His magic heated the metal, and I felt his magic seal my intent into the coin.
Easy.
I flipped the coin between my fingers and looked around at what the rest of the squad did.
Rune’s golden eyes were sharp with focus as she held a piece of glass and bone together. Her green magical essence funneled into the bone and glass as she leaked venom all over it. Her venom hissed as the bone and glass melted together, and she used her strength to merge them, shaping it into a legitimate fuckingdagger.
She grinned as she flipped the dagger in the air and caught it. Her gaze snagged on Drecken’s as he stood in front of her, and she winked.
“Beautiful dagger.” His face flushed, and he looked away for a moment before bringing his blue eyes back to hers. “What intent did you push into it?”
“It hums when it senses I’m in danger, and it doesn’t hurt anyone I love,” she told him.
He used his finger and ran it down the sharp end of the blade, pushing green arrays of magic into it. “Pass.”
The dagger didn’t cut him.
I blinked a few times, wondering if it was because of her intent or if it was because Drecken was basically indestructible.
She leaned down and pressed her lips to the blade in a kiss. “Your name’s going to beVenom.”
I chuckled at how adorable my girl was.
“What the fuck!”Slater exclaimed as Snakey looked into the mirror that had been on the table. From Snakey’s reflection, a tiny-winged snake combusted—and it could fucking talk.
“Father,” it hissed at Slater, appalled.
Slater’s brows furrowed. “Snakey, did you just give birth?”
Snakey hissed, offended.
Drecken walked over to him. “Accidental summon?”
“Uh, no, I totally meant to do that.” Slater tilted his head. “I think?”
“Unworthy,” the small snake let out a screech before vanishing back into the mirror, cackling.
Drecken lifted a single brow. “Fail.”
Slater crossed his arms and huffed. “Arcane intelligence isn’t really my thing.”
“Clearly,” Drecken replied dryly, walking toward Dimitri’s desk.
Dimitri had grabbed the other mirror on the table. “It refuses reflections,” he told Drecken. “Instead, it shows regret. Figured it could be a useful distraction on missions.”
“Pass.” Drecken’s magic popped off him and landed into the mirror as he moved to Koa.
Koa had crafted a phoenix-shaped ward that exploded into flames every hour and burst back. “It’s a protection ward, with a special show.”
“Pass,” Drecken said, pushing his magic into enchanting the thread-formed ward.
Eleanor held up a thread wrapped around a small bone. “It’s, um, a bone with a thread you can hang up. It makes a sound, like a chime, when someone enters through wherever it’s hung that wants to sow discord.”
Drecken nodded, pushing his magic into it with a point. “Pass.”
Aura held up a ring. “It’s a tracker for when allies are near. It vibrates when you’re with like-minded people.”
Drecken tilted his head as another magic burst fell from his chest and into the ring. “Odd, but okay. Pass.”
