Chapter 5: Story time
"I think the card isn't normal," Irwin blurted as he looked at his mother. "I can see in the dark!"
Seeing his mother's eyes narrow, he blew out the candles, ignoring his mother's annoyed hiss. The room had turned into a red and orange version of what he knew, but he could see everything perfectly fine.
"Hold up some fingers," he said excitedly.
His mother was looking around, worry creasing her face. Then she held up her hand.
"Three!" Irwin said. "Two. Five!"
His mother gasped, then shook her head. "Light the candles," she hissed.
Irwin quickly did as she asked, grinning widely only to see his mother seemingly staring off at nothing.
"Mum?" Irwin asked worriedly.
His mother didn't react, staring through him, mouth slightly open as if she'd not heard what he had just told her.
His wide grin had faded, and he worried he'd made a mistake. He had shown her how he could find things when the candles were out, and now she was just sitting there.
"Did you hear-"
"I heard you, Irwin," his mother hissed as she looked at the door. "I can't believe this. How could Bronwyn find- never mind. It looks like a common, but you are right. Passive effects never occur on a common."