“Can it be just anyone who has power?” Jewel asked. Her words sounded a little garbled from the swelling that was beginning in her face.
“If you mean will it jump into the next cruel little being that crosses its path? No. The host it chooses must already possess powerful magic of his own. And he must be willing to use that magic for self-gain.”
He seemed to be waiting for her to say something else so she asked the next question that popped into her head. “Does the amount or source of the blood matter?”
A smile appeared on Volcan’s face as he beamed over at Jewel as though he were a proud parent. “Are the others as intelligent as you?” he asked.
Jewel gave her most innocent smile as she answered. “It doesn’t really matter since I’m the only one you’re going to have. Remember our deal?”
