Page 78 of My Haven
Her fingers moved quickly as she kept a watchful eye on Meryn.
After a minute or two the green light began to fade. When it was gone completely, the boys dropped to their knees and Kendrick was feeling around for a chair. Fergus stepped forward and helped him sit in the seat closest to Meryn. “Is she okay?” he asked.
Kendrick sat back and closed his eyes. “I will never, ever be envious of those with empathy. Gods above, what a curse,” he whispered.
Meryn yawned wide. “I feel better now. It was touch and go there before you got here,” she admitted.
Pip came from the kitchen carefully carrying a kettle. “Ryuu, the water is just right,” he said, keeping both eyes on his task.
Despite using quite a bit of magic himself, Ryuu took the kettle easily. “I have no doubt that since you got it ready for Meryn, it will be perfect.”
Pip looked pleased, then dropped to the floor to scoot closer to his brothers.
Caiden walked over and placed a hand on Kendrick’s back, passing him some of his air magic. It would help replenish the earth magic Kendrick used for Meryn.
Kendrick peeled his eyes open. “My thanks.”
“What did you see?”
Kendrick turned to Meryn. “How much of that was allegory?”
“How would I know? It all looked like freaky shit to me,” she admitted.
“Back it up. What triggered the images?” Kendrick asked.
“Meeting the Witches’ Council,” Meryn answered.
“All of them?”
“Nah, that Karl douche wasn’t there.”
“Was it one member in particular?”
She shook her head. “I was getting images from all of them, but they were telling me important stuff, so I kinda tried to ignore it. It didnotlike that,” she shuddered.
Kendrick blinked. “You were getting images from multiple people, and you decided to ignore it because the conversation was interesting?” he demanded.
Meryn squinted. “You make me sound silly when you say it like that.”
Kendrick stood and began pacing, obviously feeling stronger. “You know better!”
“They told me they would give me their list of human contracts they have,” she countered.
Kendrick’s eyes bugged out. “Seriously?”
“Yup. I told them I mind my own business, but if I had the list, I could help counter any leaks before they became a big deal. I think they knew I could do it and decided it was worth it to loop me in.” She gave a weak laugh. “As if I couldn’t find that shit now that I know it’s out there. A list does make things easier though.”
“Before I give you my opinion, what do you make of what you saw?” Kendrick asked.
Meryn sighed, looking very tired. “Symbolism at its finest. I kept seeing a stage with all the council members on it. They kept changing masks.”
“I saw the smiling and crying faces associated with theatre,” Kendrick confirmed.
Meryn shook her head. “I saw actual faces, as masks. But, as the faces changed, their hearts changed too. And…”
Kendrick waited. “And?”
Meryn looked up. “The mirrors showed different things from the eaves.”
