“We can’t do it here,” Damien explains now that he is on board with my plan. “If you are going to learn to cast a portal spell, we need to go to a safe space first. Now, watch me as I cast this portal to see how I do it.”
“Thank you,” I mutter back and rise after him when he gets up to stand in the middle of the room.
Damien picks up several stones from his pockets and sets them in a circle, then he mutters under his breath something I can’t catch before he pours tea in the middle of the portal. A rushing sound of water fills the room, and excitement starts a rhythm in my chest.
“Any liquid can be used to make a portal,” Damien continues his explanation after casting the spell. “Water is preferred because, as you can see, it’s harder to see what is on the other side when you use any oth
