As the witches finally walk out of the tree line my eyes are instantly drawn to the figure in front. This has to be Morden. The one that gave the order to kill my parents and displaced my grandmother. I might have never met my grandmother but considering the things that I have heard about Morden, I have nothing but ill will towards her.
She is beautiful but definitely has the witchy look down. Where my hair is a bright, wild red, hers is a deep black. Her eyes are dark enough that from this distance I cannot tell whether they are still brown or if they are in fact black. Her skin is pale and she has her lips painted black. Overall, she looks like the stereotypical witch that you might see in movies. She is just way more beautiful than I had ever expected. I think that I expected her looks to match her personality. She is nowhere near that hideous though.
As she nears my pack she gives me a disarming smile. If I did not know that she wants me dead then I would thi
Morden looks at me like she thinks she has me all figured out. What she does not know is that I see right through her. There is no way that I could believe the lies that she is spewing when I know my own past. I know what happened and who caused all of my problems and she is standing before me trying to get me to believe that she had nothing to do with it."If what you say is true then I am sure that you would gladly grant me permission to think on it for a while before making a decision this dramatic. I am just beginning to get used to living here with my family and not being alone. I am not ready to make any decisions about learning to be a witch. You owe me enough to allow me some time to adjust to the idea of being both witch and werewolf. After that maybe we can set something up to help both of us. I Will Not leave my family but I might be willing to accomodate some of your wishes if you will just leave the innocents here alone." I say to her forcefully."I
Watching the pack celebrate our small victory has me feeling happier and freeier than I have for a while. I still do not think that this is over. There is this lingering feeling in the air making me think that they will just come back worse as Morden had warned. Today is just a precursor to whatever she really has planned."I hear that you scared them into leaving?" Amora says from beside me."I guess that I did. Something about it does not feel right though. More like they were just here to mess with me or feel me out before they plan their real attack." I say to her thoughtfully."Considering I have never known a witch to back down without a fight, I would assume that that is a fair point. I am sure that they will be back. This time, you will be even more ready than you were today though. You will shock them even more." She tells me."How? I do not have a teacher for my witch powers. Sure I can keep training my body but that is not how the witches
Having fallen asleep on the couch has left a terrible crick in my neck the next morning. Stretching, I notice that Dante has already gotten up for the day. I wonder what could have gotten him out of bed before day fully breaks. He used to always get up before me but lately he has been getting up at around the same time as me.I take a hurried shower and then head downstairs after I get dressed. Dante is in his office so I do not wish to disturb him if it is something important enough to wake him early. Instead, I grab a quick breakfast and then do some yoga."Sweetheart, when you are not busy can you come meet me?" Dante asks through mind link."Yeah, is everything okay?" I ask hesitantly."Yes it is. For now at least. I will fill you in when you come to the office." Dante answers.What could all of that be about? Is there something else going on since last night that we do not know about? Do we need to change our plans yet again? Reali
Even though I have not left yet I am already beginning to feel homesick. I stayed with Dante and spent the entire morning and lunch time with him but now it is time for me to try to find my grandmother. I have a feeling that I know how to I just have to really open myself up and focus.I head into the forest and find a place next to a rose bush to sit down and relax. Reaching out with my senses, I release a breath and focus on my task. Of finding my grandmother and a way to get to her. As my senses expand and I begin to drink in the nature around me I let my intentions of finding my grandmother be known.Without me realizing the rose bush reaches up to my finger and a thorn breaks the skin. As a drop of blood falls to the ground I feel it beginning to run in all directions. Much farther than a single drop of blood should be able to travel.The undergrowth lights up and begins to grow and thrive as my blood starts searching for that of my grandmother. It travels
I had not planned on how hard it would be for me to leave Dante and the rest of the pack. It feels as if I am tearing my heart in half and leaving it with them. I am unable to say goodbye to anybody else so after I walk out of the door I just transform into a bright red eagle and take to the skies.It has been a while since I have been flying. Even with my heart breaking I can appreciate the freedom from being in the air. Feeling weightless and free helps my perception open up a bit. I can think a little clearer from up here than I could before. I am doing the right thing. I just have to hope that I can make it there before night fall so that I do not have to sleep in a tree. My bright red color is a dead giveaway that I am not really an eagle.The witches might now know of my ability to take on other forms so I find myself flying higher than I normally would. Maybe they found a way to break Rosa and she told them everything but somehow I feel like they would hav
If there is no wind then there has to be something that is blocking it. Could it really be a coincidence that it is right where my grandmother's cottage is supposed to be? I do not believe in coincidences so she must know a way to hide her cottage from sight. How am I supposed to get in then? Landing gently on the ground in my cardinal form I reach out with my senses. With this small of a body and the even smaller points on my feet that are touching the ground I cannot get a good connection to the earth. The best way would be if I were to transform into my human self. Is that risky though? I do not know for sure if my grandmother is in there or not or even if she is alone. Morden could be in there right now looking for me so if I transform here it could blow my entire cover. Instead, I take off and fly back into the trees a little ways. Then I land again but this time I turn back into myself. When my feet hit the ground I can finally connect with mother nature again.
Standing before me is a stunning woman with long red hair. She has the brightest blue eyes I have ever seen. Also, she looks like she could be an older sister. Not sure why I expected her to look so much older when Morden did not but I had still expected it for some reason. There is a tiredness lining her eyes. Her skin is rather pale which implies that she has either not been outside much recently, or she has highly sensitive skin. When I look at her I can see a lot of similar features between the two of us. Apparently I took after her in looks more than either of my parents. After a few moments of us just staring at each other I finally say, "Hi Elle, I am your granddaughter. I was hoping that I could come in for a bit." She does not answer me but just steps back to allow me through. The cottage is neat but cluttered. There are plants everywhere the eye can see. It looks like she is drying out some herbs for potions in one corner, canning stuff somewhere el
True to her word, when we finished our tea she was ready to start. I considered dragging out drinking my tea because I am a little nervous about showing her my memory but that would only delay the inevitable. So, after a thoughtfully quiet cup of tea it is finally time for us to begin.She reaches her hands across the table and grasps mine. Her hands are warmer than I had expected and amazingly soft. After a few deep breaths she says to me, "Alright, open up your mind the way that you do when you are trying to connect to nature. Once you feel your awareness opening up, push it towards me. I will then open up as well and we will merge our thoughts and feelings together."Sounds simple enough. I should not have a problem doing this. As I slowly relax and let my awareness slip out I find that it is more difficult that I expected for it to reach out to my grandmother. Maybe it is because I am still so defensive when it comes to her but as soon as I get close I can fe