"Hello," I said to the group of dark mages. "I'm Zoey." God, could I said anything more lame?

Reed gave me an encouraging nod.

I squared my shoulders and lifted my chin. "My name is Zoey Dane Hoffmeister. My mother was Alice Hoffmeister."

The students behind me murmured and whispered, but I kept my gaze on the dark mages before me. Some of these sorcerers had been practicing ley lines and evil powers for years. Others might have been swayed in earlier ...