We finished our dinner and got to work as the sun set. My soulmate spell was the first thing we were planning to do. It was the whole reason we were there and we wanted to make sure we had the energy to do it.
Clover made a magic barrier while Amelia and I prepared the ingredients and Jen started the oil heating. Normally, we take our time with this spell. When Clover did it in the shop, it was the fastest I’d ever seen anyone throw it together.
I was amazed at how she kept track of everything while whipping around. She hadn’t missed any ingredient, any step, any word, in the whole spell. I had never seen someone incorporate the chant into the preparation like she did. She was my age, but seemed to be on a whole other level when it came to spell and potion work.
Once everything was r
