With horror, Daniel saw some had pierced them and stuck out from their skin.

"Ouch! But by the Gods, Jasmine," said Amber in awe. "That was massive! How'd you do that?"

Jasmine picked a stone sliver out of her arm and hissed in pain. “Ow, ow, ow! Gods! That hurt." She glanced at Amber before focusing back on the stone slivers stuck in her flesh. “It was easy. All the magic in the circle was there to take from. I guess I took too much? I think I could have taken more!"

Amy hissed. "We need to heal this. Let me try."

Amber was looking thoughtful and sad, but she nodded at Amy. "Yeah, try it."

Daniel was surprised. "Witches can heal?"

Amy nodded. “Yes, and cause harm. It's the same spell, just in reverse. Let me try it. I was always the better of us at it."

"True," said Jasmine. "I keep wishing you hadn't been knocked out after they attacked you and Daniel."

Amy nodded, then concentrated and reached out and touched Jasmine. To the others, it looked like all the stone slivers in Jasmine's skin were pushed out. They fell like rain to the grass. Jasmine's skin looked unmarked.

Amy then touched Daniel and Amber and finally herself. They felt immensely better. Amy opened her eyes. "That was so easy! Amber! It was so much easier than before. And no headache this time!" Amy clutched herself and spun in joy.

Jasmine grabbed her and kissed her soundly. "You go, girl!" Then they kissed again and pawed a Little at each other. Their pussy balls had them all very excited.

They practiced all morning. By noon, there was no doubt. The circle amplified their magic. They also knew without a doubt that Amber was severely limited to accessing the magic and could only use her own.

She was completely dejected.

*

The next morning, a knock came at their door. Bitty answered it and Daniel could hear the start of a loud conversation. Curious, he walked over and found Bitty standing in front of three regally dressed gnomes, with her hands on her hips.

“Bitty? What's going on?"

Bitty glanced back at Daniel for a moment. He could see her anger.

“These gnomes are here to make trouble. They don't seem to want to listen to the EMISSARY!" She yelled the last word directly at them.

The three gnomes flinched. The one in the middle was old, with deep wrinkles on her face. Behind her stood a male and another female gnome. They looked much older than Bitty. All three were dressed in very fancy robes, and held their hands crossed in front of them and tucked inside their sleeves. They looked past Bitty, ignoring her screech, and locked eyes with Daniel.

The one in the middle spoke in reverent tones. "It is him. The Saviour."

The three gnomes fell to their knees and prostrated themselves on the sill of the door.

Daniel gawked. “By the Gods, get them out of the doorway before someone sees. Get inside."

Bitty bent and started hauling on the one in the middle. “Get up!

Get inside! Hurry!"