‘My curse?’ Nina says.
‘Yes, your curse.’ She replies.
‘Are you implying Nina has been playing with some kind of magic and cursed my son?’ mother asks.
‘No, but she has a curse shadowing her, and it’s affecting Magnus.’
‘I’m sorry, but you must be mistaken? I’m not cursed.’ Nina says.
The witch looks Nina up and down.
‘Oh, you’re cursed, sweetheart. I can see it lingering all around you.’
‘What kind of curse? How do I get rid of it?’
‘What kind of curse, for I do not know and how to break it. Only the one who cursed you knows how. Until then, you are stuck with it.’
‘How do I find out who cursed me, then?’
‘Only time will tell.’ She looks back over at Magnus and approaches.
She hovers a hand over him and says an incantation. ‘The fever will break soon. In the meantime, until the curse breaks, I suggest you tell him to avoid shifting.’
‘Why is that?’ mother asks.