Chapter 20
Sean threw up his hands, reaching out to his crystal, but the blast of magical energy still plowed into him with a force that caused an instant nosebleed and half-dazed him. He blinked, blood dripping over his lips and to the packed dirt floor, stunned. He hadn’t expected Adonia to attack him. He wasn’t sure what to do, but she was a far more experienced witch, and technically his superior, so he waited to see what she did next.
She considered, twirled a finger through the air. The cat yowled. Adonia flicked the finger and Sean pulled a hand down, instinct more than anything, trying to bend her magic away from him with the help of his crystal. It practically hummed in his pocket, charged and strained, but her magic did no more damage than numb his hand.
The cat stalked forwar
