She stared at him. “You knew?”
“Yes. I thought it would make you nervous to know about it. It doesn’t matter anyway. It is a standard tracking spell.”
Imara sighed and looked at her marks, the credits and knew that there was only one class that would give her the credits she needed to finish quickly.
“What are you thinking?”
“My next course. There is only one thing it can be, but it is going to be really dangerous.”
I can handle it. I mastered welding after all.
She wrinkled her nose at him. “Spell Crafting 501. I have managed soul casting, shape shifting, sky breaking and now stealth magic, along with business and ethics courses. So, if I can get spell crafting under my belt, I will be able to get a broad-spectrum magic license. I will have way more skills than I need, but I will qualify for an immediate license. It is that, or they have to kill me.”
Reegar grinned. “You have a fascinating career path in mind.”
“Yeah. I know. But it just feels right. When it feels right, it feels right.”
“What will you do for staff?”
She grinned. “I think that I will pick people with skills I can use, but any of my friends are welcome for work experience when they graduate.”
Imara sat back and looked at Reegar. There was no one better to ask. “So, what do I need to know about writing spells?”
Reegar beckoned, and a stack of books began to pile up on the table. More and more came in a huge cascade. “Start here.”
She blinked. “Do I have to lift them? I can do that now.”
He laughed, and she smiled as she prepared to take on the skills that would set her free to live her own life for the first time.
Don’t be scared of the future. I will be with you every step of the way.
Imara laughed. “Riding on my shoulder and eating my snacks.”
That is what a familiar is for.
Grinning, she pulled the first tome in front of her and started to read while her other hand finished the registration for the next term. It took three hours for the confirmation to come back, but her path was set. She was going to learn how to craft a spell.
It had better be a good one.
Author’s Note
And so ends the fourth book of the Hellkitten Chronicles. Only one left to go.
After book five, Spell Crafting 501, the Hellkitten Chronicles will be over, but Imara and Mr. E will become secondary characters with a lot of back-story in Hellhound in a Handbag, as well as Perpetual Prey. I am working on Imara to get her own HellCat Chronicle, where all of her weird skills can come out and play.
Thanks for reading, Viola Grace