elemental 08 - elements of war by ladd larissa

Author:ladd, larissa [ladd, larissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-05-17T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

DYLAN WATCHED AS LEIGH ASSEMBLED the components of the tracking spell she was putting together. It was entirely different magic from what he was used to—Dylan had never known any earth elementals very well, and he could tell by the murmuring of Leigh’s incantation as she poured the salt that it was based on lore; this was no simple tracking enchantment. It was something deeper, more closely aligned with the element itself. He was fascinated by the slow, graceful movements that Leigh made, the green glow that came over her as she prepared her spell. She had moved the stones into place first, arranging them in a circle with points implying a pentacle. In the center of the circle, surrounded by the jade, she began putting together the other elements—the oak branches, the lodestone, and finally the salt.

Dylan was interrupted by the sound of Aiden’s heavy, quick tread on the stairs. His older brother appeared at the landing, and Dylan met his gaze; it had been clear from the moment that he and Leigh had arrived back at the apartment that Aiden and Aira had been spending their time more on refueling their energies than they had been investigating—but since they had a solid lead on half of their targets, it wasn’t the kind of thing that Dylan would have reproached them for. For the duration of Leigh’s magical attempt, Aira would have to stay upstairs, in her room—the energies that Leigh’s spell would call in, untampered by Dylan’s or Aiden’s essences, could weaken her, and there was no justification for that when they knew they’d need to all be at the height of their power in a day or so.

“How long is this going to take?” Aiden asked, turning his gaze up the staircase for a moment. Dylan knew that above them, Aira was pacing; she was no better equipped to deal with the enforced idleness of waiting than his brother was. At least Aiden could be present and watch what Leigh was doing—get the first flush of information from her. Aira was forced to wait to find out what the earth elemental had gleaned, to turn her agile mind onto a strategy to put it to its best use.

“Once everything is set up, probably only a few minutes,” Dylan replied, keeping his voice low so as not to break Leigh’s concentration. He could feel the energy flowing through her, sense its growing potency as she brought the elements of her spell together. The kinds of magic that Aiden managed to perform so well was much more spontaneous—creating objects out of fire, igniting things; even the more involved spells were little more than manipulating fire energy, or putting fire to use. It had always been difficult for Dylan to explain to his brother that his own magic took more time—and used more accessories. The water-based spells he knew varied, but they were all very involved.

“Let’s get this show on the road,” Leigh said, looking up from the middle of her circle.

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