Outclassed: Spellslingers Academy of Magic (Warden of the West Book 2) by Annabel Chase

Author:Annabel Chase [Chase, Annabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Palm Press LLC
Published: 2018-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

12

The best thing about herbology class today was that it took place in the great outdoors. Like other instructors at Spellslingers, Professor Abelia Mayweather advised us that, as AMF agents, we’d occasionally need to make split decisions. Out in the field, sometimes those decisions involved choosing the right herb over the wrong one—a decision that could mean the difference between life and death.

I trailed after Dani and Cerys in the forest, as they were the two most knowledgeable witches when it came to plant life. Cerys’s specialty was earth magic, and Dani grew up with a family that took great pride in their magical herb garden. Although Dani’s specialty was fire magic, her family tree seemed to include every type of magic known to paranormals—one of the reasons the Degraff name was so well known in magic circles.

“Don't touch that," Dani warned, as I reached for an orange berry.

“I thought that was the safe one," I said.

She glanced at Cerys and they both shook their heads. “You’ll end up itching all night if you make contact with that one,” Dani told me. “You’re awake enough at night as it is.”

“I’m sorry,” I said. “I didn’t realize you heard me.”

“I usually don’t,” Dani said, “but Clementine always fills me in on your nocturnal wanderings. She’s more active at night.”

Mia stared at the berries and sighed in exasperation. “I hope Bryn and I are never alone in a situation where we need to decide which berry is the right one. We’ll both end up dead.”

“It’s like trying to decide whether to cut the red wire or the blue one,” I said. “I can’t take the stress.”

They all looked at me blankly.

“Terrene reference,” I said.

“Oh, I should have guessed,” Mia said.

“Ten more minutes," Professor Mayweather called.

I glanced at my half empty basket of berries. “I’ll never finish in time.”

“We’ll help you,” Cerys offered. “The trick is…”

“Demon,” someone shouted. “Demon on the loose!”

Screams pierced the air and berries went flying as students ran in all directions. Dani grasped my arm and pulled me into the bushes with her.

“Stay down,” she hissed.

“What kind of demon is it?” I asked, scanning the woods for any sign of the creature.

“Not sure. I didn’t see it,” she whispered.

Just then, a figure came into the clearing in full view of us. I stifled a gasp. There was no mistaking it for anything other than a demon. Gnarled horns. More legs than physically necessary. Yuck.

“Is it some kind of spider demon?” I asked. I counted six legs.

Dani shushed me. The demon scampered through the clearing, puffs of black smoke emanating from its nostrils.

“We need to catch it before it hurts someone,” she said, her jaw set. “Are you with me? It’ll be easier with two of us.”

“Um…” I wasn’t exactly chomping at the bit to fight a demon, especially when I had no clue what it was or what it could do. “I guess so?”

“Come on, Bryn,” she urged. “This is our chance to shine.”

“I’d rather be dull in this situation,” I replied.

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