~Devon~
Lila showed up at our room right after breakfast.
"Your mom said I could train you." She had a big bag with her. "We're making purification sachets today."
"Finally!" Diana jumped off her bed. "We've been asking Mom to teach us for weeks but she's always too busy."
"Well, I'm not busy. And you two need to learn this before tomorrow." Lila dumped the bag on the floor. Bundles of dried plants, shiny rocks, and small cloth bags spilled out. "These are for your parents and Killian. Protection against shadow magic."
"How strong can we make them?" I sat down next to the pile. "Like, can they block a shadow attack?"
"If you do it right, yes. But it takes a lot of power. More than one bag can usually hold." Lila started organizing everything. "That's why we're making three. One for each of them. And we're going to make them extra strong."
"How?" Diana was already sorting through the plants. Smelling them. "What makes them stronger?"
