[Billy returns the squeeze sympathetically - he'd felt this worry when Tommy had disappeared months ago - and starts to chant quietly, the magic spreading outwards to search for Leah. He starts to levitate the harder he chants, the magic bright and brilliant around them, Loki's hand acting as an anchor to keep him from going too high.
But the longer he casts, reaching the furthest ends of the barrier, he feels a wave of defeat.]
[action!]
But the longer he casts, reaching the furthest ends of the barrier, he feels a wave of defeat.]
...She's not here.
[God, he hates giving that bad news.]