Page 54 (1/2)
She moved quicker, yet kept the same slow, evil eyes that watched everyone Even Michael found hi whether or not Grainna planned his deh she promised him a deliverance of eternal life and power, he wasn’t stupid She was driven by so his life if she wanted to
For now, she needed hiood without him there to perfor mind His Druid poere not withoutGrainna out of his head
He had also studied so and found ways to counter some of them, so as not to become her next victim
He ventured closer to the MacCoinnich land than she deemed necessary Nevertheless, his own plan kept his eyes to thestones
Power, no matter how excessive, meant little to him if he remained trapped in this century He wanted his life back where it belonged
Even if he was given i for time to catch up with him He would search out the stones, study the family ned them, and find a way to steal thes spanning sohts above, calling out to the bird Its cry pierced the silence when Michael willed the bird to fly toward the Keep, and screah those of the hawk
Transfixed, Michael saw the earth below as if he actually rode on the back of the bird The rush of air froht his breath Small animals scurried beneath him, the haanted desperately to clench its claws into his prey, for it had been one full day since it had been able to catch and kill its dinner, but Michael overpowered the ani forward
The bird circled the Keep once it reached its destination He rested on the peak of a turret, and scanned the people below
Several knights in ar from the towers of the Keep Below, the courtyard was filled withfor battle The bird nized some of the faer and his clothes had changed, but the saht was apparent in his movements and stance
The hawk cried out, but no one noticed No one but the young boy Siaze to the field of men Michael counted them, and made note of the entrance to the yard He ht and reached the tallest peak, there he sahere the stables were and the path that led to the village beyond
Pleased with his reconnaissance, he released the bird and opened his eyes Briefly, his irises took on the shape of the hawk He closed theht, blue and completely human
He turned his horse around and started back
The rain started to let up and the repairs of athered in Lizzy’s room and this time Lora joined theether in excite and with you here Lora, Ian " Tara settled into a chair placed inside the circle for her comfort The others would sit on the floor
Liz held the book in one hand and jotted down a few notes in the other "I think this ork" She closed the book and tossed it on the bed Unlike the other wo her jeans and a sweater, which she had taken to doing whenever they were alone "Is everyone ready?"
Amber and Myra settled on the floor inside the circle of candles, each of them lit two When it was Liz’s turn, she did so with ease
"You’ve improved," Tara told her
"Thanks Okay, let’s see" Liz sprinkled the dry lavender around all of theht, and look within the other’s plight Use our circle to hide our task, keep us silent, is all we ask If the Ancients will it so, let us look so ill know" Liz took a seat next to the others and grasped the hands of those at her side
"So who do we pick?"
"Cian He has a strong sense of sight If we can get in his head without hi of energy rolled over Myra and settled into her bones The faers ed into one they all saw "Try not to think of past h his eyes"
Lizzy’s words focused all of the could be heard