"Bonding? The two of you bonded over having a tour of my home? Really? Are you lying to me, Helen?"
"What is with all of the questions Eli? Why can't you accept I bonded the tiniest bit with your mother? It's not like we will be best friends after this but it's a step forward. I knew she wouldn't be able to resist my charm for long." Helen was humored by saying this because she knew Elaine could hear her every word. Helen removed the gem from her bracelet while she and Elaine were coming downstairs, making the gem not work anymore.
"I'm impressed. I thought you two would go up there and have an argument." When Helen and Elaine went upstairs, Eli found himself unable to pry to their conversation. He figured his mother brought something with a spell cast on from the witch Freya. But to know Helen and Elaine bonded upstairs was strange. What came over his mother?
