It chooses you
“So what about your lives? Who do you ask for blessings?”
“The Queen. We leave all our worries and trust the Queen in our lives.”
It is scary how the queen knows and controls everything here…so much that she might have even some cameras placed or spells to hear our conversation. I have to keep track of my words then…
And the witches here seemed to have been hidden with a lot of things. More like… blinded by truth…if there is any that is need to be uncovered….The queen made sure her subordinates praised her like a god….
I cleared my throat, deciding to drop that off and ask the queen about it next time. The queen must have been keeping a lot of things here for them which is sketchy and a bit weird for them.
This even made me want to dig deep and uncover the truth.
I looked at my hands, filled with bandages, and decided to remove them. I clenched and uncheck my palms, massaging them and stretching.
Since I am fully healed, I know I can move it more now. It felt like my energy was always used these days and my energy force seemed to fade a bit.
Lana instantly stood up and offered me a glass of water. “Here, drink this water, it contains a healing potion for you to regain your mana.”
Healing potion? Never did I think that I would ever personally hear that.
I drank the water and instantly felt better.
“How do people learn magic here?” I asked, asking my billion-dollar question this has been bugging me for a while now and I am itching to train myself.
“When we are still a child, we are all taught by our elders here and cast spells.”
“Oh, I notice that you have a different language when you cast spells. And some are holding a piece of wood.”
“Oh, we speak Latin in our spells.” Lana answered rather enthusiastically, and pulled out wood from her back, “You mean this? It’s called a wand.
Latin is a dead language for humans…but I guess it is still used widely in this realm. I gulped, feeling like I Could learn more about this realm. I have to buy time and also keep myself from boredom before I can give birth and earn enough energy to fight and commence my escape plan.
However, I seem to be forgetting about my escape plan the more I stay here. It feels like I am at home, far more than at my father and stepmom’s house…even at Ace’s pack, which is quite alarming.
This place is good at enchanting and enticing me to stay, I have to say. Perhaps Queen Haelyn cast a spell on me yesterday to change my mind…
It won't take long before I would eventually love this place and abolish my plans…no, I can't let that happen.
And that wand, this is my first time to see it up close like this, I only thought this only happens in the movies.
“Can I touch it?”
She shook her head, “I would like to, but every wand would electrify anyone who touches it except its owner.”
Ah, I see. That’s pretty understandable must be because of my harry potter dreams and the fantasy movies I watched last time in the human world…..
So technically, wands are like a human who has feelings…and whenever their destined owner touches them, they would be fine, but if not, then they would kill anyone who dares….
I gulped, “So it chooses you?”
“Yes, this also prevents anyone from stealing a wand. Stealing it is considered a crime and punishable by death,” She said, “I see you are curious about it…”
I nodded, “When can I get one?” Even though I am half-witch, it must still be in my blood right? So I should have my own…
“Oh, whenever a witch reaches the puberty age of 12, the teachers would guide us in the eternal tree where the branches would spring off a wand specifically made for you.”
I nodded, Where is that tree?”
“Oh, it’s to our sacred house. No one is allowed to enter there except the queen without any permission.”
I nodded. I want to sneak in there next time…
“What about the others? I saw them not using their want when they say the spell.
Oh, they are powerful and have more mana. Is it the teachers you see? There is only one teacher I know who does not need to have a wand to cast a spell…but I believe she is not present in this kingdom for now…she’d out on a mission….” she mumbled, “Who did you see?”
I can't say it's the queen…I am not dumb enough to risk my life, now that I know how strict the queen is. Plus the reason why she hides her face.
I should keep my mouth shut if I want to stay alive.
I glanced around, suddenly noticing that we are missing one person…
Samira…the adorable scaredy cat girl.
“Where is Samira?”
“She’s preparing for the city of lights,” Lana replied.
City of lights? I trust that is also one of their traditions here.
“Oh, forgive me for not explaining it, dear princess. Every year, we celebrate the city of lights in honor of the day when the queen freed and liberated us from the entrapment of the werewolves. This is a very special day that we should not miss!” By the tone of Lana’s voice, I could see the spark of delight in her eyes.
“Kinda like an independence day?”
“Independence day? What is that?”
I chuckled at her confusion.
“Well, it’s like when a country is colonized and we are freed by heroes. The humans also celebrate a celebration like that.”
I tried to explain as briefly as I can so she could understand.
She nodded, “I am curious about what humans are like... I had never seen one except you.”
I gasped, “Really? You’ve never seen one?” So they must be clueless about us humans!
I don’t feel any disdain from Lana for my kind. More like she’s curious to learn more about humans…
How many years have they been trapped here?
“We are just like you….we have similarities except for we font fave a wand around similarities cast spells. We are weak…”
Lana nodded, “Oh, fascinating.”
Suddenly, there was a loud crashing sound outside the room.
The whole room shooked and Lana stood up in alert.
“What is that?” I asked her.
She gasped, “Oh, that’s one of the fireworks….you must prepare for the city of lights where we show our gratitude to the queen. Our neighboring witches are going to visit too! And I heard that the queen has a wonderful gift for you later, Princess Kira!”
A gift? That seems suspicious, but then I have to play along and blend in with the whole realm.
But I chose to hide the feelings of contempt inside me, “Oh? The queen is that generous then…”
