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Nerves and self-doubt started to creep in again What if he couldn’t explain this correctly so she could understand it? He couldn’t always articulate why things worked the way they did He didn’t want her thinking he was an idiot

But Baldewin had faith in hiht Piece of fallen star is our base We’ll need to leave it in as raw a forht lots of thin wire to wrap it in”

“Lisette had a feeling you’d need a lot, so she sent a full spool” Cassie turned and dug it out, plopping it onto the bed “Then what?”

“We take the rainbowit into one layer with the song of the nightingale We’re trying to create a covering that we’ll coat the piece of fallen star with” Tori fell into explaining all the nuances, even as he sorted through the pieces of fallen star Most of the as a man’s thumb, which was perfect for their purposes

Cassie listened attentively, asking questions, but she didn’t need anything explained twice She readily dove in, her ether, one layer at a time It was a pleasure to watch her in action

And illuic like Tori did She didn’t weigh every single ele into a box of perfection She took the raw elements and used instinct and intent to weave the spell she needed

And it turned out right Every time

Seeing her like this brought a sered without his conscious will Watching another ic like he did validated what he’d always suspected What Baldewin had said earlier was ringing true all over again His way of ic was meant to be enjoyed, not beaten to death

For the first tiic and enjoyed absolutely every second of it

Baldewin braced hi across Sasha’s face, the dragon was practically busting at the sea about the ed to walk in on

The door to the bedroo Tori and Cassie had barely closed before Sasha opened her ht this dedication to his protection was just about getting a newthis one for yourself?”

“Don’t worry about it,” Baldewin muttered

He crossed to the sofa and flopped down on the dark blue cushions It certainly wasn’t theto be better off sleeping stretched out on the floor Warin could have the sofa Cassie and Sasha were going to be cuddled up in one of the bedrooms, while Tori would have the other one to himself