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While they rode, the tall woman stared at her with soft, yet probing eyes. It made Les feel uncomfortable, but she tried to ignore it, so she was surprised when the woman spoke.

"Balfour was right you know." Les looked up at her with one brow raised. "You do have magic. Though, perhaps you are not ready to grasp it yet." Les had nothing to say to that, and no more was said until they stopped at the tree with the lamp when Talon and Les left the carriage.

Before leaving, the tall woman said that if Les ever made up her mind, and decided to come back to help or be trained, she only need call. Then she handed her a small package, smiled sweetly and then dissolved into the air. The carriage gone with her.

Les looked down at Talon. "Well that was unexpected." The two turned and started down their narrow path back the way they had come so many many hours earlier.