Journal August 29, 1952
Read in Alinore’s journal when she loses her powers. What her thoughts were and how she felt.
The last few days have been the worst days of my life. On Halloween I broke up with Kurthanyo. We had been together for a whole year and October 31 would have been our first year anniversary of being together. Kurthanyo was furious when I told him I never wanted to see him again. I knew he was hurt and mad, but I never dreamed he would go this far. I woke up this morning and my powers and magic was gone. Gone! They have just disappeared and so have my sister's powers. My sisters were devastated. I cried all morning. I normally never get this mad but today I am so angry, that I don't even know myself. I looked in the book of spells to see if I could get my powers back and read that without magic I will not be able to get my magic back myself. Only the person who cast the spell on us can correct what they have done or someone related to them. I also read that I can not go in to the World of Witchery without my magic. I will never be able to see mother again if I do not get my magic back. What I am going to do? I will be lost without my magic. Magic is my whole life. It's my whole world. I was to be the next Washena. Oh, that Kurthanyo! I know he was behind this somehow, but I didn't think he could be this cruel. The tears I have shed today have been endless. If he was out to hurt me . . . he did.
This evening, I went to see Kurthanyo, to talk some sense into him and to get my powers back. But when I saw him, he had lost his powers also. Kurthanyo confessed casting a spell only on me and my sisters and on no one else. He had only wanted to blackmail me into coming back to him but something went wrong, something went terribly wrong. Something or someone caused the World of Witchery to fall asleep and for all of white magic to disappear. I know now, he is not totally to blame. He would never do anything to jeopardize his own magic. He loves his magic more than money. My world has gone to sleep. My magic has gone to sleep. The book of spells says only one person can break the spell, and I know who that person will be. I will be mortal for the rest of my life. What a long life I will have. I think I know who is behind all of this and if I'm right, heaven help all the worlds.
