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“Maybe we should give the spell a go,” Baer prodded

“Yeah, we et his exact location, but I figure we’ve got a good beginning point here And after the spell, we are talking lunch, ’cause I’ry!”

Wiley had searched for a hotel as close to the center of town as possible He’d explained that it would give him the best reach

Holding his hands out over the map, Wiley paused to look at the spell book one last time before he started a soft chant Gio couldn’t quite catch what he was saying It didn’t sound like it was in English, but he couldn’t identify the language At first, he didn’t think anything was happening Maybe he just wouldn’t be able to see it because he wasn’t ical in the least

But then there was a gentle prickling of energy along his arasped as the crystals around the ht

A breeze stirred in the rooh his hair, despite the fact that there was no openor door to the outside The cool wind circled the area and then moved to the map The sht in a tiny eddy Wiley fell silent as the eddy turned into a three-inch high tornado of dirt that twisted and danced across the map

Gio jerked away, shoving to his feet He backpedaled and found hi ar a small step in front of him as if he meant to shield Gio with his own body

“TheWeaver is the Air Weaver,” Lucien said softly as if he didn’t want to disturb the spell “We don’t know exactly what that entails Can he control the wind? Or the weather?”

“The tornado happened the last tier, y into the spell that time,” Baer added, but his mate didn’t react to his words Wiley’s entire focus appeared to be onthe spell

The tiny whirligig moved across the map and into one of the many bays around the Charleston area until it finally wound down, leaving a tidy pile of dirt in one spot

“Is that it? Is that where the Weaver is being held?” Calder asked, taking one step toward the map

Gio nearly chuckled that Lucien hadn’t relaxed his grip on him despite the fact that the spell had ceased coet free either Lucien had really great ars