After we finish our lunch, Rosa and I head outside to start training. She immediately takes off into the woods like she knows the way around already. I guess if she has been keeping an eye on me for a while now then there is a chance that she knows where she is going. I am not quite sure where we are heading yet though.
She keeps striding purposely through the undergrowth and after a few minutes I start to get a sense of where she is taking me. Keeping my mind link with Dante open I tell him that I think we are heading to my old den. He is to inform the patrols to stay away from there while we are out and warns me to be careful. He is just as nervous as I am about me being alone with a witch but Rosa insisted that our craft is supposed to stay between women only and no man can be present. Luckily for her, I still have the note from my grandmother stating that she could never tell her own son about her being a witch so I do believe this part.
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With Rosa's help, I quickly learn different herbs and plants that are used for potions as well as how to store them. She makes sure that I write down different uses as well as the ones that are not to be mixed at all. I even have to keep track of different side effects of the ones that are not to be mixed so I know what to expect. Some combinations cause a deadly gas, some explode and others will turn to cement. I cannot imagine having all of this memorized the way that she does but she just keeps rambling off facts about different ingredients that I am expected to remember. By the time dinner rolls around my mind is so exhausted that I can barely think straight anymore. Rosa told me that she was going to teach me how to make protections spells and potions but ever since we started with potions we have not gotten past learning ingredients. There is a lot more to this than I thought there would be. How much am I going to be able to learn before she has to leave?
Rosa had some very valid points concerning the future of both witches and werewolves. We do need to find a way for both races to work together and find some semblance of peace. If there were more hybrids like myself we could find a way to be mediums between the two races but as it is Rosa still insists that I am the only one she knows of.As Dante finishes up cooking, I stand next to him in thoughtful silence. He seems to be just as lost in thought as I am as he has not tried to talk to me either. The silence is a little comforting as we each have time to work through our thoughts before we talk about things together. Rosa has been inside ever since she left us with the bombshell thoughts about someone taking over the Coven and changing the way things are run. How are we supposed to find a witch strong enough to take on Morden?Once Dante finishes up the food, I follow him inside and begin to set the table. We make our plates and sit down before Rosa shows
When we go to bed that night Dante and I are still oddly quiet after the day's events. Not sure where to start on the entire subject, I, instead, sit in quiet contemplation for a while. How are we supposed to get the entire pack to let me put protection spells on them? I am not sure about the potions but I do not think that there is a way to slip them all a protection potion without them knowing what is going on. I would really rather not worry the entire pack about the situation with the witches but it is beginning to look like we will not have a choice."Sweetheart, you have been quiet all evening. I know this is a lot to handle but is there anything that I can do to help you out?" Dante offers."Not unless you know exactly how we should slip these potions to the entire pack?" I ask him hopefully."Well, we can ask but there might be a way to put the potion into a big punch bowl along with some other drinks during the next pack dinner. I am starting to worry t
The last morning with Rosa I decided it best to get a head start. After our experiment in the woods that resulted in me opening my senses to nature more, I feel like I have a hyper awareness of my surroundings. Before, just my 5 main senses were enhanced from being a werewolf. Now, it feels like they are almost secondary to the awareness that I receive from being a witch. I canfeel what is going on around me instead of just hearing, smelling, or seeing it. I can feel each breath that Dante takes from beside me, I can feel Rosa already awake and waiting for me. I can evenfeela sense of danger in the air for the future.Now that I know that Rosa is to leave today, I cannot help but wonder if we have been right to trust her all along. Is she really leaving so that she does not draw more attention to me, or is she leaving before I learn more than she wants me to learn? I want to believe that she really is trying to help
We made the fast trek to my old den without any witnesses as to where we were going. I am still nervous to step back inside after Quin was attacked. I am not sure what to expect. Hopefully, no more damage has been done to the place after the last time I stopped by. When I go to climb inside, I realize that I am definitely not the same size I was before I moved in with Dante. I definitely gained some more meat and muscle on my previously skeletal frame.As we enter the den formally I am slightly pleased to see that it does not look like anybody else has invaded my den. I might not have been here for a while but it still feels like a piece of me in here. "I see what you mean by somebody stopping in. It looks like they were trying to find out who, exactly, you are. I am not sure who was here but it definitely looks like they were trying to find out if you are the hybrid that we have been searching for or not." Rosa states while studying the runes.After our work yes
