Traveling by Map

[Gideon]

“All of us,” I indicate the four of us in this room. "Jasper can use his natural ability as an oracle to scry for her with our connection as to her as Rosalynd’s fated lovers to use as his compass."

I pull a silk handkerchief out of my pocket, a piece of fabric I keep just in case I need to cast an impromptu spell. It is good to have a purified surface, and I cannot always depend on other spaces having this attribute. Placing it on Axel's well-polished coffee table I look up and ask, "Do you have a map of Northern California?"

"I might," Axel stumbles to his feet on unstable legs. "My father is a traditionalist and prefers to travel using road maps. I keep some of his spares around in c