an inch above her belly. At this distance, the light had a slight but definite warmth. She kept her hand there, trying to see if she could sense anything else, but she couldn’t. The energy had no feeling to it except for the mild heat.
While her hand still hovered above her skin, the green glow suddenly winked out. Leesa blinked reflexively, then stared at the spot where the light had been, making sure it was gone. She saw only darkness.
She called forth a dim yellow illumination orb, keeping her magic weak enough so it would not risk disturbing the slumbering power beneath the earth. She needed to be able to see Ralin, and Rave as well. Rave was looking at her inquisitively, with a touch of concern in his expression. She released the globe and let it float above the bed.
“Is everything okay?” Rave asked. “With you and with the baby?”
“I think so. Let me check to make sure.”
Leesa turned her focus inward, toward the growing child inside her. Everything seemed to be the same as it had been since she realized she was pregnant. The energy grew a little bit stronger every day, but was otherwise unchanged. The recent display did not seem to have altered it at all.
“The baby’s fine,” she said. “Nothing’s changed that I can tell.”
“What was that, then? Do you have any idea?”
Leesa shook her head. “It was from the baby, of course. Why it occurred tonight, and what that spiral pattern means, I have no idea. In all my time with Dominic, I never saw magical energy behave in that way.”
“The pattern seemed so precise, so organized,” Rave mused. “Could our son possibly have been directing it?”
Leesa frowned. “I don’t see how. He’s not even two months old yet.” Rave was right, though. The pattern had been far too organized to have been anything random. Just because it was organized, however, did not mean it had been purposeful.
“I suspect we may have to get used to this,” Rave said. “I doubt this is going to be a one-time occurrence.”
“I think you’re probably right.” Leesa thought back to the syrup she’d almost spilled a few days ago. Could the two events be connected? What if it wasn’t her magic acting up that had caused the pitcher to move? What if it had been her son’s magic instead? The ramifications of that were not something she wanted to think about, but she knew she could not ignore the possibility. She was suddenly struck by another equally disturbing thought: what if the next surprise occurred out in public somewhere? She doubted the energy they had witnessed tonight could have been seen in broad daylight, but her baby’s magic would almost certainly grow stronger as the weeks and months passed. She was going to have to be very careful from now on.
She shared her concerns with Rave.
“You’re right,” he said when she had finished. “You’re going to have to be extra careful. You’ll be fine here with my people, and with Bradley and Cali, of course. You might want to think about telling you mom about your magic, so we won’t have to worry when we’re visiting.”
“I guess you’re right about my mom. I’ll have to tell her about the baby soon anyhow, so I may as well tell her the whole story when I do.”
Rave smiled. “It’s too bad we don’t know the whole story. Like what the heck that spiral pattern meant.”
“Yeah, that would be nice, for sure. I’ll see if I can find anything similar in my magic book tomorrow. But right now, I need to get some more sleep.” She grinned. “I’m not a volkaane, you know.”
Rave bent his head forward and kissed her softly upon the lips. “Sweet dreams, my love.”
“Mmmmm….” Leesa extinguished her illumination globe and closed her eyes. “They will be now, I think.”
15. RECURRENCE
TWO WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.
Leesa’s book had not shown her anything about the spiral energy pattern, despite many attempts by her to learn something. The magical tome usually
While her hand still hovered above her skin, the green glow suddenly winked out. Leesa blinked reflexively, then stared at the spot where the light had been, making sure it was gone. She saw only darkness.
She called forth a dim yellow illumination orb, keeping her magic weak enough so it would not risk disturbing the slumbering power beneath the earth. She needed to be able to see Ralin, and Rave as well. Rave was looking at her inquisitively, with a touch of concern in his expression. She released the globe and let it float above the bed.
“Is everything okay?” Rave asked. “With you and with the baby?”
“I think so. Let me check to make sure.”
Leesa turned her focus inward, toward the growing child inside her. Everything seemed to be the same as it had been since she realized she was pregnant. The energy grew a little bit stronger every day, but was otherwise unchanged. The recent display did not seem to have altered it at all.
“The baby’s fine,” she said. “Nothing’s changed that I can tell.”
“What was that, then? Do you have any idea?”
Leesa shook her head. “It was from the baby, of course. Why it occurred tonight, and what that spiral pattern means, I have no idea. In all my time with Dominic, I never saw magical energy behave in that way.”
“The pattern seemed so precise, so organized,” Rave mused. “Could our son possibly have been directing it?”
Leesa frowned. “I don’t see how. He’s not even two months old yet.” Rave was right, though. The pattern had been far too organized to have been anything random. Just because it was organized, however, did not mean it had been purposeful.
“I suspect we may have to get used to this,” Rave said. “I doubt this is going to be a one-time occurrence.”
“I think you’re probably right.” Leesa thought back to the syrup she’d almost spilled a few days ago. Could the two events be connected? What if it wasn’t her magic acting up that had caused the pitcher to move? What if it had been her son’s magic instead? The ramifications of that were not something she wanted to think about, but she knew she could not ignore the possibility. She was suddenly struck by another equally disturbing thought: what if the next surprise occurred out in public somewhere? She doubted the energy they had witnessed tonight could have been seen in broad daylight, but her baby’s magic would almost certainly grow stronger as the weeks and months passed. She was going to have to be very careful from now on.
She shared her concerns with Rave.
“You’re right,” he said when she had finished. “You’re going to have to be extra careful. You’ll be fine here with my people, and with Bradley and Cali, of course. You might want to think about telling you mom about your magic, so we won’t have to worry when we’re visiting.”
“I guess you’re right about my mom. I’ll have to tell her about the baby soon anyhow, so I may as well tell her the whole story when I do.”
Rave smiled. “It’s too bad we don’t know the whole story. Like what the heck that spiral pattern meant.”
“Yeah, that would be nice, for sure. I’ll see if I can find anything similar in my magic book tomorrow. But right now, I need to get some more sleep.” She grinned. “I’m not a volkaane, you know.”
Rave bent his head forward and kissed her softly upon the lips. “Sweet dreams, my love.”
“Mmmmm….” Leesa extinguished her illumination globe and closed her eyes. “They will be now, I think.”
15. RECURRENCE
TWO WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.
Leesa’s book had not shown her anything about the spiral energy pattern, despite many attempts by her to learn something. The magical tome usually
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