Holding Chaos

Author notes

Holly Leaf

adobedragon

on Aug. 13, 2007

The holly leaf isn't a natural leaf but rather is made of metal. In the original novel, it was a pin, but since Regan never wears it and usually leaves it at home, on her kitchen counter, I demoted it to a painted metal leaf. Sh'Tah is the magic word, the trigger for the leaf, which will…next page.

Regan's sense of smell and hearing are quite keen, beyond even that of vampires. But taking in so much can result in sensory overload, so she usually intentionally blocks out most of her extraordinary sensory information.

As always, thanks for reading! P.K.