Learning potions and spells is not as easy as opening myself up to nature was. I was hoping that it would come much more naturally to me than it did but turns out, I might actually have to practice this. I have never done homework before so this is going to go interestingly. "Good, now make sure that whenever you say a spell that you say it with intent while picturing exactly what you want to happen as well. DO NOT let yourself get distracted during a spell or a potion. That can cause the spell to have the opposite effect as desired if not worse. Now, I want you to keep practicing every day until this all comes second nature to you. Even if I am not around you have to keep up with it to make sure that you are not doing more harm than good with your potions." Rosa instructs. It is time for us to head back to the pack house and for Rosa to leave for the Coven again. I would like to learn more from her before she leaves but I am out of time for that. Will I
With Rosa gone making the extra protection potions takes a little longer. I did not realize how much I relied on her to guide me in making these potions. Sometimes, I find myself second guessing what I already know while other times I make simple mistakes that I know better than to make. When Rosa was here, I did not second guess myself because she was constantly with me keeping an eye on me. Now that I rely on just myself, I find it much harder to keep track of everything.Dante wants to help me with the potions but there is not much that he can do. With the threat of the witches closer than ever we have to amp up the defense classes and add in some moves that would be more oriented towards witches instead of other wolves. I still feel as if we should tell the rest of the pack what is going on with them and I think that Dante is starting to agree. He has not fully admitted it but it seems ridiculous to try and keep this from them much longer since we know more about wh
We managed to gather up the rest of the herbs rather quickly after our tumble on the forest floor. Turns out after we let out some pent up frustrations and found a way to smile some more it helped us to think clearer. With the clearer thoughts we were able to get our work done much faster than before. We got all of the ingredients back to the den before heading home to rest for a while. Tomorrow is the day that we are having the pack dinner so I have to get a lot of potions done tomorrow before then so that we can add them to everybody's drinks.Before Rosa left she made sure to let me know that most potions can not be mixed with other potions or else the effect will be neutralized. I want to make sure that everybody gets the most out of the potions so I am just going to make a general protection potion for everybody to drink. Dante is planning a punch that has some sherbet in it that will hopefully help mask the flavor of the potion.For dinner tonight, we
"Wait, you can do that?" Frank asks shocked. "Yes, of course I can. It is not something that I have done often, actually only one other time but it is an option. It is one that terrifies her." I admit. "Who did you do it to before?" Rand asks me. "I did it to Morden. There was no other way to stop her from coming after my pack or my family." I answer simply. "Your grandmother said that Simonetta was behind that the entire time. That only makes it right that she gets the same punishment if not worse than what Morden received." Rand points out. I had not thought of it that way but it is true. Still, we need to have a system set up for something like this. Otherwise, there will always be somebody that takes advantage of the power and that is not something that I can condone. "That is very true. I had not thought of that but this is not a decision to be made lightly. There might be longer reaching consequences that even I am not aware of by using this ability. Still, I see no other o
It did not take long at all for the Hybrid Council to arrive. They all file in looking a little shocked to see Simonetta there, unable to use her magic as she floats slightly in the air. Quickly, they find their seats. Then, both Rand and Frank walk in as well. I had not thought of inviting them but I am glad that Dante did. With how long she terrorized their pack it is only fitting that they are here for this as well.I smile at them all as they whisper among themselves for a few moments. This is a bit of a shock for those that were not here to see Simonetta arrive. For Frank and Rand, they finally see their enemy tied up and floating in the air. They are not aware that I can take away her ability to use magic so this is going to be a shock to them when the meeting starts. "I take it you called us all here for a reason?" Elle says once everyone starts to calm down."Yes, I did. As everybody here knows, Simonetta has caused quite a few problems for us. She has terrorized werewolves,
Simonetta rushes towards me using wind to guide her speed. It is not enough to throw me off guard though and I shove a wall of dirt up in front of me. She almost crashes into it before she is able to skid to a stop at the last second. If she had prepared then she might have been able to use the air that was helping her speed up to me to jump over the wall but instead, she is used to using her other powers for combat and did not make the decision in time.As soon as she begins to stop, I tear down the wall and shift into werewolf form quickly to land on top of her with my teeth to her neck. Out of all of the forms that I could have turned into this was the only one that registered as an option. I would like for her to see the one thing that she thinks is beneath her be the thing that brings her down. For once, she surprises me when she throws me off of her with some air. I quickly flip over and land on my paws. I shift back and face her again. She is breathing hard and I find myself a
