Page 18 of Charmed

“To Kasculbough Castle.”

“Is that nearby?” asked Aithrod. “We don’t have horses to use for travel. They didn’t come through the portal with us.”

“Nay, the castle is not close. It is on the other side of the Picajord Mountains.” She pointed to high mountains far in the distance.

“How long does it take to get there on foot?” asked Stone.

“On foot, it would take days I imagine.”

“Do you have horses we can use as well?” he asked.

“Nay, I don’t have any horses. However, I have a very fast way of getting there.”

“How?” asked Stone.

“I can show you. But you might want to hold on to your dog so he doesn’t get scared.”

“Scared? Of what?”

“I am an Elemental of the Air,” she told them, but it meant nothing at all to Stone. “Hold on to your things.” Alaina lifted her hands and the air started swirling all around her.

“Egads, we must be in the middle of a cyclone,” said Stone, bending down to grab Fang.

“Not a cyclone. Or not exactly,” stated Alaina. “I can control the air. It will give us a lift to Kasculbough in no time at all.”

“Naaay,” shouted Aithrod as his feet left the ground and he shot up into the air.

“Oh, crap,” mumbled Stone, holding the dog tighter. Fang whimpered and the dog’s feet went wild as both Stone and Fang left the ground next, rising up into the sky. Higher and higher they went until the little cottage was nothing but a dot below them in the far distance. Stone’s head spun. His stomach lurched and he felt as if he were about to vomit. “Hang in there, Fang,” he told the dog. “I’m afraid this one is going to be an even harder landing than before.”