The mustang shot through the country lanes like a bat out of hell. Lomax was used to high speed police chases; in fact, she was enjoying the ride so much she was seriously thinking of going faster.
Hex early on had done his usual and curled up on the passenger seat and fell asleep.
Wraith looked out the window, trees and hedges raced past in a blur, but the night sky stayed rooted. He wanted to ask so many questions to Estron.
Do you have a family?
How did you get here?
Is God real?
But he didn't want to upset him. Estron looked scared. Even Wraith understood it took a lot of courage to escape and ask for help.
"What is magic? I saw you do magic on car." Estron suddenly asked.
Wraith had been surrounded by magic all his life. He could clearly remember the day when he went into the ancient grove and begged his mother to know more.
He had read hundreds of books, casted thousands upon thousands of spells and knew with the eternal blood that thundered through his veins he would get to see all that magic had to offer. But he never thought in a million years that a creature from beyond the stars would want to know what magic was.
He rubbed his finger and thumb together and whispered a *Sheleck.
For a moment there was nothing. Then Estron began to smile. From Wraith's fingers there began to raise small balls of golden light.
"What's is they." Estron said with amazement.
"Watch." Wraith whispered.
Lomax glanced in the rear-view mirror and slowed down.
Slowly the seven or so balls floated up. Each one took a place.
Estron laughed out loud. "Easy. You call that Orion's belt."
Then the balls moved around. Estron clapped his hands. "Leo."
Wraith then raced the balls around the car. Again, Estron laughed.
Lomax shouted. "Hey watch it."
"Teach me that magic." Estron shouted.
Wraith took hold of Estron's small thin finger and thumb and showed him how to rub them together. He then told him the words and how to say them.
"The trick of it is to believe you can do it." Wraith explained. "That's how magic gets its life from. By belief. You must with all your heart Estron believe you can do it."
Estron rubbed and rubbed and said the words over and over, but nothing happened. Not even a flicker.
"Give it time Estron. Give it time." Wraith said.
Lomax glanced around to Wraith. "We are goner have to do a little detour, we're running low on petrol." The Tom-tom took them to a small town called Eryrys.
As they pulled up to the petrol station Wraith gave a gasp.
"What's wrong?" Lomax said.
"Stop the car right now." he said. She did and Instantly Wraith jumped out and said. "No one gets out of the car; do you understand me Lomax."
She nodded and locked the doors, but kept the car running.
He then walked up to the person who was stood by the petrol station.
"Hello Wraith." Said the dark Duke.
*Sheleck. Is a spell that comes from the heart. It must only ever be done for someone you care deeply for.