Careful magic
Chapter One
Problems
Kana, as she was named in fairy speech, paced back and forth in her bedchamber. Her hazel eyes rimmed with her mothers long lashes, showed her troubles. Her reddish brown hair was slowly coming out of its braid with every sharp turn she made. How could this have happened? She had made sure that no one could sense her. She had taken every precaution; she had barely done anything that might give her away. Her workings with Uncle Neal, her workings with the Fairies. None of them could have given her away. Her temper? No, it couldn't be. She had learned control from her father as a baby! Healing someone? Definitely not! She only used a drop of her gift to heal thirty people, let alone one. She realized something. Her twin had turned red when her father brought it up. "I am going to murder Quenu!" She roared. Her twin had told on her. No doubt he was preparing his funeral. She would see to him later. Right know she needed to talk to her mother.
Kel, who had been adopted by fairies the day of her wedding, sat now fairy style on her windowsill. "You're going to have to go. Be careful not to use the better part of your magic, you might hurt some one. You look exactly like your father when you frown like that. The nose and the shape of your jaw do it. Don't look like that its true. And your brother doesn't know the extent of your power, I do. Trust me; it's not as bad as it could be. Now go eat." Kana sighed. She didn't want to go eat. Her father would talk to her; hopefully he wouldn't call her She demon. She would also have to threaten her twin, something she really didn't feel like doing. Mumbling something about force-feeding ones children, she headed downstairs.
" So Satasha, what did your dear mother say?" Kana sighed. Leave it to her older brother to call her by her real name. She stuck out her tongue at Tobe, who returned the favour. "You'll find out later. You're coming to." He sighed. She understood his feelings. She hated having to look after Quenu when her father was home. "Call me my fairy name Hosta, please." He smiled. Kana meant Star in fairy language, same as Hosta meant horse. Quenu meant idiot, a justified name. She shook her head and went back to her food. "Hello Rontan." When did that idiot come in? "Why don't you call him by his real name, Hosta? Quenu is a justified name for him, don't you think?" Hosta chuckled. Quenu stared at the table. He was in for it now!
Kel stood outside their window. "Something's there." she mumbled, half-way to her self. "Poachers maybe?" Hosta asked. Kana shook her head. "Maybe its just some stupid person who started attacking fairies when he found them in his camp." said Quenu.
Temmy, Kana's friend, came running. "I'm sorry! These people had camped in the woods. Miniatures came to visit. Scared the people half to death. They started attacking. I'm sorry!"
Darn!
How on earth did they get in the woods in the first place! Leave it up to idiots to force her to leave, even if it was just to make sure that no one came near the forest. But how did they know how to make it up that river? Kana's thoughts went to Quenu. That crazy boy would not be capable of anything when she got through with him! Seeming to sense his danger, Quenu looked up and edged away from the window. Hosta snickered and whispered "You actually think your goanna get far enough away from her in time?" Sighing Quenu replied "I can try. I plan to die running for my life." And run is exactly what he did.
Kana wanted to go home. Uncle Neal seemed to tell because he didn't say a word to her. He gladly rode ahead, occasionally looking over his shoulder to make sure his niece didn't fall behind. He knew that she was thinking about murder and that it would be safer to let Kana's anger burn out before attempting to make conversation. He would hate it if she-even at age eleven- had a temper tantrum and started screaming. That was one reason that she spent so much time with her mother. In Kel's presence she was less likely to yell. Hanging out with someone else is what earned her the nickname She Demon.
In truth, Dom wasn't the one that started it. It was actually Lord Wyldon, who came up with it. Kel had left Kana with her father, who was talking to Lord Wyldon. Not even a year old yet, Kana had been fighting sleep. Becoming frustrated about something she had started crying, which led to shrieking. Unfortunately for him, Dom didn't have a clue as to how to calm her. In Kel was fetched from wherever it was she had gone and managed to quiet the child rather quickly. In fact, she got Kana to go to sleep. "Are you sure that's a child Midelan." Wyldon had asked. Kel had nodded, frowning. "I wouldn't be so sure. You should teach your husband to better control that She Demon. Neal shuddered as he remembered those screams. He quickly returned his attention to the road.
Kana halted her mare. She couldn't, she wouldn't believe it. "Pipita, do you think Uncle Neal has lost his mind?" Her horse chose not to reply. That human monstrosity on the spotted gelding, that crazy man who looked like he was about to hit the ground, that was to be her teacher! Kana did not need her uncle to introduce her to Numair. She had played with his oldest son (without even a shout) and received such detailed descriptions of him that she could name everything he had done since both children were three. Kana sighed as the thought went through her head. She was doomed to be younger. Quenu was older than her by an hour, though it appeared to be the other way around. Quenu was just a wimp. Rikash was also older than her, by a week and three days. And now she was to be taught by a man she and Rikash had deemed ancient years ago. It was amazing how one girl could have so much power, and so few people who understood her. Youthful indifference, whispered a voice in her mind. Kana grimaced. She spent way too much time with Lord Wyldon.