Chapter 14
That might have been the last thing I expected her to say. I certainly didn't know how to respond to it.
"I need a moment to confer with my friends," I said.
"Of course," Patricia said, taking several steps back.
I turned to face Sophie and Brianna. Brianna raised her wand and spoke a few words. At first, I thought she was doing the umbrella spell despite the fact we were more or less indoors. But as the edges of the umbrella over us extended down to the floor all of the echoing sounds of a dozen witches in swishing robes were cut off.
"Can they hear us?" I asked.
"We should probably assume they can," Brianna said.
So no talk of Edward, but I could see in their eyes that Sophie and Brianna were also thinking of him. They would do as much to protect him as I would. That wa
