“Where do these magic circles come from?”“According to legends, there was a war between the gods and the spirits of nature. The spirits used the...r magic to summon armies of creatures, so that the minions of the gods could never walk the earth, and that magic remains to this day. Some believe that it is a weapon being used against mankind, to halt our expansion and exploration into new lands. Many believe it to be the work of troublemakers that got their hands on some kind of illegal magic,. Natalie took a few steps towards Jessica and looked back at her sister. Stacy looked at Julie, then at James. James shrugged at her. So Stacy shrugged, and both her and her sister got out of the water without saying a word."Watts, are you coming?" Jessica demanded.Julie shook her head, "I'm not done swimming. I can take care of myself."Jessica shook her head, "Suit yourself."As Jessica lead the two teenage girls away, James could hear Stacy complaining, "I don't see why we couldn't stay—we swam. That one small action made me realise how far Maggie had moved on. And how much I still loved her.Kat reached across for a glass of juice and handed me one. Maggie picked up a third, and Kat proposed a toast.“To my special friends, who I hope will remain friends forever.”“Should we get Simon?” I asked.“Simon will sleep for a while, and you are both almost more special to me now.”I felt a bit awkward. I never meant to drive a wedge between Simon and Kat. Kat sensed this and so explained. Reece's room was not a mess but clean would not have been a word to describe it either. The floor had recently been vacuumed and the bed was made, at least Reece had made an attempt at making it with clean sheets. The computer at his desk was running but the dusty monitor and webcam were blank right now making the dust even more apparent. The small book case in the corner of the room however, had recently been dusted, possibly vacuumed at the same time as the floor. The window blinds had some.