Book Seven: Chapter 198

“Stop that.” Elizabeth swatted at Sarah’s hand. “Just because your soul wasn’t rejected doesn’t mean you should force your magic through it so readily.”

“You’re right.” Sarah dismissed the flames again and saw that her fingertips were already charred. Frowning, she pinched them together and frowned at the sharp pain. “I can’t just go body hopping again, now can I?”

“Not for many, many years.” Elizabeth put the necklace around her own neck. The blue gemstone had faded to black and now looked like obsidian. “The tear of the phoenix was always meant to be an emergency measure specifically because of how long it takes to recharge. You’ll need to take much better care of this body than you did your own.”

“Fuck you.” Sarah undid a couple of buttons on the collar of her shirt and pulled her hair out of its ponytail. “Dying is probably the best thing that’s ever happened to me. If not for what happened in that greenhouse, there’s a good chance I would have been killed in t