Chapter 84

After neither of them won and Craig called a draw, I waved to Morrissey and booked it out of there to meet Seph.

"She'll do it," I said when I spotted Seph in the hall, but then my eyes narrowed on her tight expression. "What's wrong?"

She looped her arm in mine and turned me in the direction of the Gathering Room, pressing against the far wall away from the gym. "I'm not so sure about doing this on a black moon."

"It's not the black moon yet. It's daytime."

"It doesn't matter. The moon still exists whether it's daytime or not, and though it may not officially happen until tonight, all the books I just read on moon phases instead of studying for my exam had a huge list of things to avoid. Guess what was at the top of the list." 

"Necromancy?" I asked hopefully.

"No. Séances. The black moon affects all things, makes dark things stronger, more unpredictable, especially the more malevolent spirits behind the spirit door."