Chapter 49

Alice

Jackson was gone, and I was left with a tremendous feeling of emptiness.

I couldn't explain what was going on; I just had an extremely unsettling feeling about it, but I was strong enough to keep my sanity. So I set out to learn what I needed to learn. I knew Jackson's trip would be a long one, so I wasn't about to waste time.

"Don't overexert yourself," Enya said earnestly when she saw me so determined. "I understand what you want to do, but remember that you're just recovering from time exposed to moonstone, and you've barely had your powers unsealed. Take things slow, or it may backfire."

Her advice was not bad; however, I was at a certain point of desperation.

The matriarch decided to teach me along with two more teachers, Glenda and Val, who had bonded with Gerard. Both were the most focused sorceresses, so not only did they know how to manage their energy very well to allocate it properly to invoke magic, but they also knew multiple basic forms of application that they use