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protected from assassins.  Your great grandmother Katirin was full Fae, and her son Taggart, whom you are named for, married a full Fae.  Your father married a full Fae.  Now your blood line is only fractional human.  It was the only way to make sure that the powers were passed on, and yet protected."  Isabel continued "You are royalty among the Fae and will be welcomed back as royalty should."
    "Wait," Lawrence interjected, "Welcomed back?  You mean to take my children to a place that is in a state of war."
    "That was always the plan."  Isabel said.
    "No! I will not allow it.  I will not allow you to drag my children into a war that they are not a part of."
    "I am afraid that the war will come to them if we don't take them back.  It is only a matter of time until someone figures out they are here." 
    Kellan angrily spoke from behind tears that had begun to fall down her cheeks.  "Will we see mom?" 
    "Yes."
    Meckenzie couldn't believe what she was hearing.  She was expected to go with Isabel, who she had known almost her whole life, but who had been hiding her true identity.  Could she really trust this woman?  Was getting to see her mom enough for her to march off into battle for something she knew nothing about?
    "What could we possibly do to help with a war?  We are not even eighteen yet."  Meckenzie added.
    "You have more power than you know.  Your simply being there will uplift the spirits of all of Aquinas.  Plus, I will begin training you.  You all have much to learn about what your powers can do."
    "Will we go soon?  Will we get to finish high school?  There are only eight weeks left, I mean I have plans.  I was accepted to Harvard and I want to be a doctor."  Taggart interjected.
    "I don't know when we will go.  I do know that we have some time.  I hope that we can hold out for a year.  I need to train you as much as possible.  Luckily you are all very smart and physically fit so you should be able to catch on pretty fast."
    Lawrence Desmond stood up and left the room.  He knew he was losing his children and he didn't know what to do.  So he decided to go, he thought he might be able to clear his mind if he was away from them for a while.  He needed to stop this, but he could tell his children were being swept up in this new found adventure.  He could not lose them too.  He didn’t think his heart could take it.
    Isabel and the trips watched him silently leave the room.  They had seen the look on his face before when their mother had gone and knew he needed some time to himself.  He had lost so much in his life; letting him leave was all they could do.
     

Chapter 7...
     
    After the day’s events, everyone decided they were a little tired.  Taggart headed off to his room to lie down.  Kellan decided to swim to clear her mind, since Isabel thought it too soon for her to lift weights again.  That left Meckenzie with Isabel.  Meckenzie had so many questions.  Where should she start? 
    Isabel motioned for Meckenzie to follow her.  They headed to the garden; fresh air was definitely what Meckenzie needed.  She was stuck in a swirling vortex of information that she could not wrap her mind around.  Everything kept popping in and out of her thoughts; it was a serious case of information overload. 
    Isabel sat in one of the patio chairs and motioned for Meckenzie to sit opposite her.  Isabel sat motionless and stared at Meckenzie; it was a little bit unnerving at first.  Why had she brought her here Meckenzie?  Then Meckenzie began to relax.  A wave of relief washed over her as her mind cleared of all the thoughts that had been swirling about. 
    "What are you doing?"  Meckenzie questioned.
    Isabel smiled, "While I don't have any powers, I have been trained in the art of spell casting.  One of the spells I'm most proficient at is a ciúnaigh spell, it is a calming spell.  It should allow you to focus a bit of that energy you have buzzing around you."
    Meckenzie felt