"as they fluttered outward they passed through him , too , sending what felt like a more pleasant version of a static shock through his entire body ... and distracting him just long enough for maeve to get a few feet off the ground . '' no , wait ! '' maeve looked at him , hovering in mid-air , and once again he was n't sure how to say what he needed to say . she waited for about as long as she had the first time , then shook her head and took off _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
flying