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“Water not only strengthens you and deepens your magic, it also shows your magic’s true form,” Aine said softly. I wiggled my toes and found the water around my feet to be a few degrees warmer than it had been when I stepped into the lake. I raised my eyes to Aine’s amused ones. “This is incredible!” Something tickled my foot, and I stared down in surprise at the long speckled trout nibbling on my toes. It was joined by a second trout, then a third, and within a minute there were dozens of them swimming around my feet. The water began to ripple a few yards away, and the trout darted away as something big approached. I stared in shock as it broke the surface and a long black head emerged from the water. Kelpie! I wanted to run, but my feet were rooted to the spot as the horse-like creatu