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
The dance begins smoothly for us. We call the first element as we make our first spin around. The ground erupts into beautiful flowers as we begin our spin seamlessly. Switching directions, we begin our flow of water. As the water of layer is added, we keep our shapes simple. Even though we are fully trained, we want the real show stopper to be the novices. That is not something that we want to outdo.Once the circle of water is completed we switch directions again. This time, flames flow out of us into the circle. The flames take some shapes as well but once again they are not as eccentric as I am hoping the Novices make. Now, it is time for the final switch in directions. As we begin the air portion of the dance I spare just a second to look up at the Witch Council. They are positively fuming over the fact that Safiya is performing the dance with us. I would find it humorous if I did not have to focus right now.As we weave the air between all of the elements we slow down our danc
After we get done with the dance everybody heads to the lake to celebrate our newest Advanced witches. Well, our first ever Advanced witches actually. There have been a lot of firsts since I got here and I plan for there to be many more as well.At the lake, we have food and drinks set up at the tables. We left an open invitation for the werewolves all to come but I highly doubt that any are going to show up at this point. They either need some space after yesterday or are too worried to come without backup. Still, I would not be surprised if Connor were to show up.Dante has decided to stay for the celebration with me. The pack is used to seeing the two of us together but not the Coven so this will be nice to incorporate in as well. He is, of course, a permanent fixture when it comes to me so it is only natural that he be around the witches more. The rest of the Hybrid Council has opted to head back to the pack. All except for Julia. Kevin offered to stay with her but she waved him
I feel way better after having the Council members all set. Now, for the party. Each of these girls has definitely earned this party after all of their hard work in the last few months. They have worked hard enough to catch up on all of the training that they should have been having from the beginning. That is a huge accomplishment in such a short time span.There are many others that might be ready to move on as well but we cannot have them all move on at one time. These four had shown the most exceptional improvement in such a short time span so they are the ones that got to move on the fastest. "You did amazing today." Dante says giving me a slight kiss on my temple."Oh yeah, why would you say that?" I smile as I turn towards him. "Well, maybe, it is because all of these witches were looking up to you and you did not let them down. Maybe, it is because of how much you have accomplished since you took over the Coven. You have done a lot. You are still doing a lot. It is something