Mom and I returned to the apothecary and finished shopping for her many purchases. My mind was a blur while she loaded her basket and mine until I stopped to ask her something.
"If I add two blank journals for Raven and me, would you spend time with us to create our spell books?" I asked.
Mom paused and looked at me thoughtfully.
"What about River?" my Mom countered.
"When the time comes, and he is open to it, yes," I responded. If I were to talk to Raven about everything that happened today, she'd understand. I don't think that River would."
"Pick two blank spell books, but choose two different designs. They should not be the same," Mom said.
I walked over to the blank journals, selected two different ones, and handed them to my Mom, thanking her.
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