After properly determining our roles in the Council, I send everyone back to get ready for a party. I, on the other hand, am taking a brief, rare moment to myself while I finish adding things to the building for today's grand opening. I add some simple decorations as well as more chairs and things that we will need.It does not take long for me to finish the decorations. Since nobody is here yet, I venture out to the front of the building facing the witches and add a fountain. This fountain shows a witch befriending a werewolf. On the opposite side, facing the werewolf side, I made the opposite to the first fountain. This one shows a werewolf curling up next to a witch on a field of flowers. By the time that people start to arrive the building is as close to being perfect as I can get it for now. They all look around in awe at the building that was not there the last time anybody came this way. Heck, it was not here two hours ago. It really surprises the wolves more than it does the
Trying to think up an obstacle course that both species will need to work together to get through takes a little while. Eventually, we decide to take the original course idea for the werewolves and then add some extra surprises throughout it. Thinking back to when we watched the Harry Potter movies, we might eventually make a maze for them to have to go through as well. That could be entertaining to watch them try to figure out. For now, we add things like rock walls that have no foot holds, hoops to swing across that cannot be reached without elemental or telekinetic powers and even a small lake to swim across that is frozen. It has to be thawed out and actually swam across to make it all of the way across. Everybody stands around and watches us work on the obstacle course. Dante and Kevin constantly give me more ideas on how to make the course more difficult while Julia and Elle help me make the course. It would not be fair for them to try to go through the course since they have
Trying to match up the witch duos with the werewolf trios is proving to be tricky. Hopefully, by separating them according to ages it will prove a little easier. Hazel will, of course, get along with Connor just fine but I am not sure that the same can be said about some of his friends. They were not exactly that open minded when they first found out that he is dating a witch but that has hopefully changed after seeing what she went through at the hands of the Witch's Council.Speaking of the Witch Council, they are all here. They all showed up to watch what we are doing. Simonetta is openly sneering at any werewolf that tries to come close to her. Carlina and Viola are both imitating her to varying degrees although it is obvious that Carlina is not as disgusted by being around werewolves as the other two.Safiya is sadly avoiding eye contact with the male that she has been seeing. I had hoped that by her coming here she would find a way to open up some more but it is entirely possibl
Once the new Council members are gathered, I clear my throat to grab everyone's attention. The Council members line up behind me with the Witches on one side and the werewolves on the other. Instead of them choosing the side that their own species is more specifically gathered on, they decide to stand on the opposite sides. Hopefully, this will show that they are open to working with each other and both species on a regular basis."Thank you all for coming here today. I hope that you had fun with the obstacle course. We have been using these courses for quite a while when it comes to training. I am glad that we were able to share that with everyone here." I tell them all at large. "Now, we have had a lot of changes lately. These changes have all presented new difficulties. That is not something that I am very fond of.The most recent change is the fact that witches and werewolves are living as neighbors now. Plus, I expect all of you to be able to work together. This is the life that
The introduction of the Council went pretty well overall. After the introductions were over we mingled together fairly well. The werewolves tried to get to know the witches a little better and vice versa. While the werewolves are finding it difficult to trust the witches, the witches are definitely finding it difficult to open up after all of the fighting that they caused in the past. Of course, most of it was against their better judgment but that does not change the fact that they did still do it. The Witch Council shot daggers at me for the entire night after introducing a Council of our own. They did not like that they were being looked over by the rest of the witches after that point. They still hold some power over the witches but now the witches also have to answer to the joint Council. That is a new concept that the Witch Council is going to have to accept. Simonetta continued to glare daggers at me and all of the werewolves for the rest of the night. Safiya tried to not smi
The big day is finally here. It is the day that 4 of our novices move up in their training. Today I am going to shake things up even more. With the Coven and the Witch Council. I mean, at this point, why not right? They are just looking for another reason to try to take me on anyways."Are you ready for today?" Dante asks as I get dressed after a nice relaxing bath."Yes, it is going to be fun." I say with a slight amount of sarcasm."You are sure that you want the new Council there?" He asks sounding concerned.I walk towards him, now fully clothed in an almost traditional witch dress. This one is flowier and much lighter than the normal ones. It is solid black with silver moons and constellations covering it. Looking up at him, I can see the worry in his eyes over some of the wolves possibly being in danger."Yes, I am sure. This is going to help everybody accept that there is a Council that can handle matters. I am not hiding who I am from anybody." I tell him.He gulps nervously b
Heading back out to the lake area, I look around to determine where the best spot would be. As much as I would love to do the celebration on the platform above the lake but it would have to be gigantic for us all to fit there. Instead, I head for the closest clearing in the nearby woods to see if it would be suitable for today.When I reach the clearing, I find Elle and Rosa already waiting there. They must have figured that I would be heading here to get everything ready. It looks like they have already convinced the tree line to move back some more to give us more room. This spot looks about perfect for today."Thank you for getting this started. It should be the right spot. I need to find somewhere safe for the werewolf members of the Council to be." I tell them."I will work on that if you want to figure out how to make it look more festive. For the festivities and all." Rosa says. I nod gratefully to her as I spin in a slow circle to begin planning all of our decorations. It nee
The time has finally arrived, I have gathered the girls to make our way down to the clearing. The Hybrid Council is already there, as is the Witch Council. Now, I just have to get the guests of honor down there. The entire pathway is lined with the rest of the Coven's witches. They are here to celebrate these four and their journey on. As the four look around, I see them smile happily at the rest of the Coven. They have been trained in combat for so long that it took a while for them to be able to open up like this. Now, they have peaceful expressions as we begin our slow walk to the clearing. They have strict instructions that they are not to say anything until after the dance is over. Until then, one of their tests is their complete silence. We walk slowly like one would walking down the aisle at a human wedding. Only with this, the witches are not throwing flower petals. Instead, as we walk down, the other witches cause archways of flowers to grow up around us on the path. They m