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“In where?” Thessa wondered, staring at the specks of stardust glittering Leora’s bare skin.
“The In-Between.” Beatrix stated.
“Right, that’s where they say, but what really is it?”
“Hmm.” Beatrix mumbled and gestured to Ivy, “You can explain it better.”
Ivy cleared her throat before starting, “In school they teach us the In-Between is where souls exist, a medium of sorts, right?”
Thessa nodded.
“Well, it helps to think of it as an invisible layer to our world, one without physicality. A place where aura, spirits, emotions, and vibrations exist. Only souls, spells, and wishes can travel through the tangled mesh of energy.”
“Where’d you learn all this?” Thessa asked.
Beatrix chimed back in. “Training workshops at the House of Hekate. They’re held monthly without cost.”
“But these spells don’t always take,” Thessa added, glancing back at Leora.
Ivy nodded. “Yes, but we’ve combined our powers, it’s Friday the thirteenth, and I suspect this room is supercharged from the turnover of witches in here.”
Beatrix agreed.
Thessa asked, “So she’s here, but also inthere, with souls?”
Ivy answered, “Precisely. Some spells work this way, entrap the soul for a bit rather than letting the spell weave through the framework alone. It all very much depends on the mechanism of the spell or wish. Right now, her soul is doing the work. A Communication Spell typically works like this.”
“Will she see her parents there?”
“It depends.”
“Depends on what? Wasn’t that what this was for?”
Leora shrieked awake. Her eyes were big andbrighter.
“Leora, are you okay?” Thessa asked, hovering over her.
“I … I’m fine.”
Ivy and Thessa helped Leora up. “Take this, it’s sage water.” Beatrix handed the glass to her.
“Thank you.” Leora gulped it down, panting after it was gone.
Thessa looked directly at Ivy, asking, “Depends on what?”
“Whatdecided to find her. Provide the spell, then the magic does the rest. Relics, like the letter, help.”
Beatrix added, “The letter held a connection to her parents, so it helps with specificity.”
Thessa turned back to Leora. “Leora, are you sure you’re okay? Who did you see in there?”
Leora set her glass down. “I’m okay, I’m okay. I saw no one actually. You can’t really see in there. Well, I could see everything, but everything this world isn’t. It was like a void, of sorts, but it glistened with light.” Leora glanced at all of them before saying, “Thank you so much.”
“Of course,” Beatrix replied.
Thessa was so confused. “So you didn’t speak with anyone?”
Isn’t that the purpose of a Communication Spell?