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That was actually a basic guardian rule, but it must have been new to Mia. Her eyes widened
with eagerness. "What else? What kind of spells do people use?"
I shook my head. "I don't know. I don't really even know how spells work, and like I said, these
are just…stories I've heard. My guess is you just find ways to use your element as a weapon.
Like … fire users really have an advantage because fire'll kill Strigoi, so it's easy for them. And
air users can suffocate people." I'd actually experienced that last one vicariously through Lissa.
It had been horrible.
Mia's eyes grew wider still. "What about a water user?" she asked. "How could water hurt a
Strigoi?"
I paused. "I, uh, never heard any stories about water users. Sorry."
"Do you have any ideas, though? Ways that, like, someone like me could learn to fight?"
Ah. So that's what this was about. It actually wasn't all that crazy. I remembered how excited
she'd looked at the meeting when Tasha had talked about attacking Strigoi. Mia wanted to take
revenge on the Strigoi for her mother's death. No wonder she and Mason had been getting along
so well.
"Mia," I said gently, catching hold of the door to let her pass. We were almost at the lobby now.
"I know how you must want to … do something. But I think you're better off just sort of letting
yourself, um, grieve."
She reddened, and suddenly, I was seeing the normal and angry Mia. "Don't talk down to me,"
she said.
"Hey, I'm not. I'm serious. I'm just saying you shouldn't do anything rash while you're still
upset. Besides …" I bit off my words.
She narrowed her eyes. "What?"
Screw it. She needed to know. "Well, I don't really know what good a water user would be
against a Strigoi. It's probably the least useful element to use on one of them."
Outrage filled her features. "You're a real bitch, you know that?"