Chapter 27 Sorcery

A corner of the rooftop, surrounded by starlight, seems ideal to read the book I ve obtained about humans who possess the "magic touch." Like the tome on supernatural history, the print glows within the pages, enabling me to read easily despite the darkness around me. This is fortunate, as I do not wish to be discovered, even by my fiancé. Especially by my fiancé. As with the Russian that I ve been studying in the early mornings, I want to surprise him with any other magical skills I manage to acquire. {Humans who possess an ability to perform magic have existed since the beginning of time. What endows them with this ability, none can say. Some suggest cross-breeding with the ancient gods. Others suggest gifts from faeries and other magical creatures. Still, such persons exist, the most famous being individuals such as Nostradamus and Merlin. The ability to perform magic can take on any number of forms. Individuals who practice the most are able to do the most, as is