> "A circle of power that he can't penetrate." Julia answered Alex's question, > pointing a thumb toward the kitchen door to indicate it was outside "And I > don't have time to go stand out in it" This was said to the Soulchaser. > > "And no, you can't go after him. It's almost time for the trial." she > looked at the clock on the wall "Matter of fact you should take Jimmy and > Alex there now." > > She met and kept the Soulchaser's gaze, tone easy but meaning and gaze > anything but "No one leaves the circle, you included. Anything happen to > them and I'll take it out of your hide." > > She then went to the kitchen door and whistled loud, getting Jimmy's > attention, who leaned over the rail to look down at her. > > "It's time." she said before ducking back into the kitchen. > "Trial," Alex asked even more confused now. "Whose trial? And I thought the point of him being here was so that he could catching, why won't you let him do it?" Alex
