Alright, I thought, clearly my biggest weakness was the necessity to speak a wish every time I needed to draw on the powers of the ring. I had just barely gotten the wishes out in time to protect myself, and against more powerful and skilled adversaries I would not be as fortunate. But I could use the power of the ring itself to protect myself.
"I wish, that if either me, my parents, Haley or Ruthie was in serious supernatural danger, I receive warning in time to prepare a reaction. I wish that when facing supernatural danger, I automatically know the nature of the danger and what response offers the best chance of success. I wish that, in the face of life-threatening supernatural danger, I would be able to move and speak with twenty times my normal speed."
Haley was concerned. "Are you OK, sweetie?"
I gave a weak smile. "I'm OK, sugarlips." There would be time enough to talk with her about our future when she and I had calmed down a bit from the "attack."