Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Eight

It had been scary at first.

The knowledge that Nick was in total control was scary, but when I ignored those fears, it was simply amazing. I looked down; from this height everything seemed smaller.

I lost track of time as we ‘flew‘, but too soon we plummeted downwards, and Nick landed elegantly. Only then did I notice how tight I had grasped onto his shirt.

“You could come down now,” Nick says, and I nodded, but my legs wouldn’t cooperate. He chuckled, helping me down.

“That was… wow,” I commented.

“I know right?”

“Is she here?, the sorceress, I mean.”

“Yeah, come with me,” he says. I followed after him.

We were in the woods; this had not been what I expected. A nervous feeling settled over

  1. me.

    part of the woods, dense plants with terrdrils formed a curtain, blocking our view from what lay ahead. Nick pushed aside

    more flowers, their intertwined vines forming a secluded nook.

    saw the sorceress for the

    reminded me of

    for a long, long time. Her face was grim, as if we had disturbed her peace and quiet.

    here just

    Nick off. “My services

    mine. She had this eerie feeling to her. She walked towards me, and it took me some great effort not to step

    feel Nick’s gaze on me, reassuring

    down my face; her hands were

    and I flinched; her words cut deep. I didn’t

    came here for…

    she cut me off, speaking over me, “I know what you came here for; I see it in your eyes; you are in search of a gift never freely given to you; you

    adorable thing she had ever seen. She kept us waiting for five whole minutes, and when she returned, there was a knife in her hand. I backed away, but

    says, placing the strands of my hair on a moss–covered altar, just beside the

    of his shirt before approaching

    blood pour into a bowl; her voice rose as she chanted foreign words, and then she took the same knife, splitting her own skin and also collecting the blood into the bowl.

    to me with

    overcomed, but you will be powerful. This is what you want,” she

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