shock.
"Now wait a minute, Trinny is not going anywhere without me."
"There is no way we can bring a mortal with us, it will be more dangerous!" Morthos declared.
"I understand your loyalty to your friend but you need to understand, we may not always be able to protect you, our priority is Trinity." Aarion spoke in an understanding voice.
"So is mine!" Declared Emma. Lucille looked at Trinny, who had been looking a little worried up till this point.
"I would feel a lot better if Trinny had someone with her too, I think you should let Emma go!" Trinny and Emma looked shocked at Lucille; parents were usually the first to say 'no,' not 'go.'
"I would feel happier if Emma was with me, this is all new to me and she does know how to bring the best out in me, maybe she can help." Trinny grabbed her friend’s hand and held it tight.
"Fine, as you wish." Aarion sounded tired. Morthos just rolled his eyes and Emma saw that Garus guy give her a wink and a smile. Lucille stood.
"I will cover for Emma with her parents, you girls should go pack a few things, I'll prepare you all a few snacks to take, just in case." Trinny looked at her mum with a new level of respect, she loved how she took life in her stride.
"No worries about the parents Mrs. Gaia, they are off to Bali for a week early tomorrow morning, I had already said my goodbyes, I'll text my brother and let him know I'll be staying here." Emma pulled Trinny up the stairs to gather their things.
CHAPTER FOUR
'And where two raging fires meet together, they do consume the thing that feeds their fury.' - William Shakespeare
It felt like they had been walking along the beach for hours, they were not near any streets or houses, so the only light in the darkness was from the partial crescent of the moon. Lucille had given her daughter the longest hug before they had left, and had handed over a large backpack filled with food for Morthos to carry, he tried to look put-out, but she could tell he was grateful. Garus was carrying a second, smaller backpack that had some plastic cups, water and a couple of flasks with hot coffee in. He was quite excited about this new drink; he questioned Trinny and Emma about it for the first half hour after they left, wanting to know where it came from and how exactly to make it. Trinny and Emma had packed small, light backpacks with a few essentials like a change of clothes, wind cheater jackets, light and tightly packed sleeping bags, torch, deodorant and lip-gloss, which was only on Emma’s insistence, ' you can never be sure when you might need it, who knows what kind of weather they may have, cracked lips are not attractive!' Trinny could see Emma's point, but wasn't that worried about it, she slipped it in her bag to make her friend feel better. She knew that Emma packed more than her, she wasn't really the outdoors type and Aarion had explained it would take a couple of days to get back to Taeith after they had found the other elementals.
"So how do we find the next elemental?" Emma asked casually, as if this was part of her normal everyday routine.
"She's in Ireland, we will use the Keitha to track her down." Aarion could see the confusion in Emma and Trinny's face. "The Keitha is a magic stone that can only be found deep beneath the earths soil directly under the Ora, it helps the holder to feel drawn to the powers of magical beings, this is how we tracked you down to the cafe Trinity."
"Can you call me Trinny, my dad was the only one who called me by my full name." Trinny asked.
"As you wish.... Trinny." Aarion nodded at her respectfully.