As soon as my illsuion drops I see Simonetta's face blanche. Chelsea drops to the ground and has it swallow her up as she falls through it to meet the others. I send her a brief thank you as she helps to keep them all safe from whatever back up plan Simonetta could have.She sends me a sad farewell. Apparently she is worried about whether or not I am going to make it out of this one. I might not have used much magic recently but I guarantee that there is no way I will let her get away with this threat. Today, she is going to go down and she is not going to be a threat to anybody with werewolf blood ever again."Wait, you had the baby? No! You can't have had it already!" She screams in rage."Actually, I can. There was nothing stopping me from having it. There is also nothing in the way of me putting a stop to you and your bullying once and for all" I say. She takes a few steps back as she steels herself for what we bothk now is going to happen next. It is a shame that the rest of the
"Why would she ever want to go with you?" I ask Simonetta in shock."I am sure that she can see the benefits when she realizes that if she doesn't then she will never get to meet the bundle of joy in your stomach. I will personally make sure that you are unable to deliever them. After all, the more powerful the babes the less the mother can use magic so I am sure that you are not able to defend yourself very well." Simonetta says triumphantly.I try my best to look worried. I really do. I find that it is difficult to be worried about her though. She has never really had a lot of sway over me. Even when I first realized how much stronger than her I am I had found it difficult to be scared of her. "You really think that I am afraid of you? Even without being able to use my powers you do not worry me. I have plenty of other witches that are able to come and help me." I say."Not before something bad happens to you. Chelsea, I would hate to see for anything bad to happen to Laina. I just
Each team splits up and gets ready to make their way through the obstacle course. They are all going to have to take turns trying to make it through safely. Each team has a designated amount of time before they get elminated. The one that makes it through the fastest and with the least amount of mistakes, will be the ones to win the competition. The course is very similar to the one that we did with the entire pack when we first started training. The one that really got the women moving faster as they fought to make good time through the course to beat the men. This one is just a little more geared towards children and not fully grown adults.Some of the obstacles are smaller to better accomodate their size, some things are closer together and they have even added some new obstacles that would have been difficult for the adults. There are also some obstacles that are going to require teamwork to make it through. If they do not work together then they have no hope of making it to the
It takes much longer than planned to get the babies ready for travel. I have never packed a diaper bag before but luckily Scarlett shows up to help me get them ready and squeal over the twins for a minute. Or more precisely, several minutes."I can't believe that they are finally here! I swear it felt like your pregnancy was never going to end. Every time that I thought you were going into labor and you never did. Yesterday, I had no idea that you were going into labor. How did you keep that from me?!" She says to me."It was not exactly on purpose. I did not even know that I was in labor until I spoke to Dante and then Elle confirmed it. It was a really odd day. We had a lot that happened that day so I thought that everything I was feeling was just from stress." I admit to her."Ha! For once, I could have answered that if you had just talked to me. Instead, you have me doing made up jobs with you to help me out." She says excitedly.I shake my head as she begins showing me exactly h
The first night with the babies was quite a bit of a learning curve. Whenever we put them in their bassinets they just started to cry nonstop until we picked them up again. It took a couple of hours to find out that if we put them into the same bassinet they were able to sleep peacefully and not wake us up. By the time we managed learning that, I was beyond exhausted and ready to sleep. Thankfully, there was more than enough people in the house to help us out throughout the night.When I wake up I find that Dante is already standing over their bassinet watching them sleep. They have managed a few hours of sleep straight which for me was quite shocking considering that they are newborns. "How are they?" I ask him sleepily.Chelsea decided to sleep on one of the loveseats last night as well. She was just too excited to go to sleep in her bedroom after I had the babies. I do not blame her but as she shifts when I start talking I do realize that that might have been a mistake. She is goi
Chelsea comes running in once the babies start to cry for food. Her face is filled with excitement as she rushes over to me. Even though they are hungry, I allow her to hold and rock Caterine while I first feed Archer. I might get good enough to be able to feed them both at once in the future but for now feeding just one is tricky. I never knew that it could be this hard to feed a baby."Hi Caterine, I am your Aunt Chelsea. We are going to be best friends. You are going to get to go to school with werewolf pups and use magic. It is going to be wonderful. I can't wait to teach you everything that I know." Chelsea coos to the baby making all of us smile.It is a good thing that she already has so much experience being around babies because she does a great job holding Caterine while Archer is feeding. She does sit down though as she looks at her. Even though Caterine was crying just a moment ago from hunger, she is now looking at Chelsea with wide eyes. Werewolf pups have much better ey