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"We need some quiet," he said "Let’s step outside"

We stepped on the back porch I nearly had a heart attack as two large shadows in the back yard shifted Then I reies

Shelton pulled out some chalk "First you need to draw a container, like a circle, around you and close it"

I sketched a circle which more closely rese your thu it closed"

"How do I will it closed?"

"Just think about the circle around you and wish for it to be closed"

I pressed ainst the chalk and wished for the circle to be closed Nothing happened

"Think ’circle close’," Shelton said

This whole exercise see that phrase over and over again The air aroundsic act"

"Seems pointless," I said

"Believe me, it’s not There are a lot of different ways you can close a container, but this is all you need for this spell After a ht buildup of pressure in your ears"

I nodded "I feel it"

"Okay, that’s what ic feels like when it can’t escape your container Now you need to focus on what you want it to do"

"Like put up a wall?"

"Exactly But we need to be careful here We want you to block out your heartbeat and psychic e all sound Otherwise you’ll be deaf and possibly blind to what’s happening around you"

My stomach fluttered nervously I didn’t want to render s selectively?"

"Listen to your own heart and i silent to everyone"

I closed ines and tires sounded fro fro around the cord to the blinds I filtered those noises one by one until I heardin my chest It sounded rather panicked and I couldn’t blaet real

After a few moments, the sound ofshielded from the rest of the world Buffered by my will I concentrated on it for what seeer hear ave me a thu sensitive enough to hear ic to eavesdrop"

"Oh yeah Guess you would be"

"Noe need to do the sa Dad had toldhow to feed I evened out my psychic hook, as he called it, just as I would before sneaking into so it neutral, he had terround noise

"That was quick," Shelton said

"I didn’t need ic for that one," I said

He compressed his lips and nodded "After this is over, I ondering if you ic"

I cocked an eyebrow "You think I’m capable?"

"You seeht have to do with my mother’s side I rubbed away the chalk line with ical energy dissipated into the air around me We went inside Stacey and Elyssa looked at lee

"You did it," Elyssa said She cast a questioning gaze on Shelton "How is this possible?"

"He’s got potential"

She grabbed my arm and put a head to ainstoil and leather underneath the sweet sainst my chest made my pulse quicken She pulled away, a hint of softness in her eyes, and shook her head "I’ve never heard of demon spaho could do this"

"He’s a special case"

"Special in the head maybe"

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