Chapter 107: Lore Master

In the back room, Tansy had a small, round carpet, no more than four feet around. She gestured for Buttercup to sit down on one side while she sat across from her, legs folded in front of her in a crisscross pattern, heels under her thighs. Buttercup followed the other woman’s example, sitting with her palms on her knees. “Now, the first thing we have to do is get you to feel what’s inside of you,” Tansy said. “Power resides within all of us that most people deny even exists. Everything has energy. Stones. Plants. Even the air. We borrow from that energy to create our magic. You need to tap into that power and then use it to feel the power around you. Now, close your eyes. Try and block out every sound you hear outside of your body and focus on what you hear inside of yourself.”

Buttercup chuckled. “I usually try to ignore the voices in my head. They make bad decisions.”