Chapter 4 : Witches' tribe

·Third Person·

AFTER AN eternity, They finally took Estelle on their tribe.

Their tribe is simple yet full of mysterious things. They were witches but they are not like those in movies which has skull, dark and gloomy settings. Their tribe was full of Medicinal and Herbal plants on their grounds. Their houses were built on trees, grounds, and the caves that their elder is using as her home. That elder was Petal's mother and the two of them are the last Tala in their family.

Their tribe was full of different Witches that came from different powerful bloodlines. However, Mother Leilani Tala was the chosen elder of their Tribe as every witch on their tribe voted for her.

On the other hand, Witches in their tribe notice the stranger that Flora, Petal, and Cassia brought in their tribe, who wouldn't?

They stopped on her chores that they were doing and began to gather on them. Whispers commenced on Flora's group's ears.

Cassia on the other hand was expecting those witches to get mad at them, but they were not.

"I don't feel any threat from her."

"Oh, she's a wolf?"

"It is Lycan, Dear. They changed it."

"She has a pretty face, I like her."

"Is she dead already?"

"You idiot. Can't you feel her breathing? She's sleeping, duh..."

"You should go back practice your sensing."

Those were the whisper that the group of flora is hearing. Cassia began to feel irritated as the witches gathered in their place.

"I CAN'T BREATHE! GO AWAY!" she shouted as their fellow teen witches went away from them.

"It's too fucking hot in here!" She screamed but then she received a smack from someone.

She then became mad at the person who smacked her then screamed, "Who the HELL smacked me—" again she received a Smack.

"Profanity, Cassia." Someone spoke from her back.

Witches in front of her have an obvious expression of someone in her back will give her punishment.

Cassia then turned around to see someone who smacked her, "M-mama.." She muttered.

Her mother looked at her seriously then spoke, "We will talk about your stubborn mouth, young lady." 

"This is gonna be earful.." Cassie whispered as a terrified expression appears on her face.

Her mother ignored her then walks towards where is Estelle. Cassa Bituin, Cassia's mother. One of the Elders that's helping Leilani for their tribe.

She then examined Estelle's body first before she spoke, "Bring her to the cave. She's in a deep slumber and her body is weak. Estelle needs to rest until her energy comes back."

Flora, Petal, and Cassia are shocked as Cassa knows the Lady's name they brought in their tribe. 

"H-how did you know her name?" Flora asked Cassa.

Cassa elegantly glanced at Flora and then answers, "Leilani will tell you later. All I can give is She's supposed to be an Alpha... A Luna" 

Witches became interested in Estelle because this is the first they have seen an Alpha, especially a Luna which is very rare.

Witches who specialize in Floating incantation brought Estelle. They need five of them because floating incantation is like lifting an object or living things but with their mind instead of their physical strength. They slowly bring Estelle inside of the cave to where Leilani is.

Cassa then glanced at the witches who were looking at Estelle and then spoke, "You should go back to the chores. We elders will handle this matter. Especially you three.." Cassa then points her finger to Flora, Petal, and Cassia. "... We will ask you some questions on how you three found her. For now, go take your bath. You three stinks." After than, Cassa left and went inside the cave.

Flora, Petal, and Cassia smell themselves, and they cannot oppose what Cassa said. They were smelly.

The three of them decided to go to their Houses and will meet at the river where the other witches are bathing. This river has an incantation that ppl with their naked eyes wouldn't see them bathing here at the river. It's like they were covered in the invisible barrier.

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"I AM INTRIGUE to the Estelle Lycan girl." Cassia opened the topic while they were bathing.

Petal looked at her then nodded, "Me too. I am also curious that your mother knew her? Didn't you meet that girl already if your mother knows her?"

"I don't know? I have never gone out from the said thresholds of elders." Cassia shrugged.

"Maybe she went here but we cannot just remember her but only a familiarity?" Flora spoke while brushing her hair.

Petal just shrugged.

"Or maybe we are part of the said future that Bukan saw in her dreams?" Cassia excitedly said to them. Petal laughed at her and Flora giggled.

"Too imagination Cassia." Flora replies to her.

"Pft! Bukan has not approved the seer of my mother, Cassia. She's a phony. Remember when she said Flora will bear a child at such a young age?" Petal said while laughing. That statement made flora's cheeks burnt in red.

When flora found out what Bukan said, she began distant from her because, for her, that was embarrassing. Every witch has to bear a child when they reached their legal age which at their late-twenties. Petal and Cassia laughed at her almost every time they were gonna remember what humans had said. Though Teen Witches still do not know how will they bear a child or how they even got made? Is it just what humans do to have a child? Or something different? Those were the questions on each teen witch on their tribe. Because none of them tried to ask the elders how they will have a child in the future.

"Shut up, will you? That's embarrassing." Flora spoke, "Let's just wait for Cassa to call for us and Mother Leilani's story about that Estelle girl." She added.

Cassia sighs then spoke, "I am intrigued by that Girl, especially because she's a Luna!" 

Flora and Petal did not reply to her and continued taking their bath.