Huntress

I stood in the center of a circle craved out of the beautiful back lawn of Sean’s home. Symbols of the calling spell engraved on the edges. Circles were pretty much exactly what people though they were. They protected the caster from potential harm of mis-casted magick. Witches use them a lot since they were calling on magick that was not their own. Hunters only used it for very powerful magick or new magick. I didn’t know what this calling spell could do so better safe then sorry.

On the outside of the circle was; Sean, Sam, Ceron and Rhydian, Ifan had already left. I opened my mouth and sang the spell, the symbol around the circle lightning up in different colors in different patterns getting faster and faster and brighter and brighter until I was bath is light, which lifted into the air and vanished with the spell. I felt a mild pull of my energy but it was slight.

I didn’t know how long or how the reply would be so I sat in the middle of the circle to wait for at least an hour. I was dressed warmly and bonfire crackled to my right.

“You sure you want to wait out here? You are technically still recovering,” Ceron asked.

I nodded with a smile, knowing my face was probably still pale, “Ya, at least an hour to see if anything happens.”

“I could have gone in the circle with you,” Sean said for the 10,000th time.

I gave him a soft smile, there was something happening between us and I was unsure of what it was, “thank you but I will be fine.”

I heard a scoffed laughed and turned to look at Rhydian with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes?”

“You are at your weakest and you ‘will be fine’?” Rhydian asked.

I shrugged but didn’t answer feeling an odd tug at my belly button. I stood up, turning slowly, feeling a warm air swirling around me inside the circle. The others noted my behavior and stood, quiet but alert.

~Who calls me?~

I blinked at the sound inside my head, this was different.

~Is this the Summoner Adbidial?~

I heard nothing but still felt the presence, he was waiting to see if I said more, which I did.

~I must speak with you face to face. You and I have much to talk about.~

~Who are you to presume such a thing~

I grinned as I answered ~I am the girl you were paid to murder~

I felt the shock through the connection then the wariness, ~You think me foolish enough to give my location to the Hunters?~

~Please if the Hunters were after you for trying to murder me, you wouldn’t be having this conversation with me. You would have been tracked through the call spell or through Michael and right now facing an elite group of Hunters at your door.~

Silent again and I waited, sending thoughts of honesty and truth. If I was sensing things from his end, he was surely sensing things from mine, and probably more efficiently and with more skill.

~I am intrigue that the hellhounds summoned have not torn you apart and that you have obviously found out more then you should have and wish to speak to me instead of turning me in. I will meet with you but on my own terms.~

~Fine but I am bring four escorts.~

~I was under the impression the Hunters do not know of the attempt on your life.~

~They don’t but the Fae with me at the time do and so does the vampire heir who has been keeping your hellhounds at bay.~

~I am impressed, a Fae and vampire escort.~

~Wait till you meet them~ I replied, for some reason I felt a connection to the summoner, his personality was much like my own.

~If you betray me Huntress you and yours will know no safety.~

~Likewise~

I felt the chuckle more then I heard it and suddenly was bombard with images and impressions that made me gasped in shock and my friends jerked forward in anticipation. I rose my hand as I gritted my teeth to keep them from breaking the circle.

~You know where to fine me Huntress~

I felt the Summoner’s presence vanish from my mind and my body relaxed, swaying slightly. I felt Sean’s arms around me before his scent enveloped me as he broke my circle, bad vampire.

“I know where the Summoner is and we have a agreement to meet. We are going to New York City.”

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