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тАЭGood, then go,тАЭ Jonathan said.

Tereza said, тАЭJonathan.тАЭ That one word held something hard, almost threatening. Jonathan turned to her.
тАЭHe has done nothing but speak in riddles since he entered our house.тАЭ

тАЭYou have not allowed him to do much of anything, Jonathan.тАЭ

тАЭElaine is not a mage.тАЭ

тАЭJonathan,тАЭ TerezaтАЩs voice was gentle but firm, тАЭshe nearly died today. It was her vision that nearly
killed her. The visions are magic of some kind. We need to know what happened.тАЭ

тАЭShe is not a mage,тАЭ he said.

тАЭAnd if she is?тАЭ Tereza asked.

Jonathan closed his mouth with an audible snap. He turned away from them all. Elaine huddled in the
chair, the tea forgotten in her hands. Would he send her away if she were a mage? Would she be cast out
of the only home sheтАЩd known? Mala came up behind her, placing her hands on ElaineтАЩs shoulders.
тАЭYouтАЩll not be sending her away.тАЭ

тАЭIf weтАЩre not wanted,тАЭ Blaine said, тАЭwe can go.тАЭ His voice was warm with anger.

He was struggling to his feet.

тАЭSit down, Blaine,тАЭ Konrad said. тАЭNo one is sending Elaine away.тАЭ His voice was very firm when he
said it.

Elaine turned in the chair to see. KonradтАЩs green eyes were sparkling, the lines in his face tight with
anger.

Would he have been this outraged over anyoneтАЩs leaving, or was this especially for her? ElaineтАЩs face lit
with a heat that had nothing to do with the potential loss of her home.

Tereza stood up. тАЭJonathan, you had better make yourself very clear on this issue.тАЭ

He spread his hands wide. тАЭWell, of course, Elaine will stay, no matter what. This is her home.тАЭ But
there was something in his voice that made Elaine shrink against the chair back. A hesitation, as if he had
more to say but left it unspoken. If she were indeed a mage, Jonathan would never make peace with it.
Not really.

She didnтАЩt want to be a mage. The visions were bad enough. тАЭSit down, Gersalius,тАЭ Tereza said.
тАЭJonathan and I were just leaving so you could get on with your work.тАЭ

Jonathan opened his mouth to protest. She stopped him with a small gesture. тАЭWe need to talk,
Husband. And the wizard needs to see to Elaine.тАЭ She rarely called him husband. When she did, it was
usually the beginning of a quarrel, or at least a disagreement.

Jonathan stood very straight. тАЭIf you say so, Wife.тАЭ Anger was plain in his voice.