six impossible things before breakfast

As soon as the woman leaned away, Loren stopped in his tracks. Taking a small step backwards, he lowered his hands. However, once again, he realized he miscalculated with the magic demonstration. Flicking his wrists, the water swirling about his arms dissipated and soaked into the ground. Keeping the rain parting around them, he crouched down, balancing easily on the balls of his feet. "Easy now. It's okay. Just listen to the sound of my voice." Although it was unfair, he was using the tone he used to use on the skittish animals from his farmer days. "Take some deep breaths with me." Breathing in through his nose, he let it out from his mouth. All the while, he watched her carefully. LOREN Brought back by satisfaction more times than the cat