A Charming Spell (Magical Cures Mystery Series) by tonya kappes Page B
Authors: tonya kappes
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Alexelrod Primrose’s strange behavior.
The cloak that I had borrowed from Izzy was too long in the sleeves and torso, but it was going to have to do until I went shopping at Wands, Potions, and Beyond.
I reached into my bag, grabbed a couple of handfuls of crystals and stuck them in the pocket of the cloak.
Everyone stood around the Gathering Rock, forming a circle. They were shoulder to shoulder. I had never seen such a big crowd for a village meeting.
I laid the bundle of sage, sandalwood, cedar and Frankincense on the rock and lit it. I blew on the flame to create the smoke that was needed to fill the air around us.
Petunia Shrubwood stood next to Gerald with a scowl on her face, never once taking her eyes off of Patience.
Patience wrung her hands in front of her with her eyes closed as though she were praying.
I wasn’t sure who she was praying too, but I sent up a little extra whisper because I was sure Petunia had created a very strong case against Patience and wanted full punishment, which would allow Patience to stay in the community, but strip her from ever performing her spiritual powers in Whispering Falls.
“Good evening, Petunia.” I greeted her and pointed to her messy up-do with the eagle feather sticking out from the top of it. “Is that for me?”
She plucked it out of her hair and a little chipmunk scurried out and perched on her shoulder.
“I’m ready to get this over with and get rid of those animals.” Petunia handed me the feather that she was so gracious to give me for every smudging ceremony from the bald eagle that lived at Glorybee.
With the bundle lit, I walked along the inside of the circle and fanned the smoldering bundle with the eagle feather. I started from the head and worked my way down to the feet on every single person who attended the meeting. After each personal smudge, I took a crystal out of my pocket and rubbed it on the bundle before handing to them. Then I took the sage side of the bundle and gave them a quick wave with the feather.
The sage would help drive away any bad spirits that might be trying to hurt our little community. I made sure to look in everyone’s eyes to see if my intuition gave me anything, but it didn’t. Not until I got to Ophelia.
“You can pass me up.” She politely stepped back out of the circle and clicked her heels together. For a brief moment, our eyes met. I was determined not to blink or look-away, like the strategy I had when I was on the elementary school play yard in a mean game of stare-off. Ophelia didn’t budge. The only reason I quit was because I had a meeting to hold.
Once around, I stood in front of the Gathering Rock and waited for some of the community leaders, Gerald, Izzy, and Chandra, to take their places on the bench-style seating so everyone could be comfortable.
“Where’s Faith?” I mouthed to Raven. Faith was supposed to take notes and give a brief synopsis of the meeting in the morning paper.
Raven shrugged the old “I don’t know.” With or without her, I had to start the meeting.
The Marys floated on the outskirts of the meeting with their legs and arms crossed, taking everything in.
“Wow, this is a big crowd.” I didn’t want to be too formal. They knew me for who I was, not for someone I felt like I needed to be. “I would like to bring our first order of business to the forefront.”
Petunia fidgeted in her spot while Patience whimpered into the handkerchief in her hand.
“Petunia Shrubwood, can you please come forward and state your claim?” It was very difficult to sound so professional when it was in my nature to make everyone happy. Including the always crabby Karima sisters.
Petunia stood up, running her hands along the front of her skirt. She tugged at the hem of her shirt, pulling it down before adjusting the sticks in her hair. She walked forward to the small podium. A white dove flew down and rested on her shoulder.
I couldn’t help but wonder if it was a soul from the
The cloak that I had borrowed from Izzy was too long in the sleeves and torso, but it was going to have to do until I went shopping at Wands, Potions, and Beyond.
I reached into my bag, grabbed a couple of handfuls of crystals and stuck them in the pocket of the cloak.
Everyone stood around the Gathering Rock, forming a circle. They were shoulder to shoulder. I had never seen such a big crowd for a village meeting.
I laid the bundle of sage, sandalwood, cedar and Frankincense on the rock and lit it. I blew on the flame to create the smoke that was needed to fill the air around us.
Petunia Shrubwood stood next to Gerald with a scowl on her face, never once taking her eyes off of Patience.
Patience wrung her hands in front of her with her eyes closed as though she were praying.
I wasn’t sure who she was praying too, but I sent up a little extra whisper because I was sure Petunia had created a very strong case against Patience and wanted full punishment, which would allow Patience to stay in the community, but strip her from ever performing her spiritual powers in Whispering Falls.
“Good evening, Petunia.” I greeted her and pointed to her messy up-do with the eagle feather sticking out from the top of it. “Is that for me?”
She plucked it out of her hair and a little chipmunk scurried out and perched on her shoulder.
“I’m ready to get this over with and get rid of those animals.” Petunia handed me the feather that she was so gracious to give me for every smudging ceremony from the bald eagle that lived at Glorybee.
With the bundle lit, I walked along the inside of the circle and fanned the smoldering bundle with the eagle feather. I started from the head and worked my way down to the feet on every single person who attended the meeting. After each personal smudge, I took a crystal out of my pocket and rubbed it on the bundle before handing to them. Then I took the sage side of the bundle and gave them a quick wave with the feather.
The sage would help drive away any bad spirits that might be trying to hurt our little community. I made sure to look in everyone’s eyes to see if my intuition gave me anything, but it didn’t. Not until I got to Ophelia.
“You can pass me up.” She politely stepped back out of the circle and clicked her heels together. For a brief moment, our eyes met. I was determined not to blink or look-away, like the strategy I had when I was on the elementary school play yard in a mean game of stare-off. Ophelia didn’t budge. The only reason I quit was because I had a meeting to hold.
Once around, I stood in front of the Gathering Rock and waited for some of the community leaders, Gerald, Izzy, and Chandra, to take their places on the bench-style seating so everyone could be comfortable.
“Where’s Faith?” I mouthed to Raven. Faith was supposed to take notes and give a brief synopsis of the meeting in the morning paper.
Raven shrugged the old “I don’t know.” With or without her, I had to start the meeting.
The Marys floated on the outskirts of the meeting with their legs and arms crossed, taking everything in.
“Wow, this is a big crowd.” I didn’t want to be too formal. They knew me for who I was, not for someone I felt like I needed to be. “I would like to bring our first order of business to the forefront.”
Petunia fidgeted in her spot while Patience whimpered into the handkerchief in her hand.
“Petunia Shrubwood, can you please come forward and state your claim?” It was very difficult to sound so professional when it was in my nature to make everyone happy. Including the always crabby Karima sisters.
Petunia stood up, running her hands along the front of her skirt. She tugged at the hem of her shirt, pulling it down before adjusting the sticks in her hair. She walked forward to the small podium. A white dove flew down and rested on her shoulder.
I couldn’t help but wonder if it was a soul from the
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