Page 88 of The Tribes of Magic
“Alchemy training.” I flashed her a grin.
Bronte let out a heavy sigh, leaning back into her seat. “Thank you, Savannah,” she said drily. “I already knew that much.”
As she and Dutch debated what Altair would have us do to demonstrate our Alchemy skills, Nevada scooted closer to me on the bench. “What do you think?”
“About what?”
“About Altair and Eris. Do you think they like each other?”
I looked down our long table. Altair and Eris sat at the far end, talking and laughing.
“I think Eris likes Orion.”
“Really? What makes you say that?”
“I just get the feeling.” I returned my attention to my book.
“Well, that’s all right. There’s nothing wrong with having two boyfriends.”
I looked up into Nevada’s smirking face. “I told you, Neva. Conner and Kato arenotmy boyfriends.”
She didn’t stop smirking at me. “Whatever you say.”
“I thought this nonsense would end with Kylie—” I stopped myself, frowning. Every time I spoke Kylie’s name was a sharp reminder that she was still out there and she still needed my help.
“You will find her, Savannah.” Nevada squeezed my hand. “I know you will.”
“Not like this.” I slammed the book shut.
There was a spell to track and travel between realms. I just didn’t have the power to do it. According to Orion, no one did.
But I’d combined magic with Kato yesterday, and then we’d been powerful enough to track Brett and teleport to him. Sure,that was a long way from finding someone in another realm, but it was a step in the right direction.
I’d just have to take a few more steps. Ok,a lotmore steps. And the Paragons’ spellbook would help me do that. It contained all the magical secrets of the Many Realms. If there was a way to find the missing Apprentices, the spellbook would lead the way. This would work. It just had to.
Our two teams would be heading out with Altair in a couple minutes, so I rose from my seat and grabbed my book. I made a quick trip to the storage lockers off to the side of the dining hall. I placed the spellbook inside one of the compartments and locked it. Training would keep me busy the whole day, which meant no time for reading. We were having dinner here again tonight. I’d get my book back then.
When I turned back around, I saw our teams had already gathered in the hallway. Bronte was nearby, talking to Dutch. And then, all of a sudden, it hit me, something I should have realized before. Not only did Bronte like Dutch. DutchlikedBronte. I could see it from his body language, in the way he turned toward her, even when he wasn’t talking to her.
Huh. Interesting. I guess sometimes you have to take a step back to see what’s right in front of you.
Maybe Bronte should take a step back too. She was clearly oblivious to Dutch’s feelings. It was actually kind of adorable.
“What are you waiting for, Savannah? Come on!” Bronte was waving me over.
I rushed to join her and Dutch. If I didn’t, I was sure to get a lecture from one or both of them about endangering our team’s status on the Scoreboard. I arrived not a moment too soon. The Apprentices were already heading out the door.
Altair waited for us on the Hex. “Everyone here? Good. Time to move out.”
“What’s our task today?” Ansel asked.
“Today, you will be making antidotes.”
“Antidotes?” Dutch looked at Bronte, who shrugged. “Antidotes to what?”
“To the poison I’ll be slipping into all your dinners tonight.”
CHAPTER 2
