Legacy: The Mark of Merlin. Gerald Pruett

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tenth grade?”

      “A’s in math and science, and B’s in about everything else,” Ellen said. “Of course if it wasn’t for Tanya being an English teacher and helping me with my grammar, I wouldn’t do so hot in that subject. She helped me a lot.”

      “Yes,” Shannon agreed. “Tanya was superior in grammar and spelling. She studied journalism at the university, you know.”

      Ellen grinned while saying, “Tanya had told me that two-thirds of your relatives had studied journalism; including you, your sister and your mother.”

      “That’s true, but Tanya was the one who had the real talent for it,” Shannon said. “She would get perfect marks on her tests each time.”

      “Your big sis had helped you to pass a few tests on grammar, Harry,” Avery pointed out.

      “That she did,” Harris agreed.

      “Tanya could’ve been a great reporter if only she had the stomach for it,” Shannon added sullenly.

      “Is that why she became a high school English teacher instead?” Ellen asked as they were approaching the luggage carousel.

      “It was,” Shannon said before they searched through the luggage on the carousel.

      Avery and Shannon had five good size bags and once they were gathered, Shannon saw the gleam in Ellen’s eyes and the pleasant grin that she wore as Ellen asked, “Which of these has the Legacy volumes?”

      Shannon grinned before gesturing towards a group of two bags while saying, “They’re split up between those two bags.”

      “Once we get to the SUV, can I get out one of the volumes?” Ellen asked eagerly.

      “It’s ‘may I’,” Shannon corrected. Ellen grinned as Shannon continued with, “and if you are going to read them, you need to read them in chronological order and not pick one out at random.”

      “Fine, point out volume one to me,” Ellen quickly said.

      “Let’s wait until we get to the vehicle,” Shannon strongly suggested.

      “Okay,” Ellen said before she strained to pick up one of the two bags that held the Legacy volumes. “Let’s go.”

      Shannon and Avery stared surprisingly at Ellen for being able to pick up the heavy bag just as Harris warned, “Ellen, I like your enthusiasm, but you’re going to hurt yourself if you don’t slow down.”

      “I’d carried heavier things than this before,” Ellen said.

      “You being able to carry that heavy bag is only half at what I’m referring to,” Harris said.

      “And what’s the other half?” Ellen quickly asked.

      Harris grabbed his parents’ attention as he said loud enough for only his group to hear, “Learning witchcraft should be approached cautiously and with care, and I can tell that you’re ready to leap into it with both feet.”

      “You want to learn witchcraft?” Shannon quickly demanded to know.

      In a tone as if to take a stand, Ellen said, “I’m going to protect my niece from any threat that might come her way. I’ll give my life for hers if I have to.”

      “Mmm, yes, well do me a favor, Ellen, before you open the books on incantations,” Shannon requested.

      Ellen stared skeptically at Shannon before asking in a matching tone, “What?”

      “There are twenty Legacy volumes in our family’s collection—there should actually be well over a hundred volumes, but the lost volumes are another matter entirely,” Shannon began. “Anyway, the first chronological three that we have aren’t complete—there are missing volumes between each of them, but they will give you the gist on what I want you to know and they were documented during the later half of the Wizard Wars. If you read the first chronological three volumes religiously, you can be done with them within three weeks… a month or longer if you’re a slow reader, and I want you to read those three volumes from beginning to end before you open the books on incantations.”

      Ellen thought about Shannon’s request before nodding and saying, “Okay, and I think I’m a fast enough reader.”

      “Yes, well, if you claim to be done with those three volumes within two weeks, I’ll insist that I quiz you on them before you can be allowed to start on the incantations,” Shannon assured her.

      “Deal.” When Shannon nodded in agreement, Ellen continued with, “Now can we go to the SUV? This bag is getting heavier with each passing second.”

      Harris held out his hand for the bag while saying, “Let me have that before you hurt yourself.”

      “I’ve carried heavier things than this,” Ellen insisted.

      “Have you carried anything that heavy the distance from the luggage carousel to the SUV?” Harris quickly asked.

      “Well, no; not quite that far,” Ellen confessed.

      “Hand over the bag,” Harris ordered.

      Ellen slightly huffed before saying, “Fine.”

      When Harris took the full weight of the heavy bag, he uttered, “Good Lord! This is even heavier than I thought! How much can you pick up?” When Ellen shrugged, he continued with, “Yeah, well, you’re a lot stronger than you look.”

      “It’s probably from the gymnastic training that I used to do,” Ellen said.

      “You used to do gymnastics?” Avery asked.

      Ellen nodded before saying, “From the age of five to the age of twelve.”

      “Why did you quit?” Allyson asked.

      “The last vault I did, I landed wrong and I broke my left ankle,” Ellen said. “Once my ankle had healed and the doctor re-examined it to determine if I could return to gymnastics, he highly recommended against it. My ankle was okay enough though for Tanya to teach me karate.”

      Avery pleasantly grinned before rhetorically asking, “Tanya was teaching you karate, was she?”

      Ellen nodded before saying, “The first time I saw her practicing her karate moves in the backyard, I asked if she could teach me and she agreed.”

      Avery held his grin as he said, “I’m the one who taught karate to Tanya and Harry.”

      Ellen nodded with a grin before saying, “Tanya told me that you own a karate school in London.”

      “Guys,” Harris uttered to grab everyone’s attention. “Ellen is right about this bag feeling heavier with each passing second.”

      “Right,” Avery said as he went to pick up the bag with the other half of the Legacy volumes.

      Ellen picked up a bag—which was light in comparison to the first bag that she picked up—as Allyson and Shannon picked up the remaining

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