Balancing Act

Gathering and Clarifying
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 2, complete
Word count (story only): 1224
[Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 7am]


:: What can Vic and Aidan do now? Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::


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:: Thanks for reading! ::




Aidan paced between the door to the stairwell and the archway of the kitchen alcove, back and forth, forth and back. On the fifth pass, he stopped. “How much salt is in the cabinet? We need about two ounces, perhaps a bit less. And, I need you to go collect at least six wide, flexible leaves, fully green and undamaged. Can you focus enough to do that?”

“What about Ed, the ferret, and Mac? They need food and water.” Vic straightened. “Can you set that up now? I’ll keep eyes on her, but won’t go closer unless she wakes.”
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Gathering and Clarifying
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 2
Word count (story only): 1003
[Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 7am]


:: What can Vic and Aidan do now? Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::


:: Author’s note: Computer problems doubled and redoubled my attempts to fix anything. I hope that this is the last major interference from the universe at large. ::


On to part two




Aidan’s eyebrows climbed. “You think that I don’t feel exactly the same way? That I don’t have an urge to stamp out a threat to myself and those I consider mine?” he asked, genteel tone and crisp pronunciation filled and softened by compassion.

“I think that your self control is better than mine.” Vic glared at the woman. His eyes snapped toward the top of the stairs. “I’m going to the bedroom. Ed and Mac and the ferret are all in there.” He eased past Aidan, brushing shoulders, but gave the crumpled figure the widest berth that he possibly could.

Vic loped up the stairs, taking them three at a time in smooth strides. “I don’t know what to say to warn you, because I barely believe what I saw with my own eyes.”
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Morning Maneuvers
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 2, complete
Word count (story only): 782
[Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 7am]


:: Morning brings a new idea, leaving Edison home alone for a few minutes. Part of the Edison’s Mirror (Teague Family) story arc. ::


:: Pay Special Attention: THIS EXCEEDS THE LIMITS OF GENTLE FICTION. The warning is a major spoiler; highlight to read: One of the Teagues is a victim of a painful magical attack. A threat phrased as “animal sacrifice” is horrifying, but WILL NOT be anything more than those words. Happy ending is rushing toward us, but this is important to the plot, so I’m showing it directly rather than indirectly. The intensity is why I’ve kept the post shorter than a thousand words. ::


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:: Thanks for reading!::




Ed stared at the woman. “I don’t want to.”

Shandiin frowned, pushing her lower lip out in a pout. “Why? Aren’t we friends, Ed?”
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