in transition, but I haven’t felt much coming from you since we arrived. Stryx did an excellent job of teaching you how to control your magic ahead of time. As much as I wished to have been the one to tell you of our world first, this is actually working out better than I predicted.”
“Uhhh, I have no idea what you’re talking about. Stryx didn’t teach me anything about my own magic. He only told me to expect pain during my transition, and he hadn’t been kidding about that.”
Once again, my parents shared a look, but before I could say anything about it, Dad reached out to me and took my hand. “There is definitely heavy power within her. Let’s just be thankful she’s able to control it and figure the rest out together before we make any assumptions. Maybe the necklace did more for her than we thought.”
Searching within myself, I tried to sense whatever my dad had, but I got nothing. Now that it was brought to my attention, I realized the only time I’d experienced anything resembling the feeling of magic was when I touched the water in the fountain.
Maybe I needed Stryx close by for my power to come out in full force. If so, that nocturnal pain in my ass better show his face soon or he was going to be missing a few feathers when I got done with him. He’d shown me this world and promised he’d be here. I’d have a bit of a problem if he broke that.
Jordan nudged me and brought me back to the conversation. “What do you want to do now? I’m sure you’re not tired after the eight-hour nap.”
“I’m actually still kind of sleepy. Plus, it’s dark out, so I’m sure there isn’t much to do. Will I get to see the main parts of town tomorrow, or am I going to need to stay hidden because of the dark fae stuff?” I asked and really hoped the latter wasn’t the case.
Dad nodded. “We can do whatever you’re comfortable with tomorrow. We won’t be keeping you from anyone, and we have a few days before your scheduled training begins, so don’t feel rushed to do anything if you’re still tired. You’ll need all your strength once magic practice starts.”
Ha. It was unlikely I’d be too tired for anything if it meant venturing out. On the way to the house earlier, I’d gotten a small glimpse of the village-style area, but it wasn’t nearly enough to sate my curiosity. Though, his comment at the end did give me pause. Hopefully, I wasn’t about to have my ass beat over and over again by some deranged trainer.
“The council will want to meet you when you’re up for it as well,” Mom added.
“Who is the council exactly? I mean, I know they took over once the hierarchy ended after the Dark Wars, but what do they do?” I asked.
“You mean besides telling people what to do? Not much,” Jordan grumbled, but Mom glared at her. “What? It hasn’t been the same since you and Brooks stepped down. Once I really thought about it, I was actually somewhat relieved when I got assigned to come assist you guys on Earth after I came back from fighting with the dragons.”
Screw learning about the council. That sounded way more interesting. “So, dragons are real, too? Please, tell me they’re friendly nowadays.”
“When we go to the Otherworld, I’ll see if I can track down Yelah. She’s the dragon queen, and I should check in anyway. They were having some issues, but myself, Ryland, and another one of our friends went to help and took care of it. Bastards almost burned my feet off, but I showed them in the end.”
My body shuddered as I considered asking more questions, but even though I’d slept for way too many hours, I was still fairly tired.
“Do you think Ryland is gone?” I asked Jordan.
“Yeah, he’s stubborn, but he’s not an idiot. You won’t find him in your bed just so soon after that little interaction.” She smirked.
“Uh, do I need to know more about this?” Dad asked.
My head shook. “Definitely not. I took care of it. I’ll be back over in the morning and we can head to town.”
Both my parents stood as I slid off my chair and rolled my eyes while Jordan scarfed down the rest of her food like she may not eat again for the next week.
After our goodnights were said, Jordan and