Dellie walked forward, her short legs struggling to keep her on her feet. “Adelphia, why don’t you go play with your friends? I’m busy right now,” said the tall man in front of her. “Dada!” She said, reaching up for him. Her small hands grabbed at the hem of his robe. The man, Dellie’s father, bent down and scooped her up in his arms. “Oh, my girl. You might as well stay.” Dellie looked around. She was inside a tent, the ground covered by rugs. There were a few lit candles, and a large fire burned in the middle, the smoke escaping through a hole in the roof. Her father was looking down at a map of a table. “What’s dat?” she asked, pointing at the map. “It shows everything you will one day lead. We care for it, and in turn, the land gives us what we need to live.” Dellie hummed and buried her head in his father's shoulder. Her father placed her back down on the ground. “I need to get back to work. Your friend is just outside, why don’t you two go down to the pond together?” Dellie smiled and ran out of the tent. Emrick was sitting in the dusty dirt, drawing with a stick. “Em! We’re going to the pond!” She shouted. Emrick clapped his hands excitedly and climbed to his feet.
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Then, there were shouts coming from a tent. Dellie’s dad burst out of his, picked up both children, and hurried to investigate. Flames were consuming a tent. The people who lived in it were sitting outside, crying. Emrick started to cry, too. Dellie squirmed until her dad put her down. She ran over to one of the tent’s owners. She was wearing a necklace that had an icy blue crystal wrapped in wire. Dellie grabbed the crystal, tugging at the necklace. “What do you think you’re doing, child? Let go!” The woman said. Dellie frowned and started to unravel the wire until the crystal fell into her palm. “Give that back! Where are your parents?” she shouted. Dellie pointed over to her father. The woman gasped. “My apologies, King Faer. I must not be thinking clearly.” She bowed deeply. Dellie held the crystal in her palm and approached the burning tent. “Adelphia, get away from there. It’s dangerous. Someone fetch some water!” Shouted her father. Dellie didn’t listen. She held up the crystal and started to speak. She didn’t understand what she was saying, or where she learned it, but she knew it. It came from her heart. She scrunched her eyes closed, and when she opened them, the fire had been put out. All of the fires within a mile radius had been extinguished.
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Within the week, Dellie had been found by someone named Master Salfisklin and had been brought to an abandoned castle. She was given a ring, made of silver metal with a white stone in the centre. As the years passed, the ring never got too small. It was magic. Dellie learned to understand and use the magic she possessed. She was magic, and this world was made for her.152Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkvrSOj8ps
