Chapter 5
"I can't do this," I said, head in my hands as I ignored the food in front of me.
"You're just getting overwhelmed," Sophie said, giving my arm a squeeze.
"Yes," I agreed. "That's it exactly. Overwhelmed. Not sure where the 'just' comes in though."
"You can't give up," Brianna said.
"It's been days," I said. "Days and days of failing to meditate properly, failing to sense the magic around me even when I'm apparently standing in the most active part of the time portal nexus. Failing to grasp even the most rudimentary parts of magic because I don't even understand the words."
"It will get easier," Brianna said.
"It's barely been a week," Sophie said. "Maybe we're working you too hard. Maybe you need a break."
But Brianna had been speaking at the same time, and although she
