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    The drive back to my old home is quiet. We’re all kind of anxious. Bemy, Darrien, Megan and I all


    ride together. Apparently some of the others are going to meet us there. No one even bothered arguing


    that Megan or I shouldn’te this time. I have to use the spell and Megan used the same argument


    asst time. I think with all the securitying with us, with the team is probably the safest ce either


    of us could possibly be. We pull up to park and unsurprisingly, there is arge group of Shifters all


    sitting around while Maggie moves between them all offering what looks like cake and cookies. It


    seems she has already distributed cups of tea to everyone as well. I hop out of the car and she beams


    at me.


    “Ryann! It’s lovely to see you. I hear you’re going on a bit of a magical scavenger hunt looking for that


    missing girl. I’m sure you’ll do well, but there’s no harm in making sure that everyone is well fed before


    you go.” She cheerfully offering me the te. I take a cookie and ugh wow have I missed these. This


    might be the biggest downside in moving, more distance between myself and Maggie’s amazing


    baking. While she gives everyone snacks I look around to see who else is here. Shaun and Aaron of


    course, a few other male Shifters that I have seen around but don’t know by name. I’ll have to learn


    them. I’m happy to see that Rio is here. She waves at me enthusiastically, although I’m saved from


    talking because her mouth is stuffed full of cake. I like Rio, but I’m not sure I’m prepared for a long


    conversation right now. I have to focus on Kiara. Shaun wanders over to us.


    “Good morning Alpha Kane, Miss Gale. You know, that Maggie really is a miracle worker. This cake is


    amazing. We’re all free to assist you for as long as it takes today. It’s time that we find that little girl. I


    hope you don’t mind that Rio. tagged along. She volunteered to help when she heard that Miss Gale


    wasing. Apparently she is quite fond of you.” He grins at me and I can’t help but smile back. I’m


    d that she likes me.


    “Of course, more help can’t hurt.” I respond and Bemy nods his approval. Aaron catches my eyes


    and gives me a short nod as a greeting. As quiet as ever.


    Once we’re all fed, Bemy gathers everyone around and gives an exnation as to what the n is.


    Basically, I use the spell and, assuming it works, we all get in the cars and detve around until I find


    something. Like a game of hotter and colder from what Cam told me. We answer a few questions about


    how we want everyone to split up, (Even between the cars) Are we expecting multiple people wherever


    Kiara is being held? (Probably not but we can’t be totally sure.) Should we be prepared to be attacked


    magically? (Yes probably) and other than Kiara, do we know who we are looking for? (Nope, only that


    it’s a woman.) Maggie also volunteers to operate as a sort of home base for everyone and promises to


    keep food and drinks handy for anyone who needs to pause for a break. With all the questions out of


    the way, I grab the tracking spell from where I’ve stashed it in the car, wrapped up in a towel just in


    case. I don’t want to risk breaking it, although I might not have to worry, I know Cam spells a lot of her


    ssware to be unbreakable. Still, I’m not willing to take that chance. In the daylight, the purple potion


    is actually almost pink. It swirls around in the bottle and sort of looks like it’s glittering, but that could


    just be that the ss bottle is really shiny. I take a deep breath as I prepare to follow Cam’s directions.


    All the Shifters as well as Maggie are standing around us in a wonky kind of circle as they watch on


    curiously. Bemy hovers anxiously over my shoulder. He’s a little nervous about me dumping a spell


    over myself and is fiddling with his red string bracelet. I’m not worried about it. I trust Cam’s skills and I


    know that she wouldn’t hurt me. I’m more nervous that it won’t work, that Kiara doesn’t feel a strong


    enough connection with me for me to track hef. I already told her that we’reing for her today. I


    don’t want to be a liar.


    I hold my right hand up, palm towards the sky. Bemy uncorks the potion bottle and gives it back to


    me. I hold my breath as I pour it slowly over my hand. It’s so quiet in our circle that I suspect I am not


    the only person holding my breath. The spell looks pink on my hand and it is a much thicker


    consistency than I thought. More like custard than water. I was almost right about it glittering, but it’s


    not glitter, it’s more like tiny sparks. I pour the entire bottle over my hand, strangely none of it ends up


    on the floor, even though there is far more in the bottle than I should be able to reasonably hold in my


    single hand. When the bottle is empty, Bemy reims it from me and we all stare and wait. Is


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    something supposed to be happening? This is like when we removed the spell sticking the bottle to


    Harry’s hand all over again. Everyone is all worked up and then nothing. But does that mean it hasn’t


    worked or not? I experimentally close my fist and when I reopen it, my hand is empty. Uhm what?


    Shouldn’t I be able to tell if this is working or not? I’m about half a second from bursting into tears when


    I feel something. My hand feels… sort of numb? I turn around and at first nothing changes, but in the


    general northern direction, I feel a sort of prickling feeling in my fingertips.


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    “I… I think it’s worked? It’s really weird. But I’m fairly sure we need to go that way.” I point north.


    That’s a strange spell. Most Witch magic is more shy. I was expecting shing lights or a puff of


    smoke or something.” She observes. I shrug in response.


    “Yeah, the friend that made it for me seems to prefer keeping her spells subtle. I guess she isn’t trying


    to draw. attention to herself the way a lot of Witches seem to like doing.” I agree. It does make sense.


    Cam likes to hide spells in her drinks and apparently is willing to give away illegal tracking spells to me


    and controlled healing spells to doctor Dae. She is talented and powerful, but it suits her to be


    underestimated. She isn’t trying to draw attention. Most Witches try to show off how powerful they are


    in order to get more business and to push up the prices of their products. Cam uses magic and it is


    clearly arge part of her life, but it’s not her whole life. If she suddenly lost the ability to use magic she


    would get by just fine. I’ve met plenty of Witches who probably couldn’t even get dressed in the


    morning without some magical assistance. Okay, that might be an exaggeration. But most powerful


    Witches use magic to make a living and they rarely have other marketable skills. A lot of Witches don’t


    even send their children to regr school, choosing to homeschool their kids with a focus on magic


    rted skills.


    I spend a couple more minutes moving around the car park and getting a feel for the magic in my hand.


    It seems like the prickling–feeling in my fingers means ‘go that way‘ and the numbness means there is


    nothing there. Once I’m confident, we all load ourselves into the cars and begin to head north.