bless us with your gift of creativity.”

They turned as Kate spoke the next invocation. “South, creature of fire, we ask you into our circle to bless us with your gift of determination,” she said.

There was another turn and then Annie continued with, “West, creature of water, we ask you into our circle to bless us with your gift of change.”

Kate finished summoning the directions by facing the north, lifting her hands with the palms out and intoning, “North, creature of earth, we ask you into our circle to bless us with your gift of protection.”

“By the powers of earth, water, fire, and air, the circle is cast,” the two girls said, stepping into the circle.

“I’d like to invoke one of the goddesses,” Kate told Annie, who nodded in assent.

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