"Hey, you think she will be ok?"182Please respect copyright.PENANATWsBxkmncb
"Of course, she fainted from exhaustion; that is all. Once she's awake, a bit of tea and some bickies will bring her back on her feet."182Please respect copyright.PENANAw3GKQErQ1F
"I know you are no doctor but how do you know all this?"182Please respect copyright.PENANAYzYfb3D3Ik
The woman cleared her throat. "Close relative of a doctor, please; hence it runs in the family."182Please respect copyright.PENANAgGljg9rGQ4
The nasal-croaking voice chuckled. "But not talking to crows."182Please respect copyright.PENANAUOBnYAgSwK
She scoffed. "Yer one to talk."182Please respect copyright.PENANANRlUe7KhDd
"Oh! I think she's waking up!" Wings and feathers flapped through the air.182Please respect copyright.PENANAXe20xLnhq0
Slowly I managed to open my eyes. Found myself staring up at a wooden ceiling, carved with spiraling ornaments. Soon I blinked and dared to look at my surroundings. A young woman sat by the table with cups of steaming tea. Her attire looked normal with a purple hoodie and dark acid-washed skinny jeans. When I spotted her multiple bracelets and a crow perching on her shoulder, I realized she was other than normal.182Please respect copyright.PENANAsDCgthNymU
"Hi, hope yer feeling better? You fainted while trying to help me defeat a bosogus. Their tentacles can shoot electricity and drain one's energy to their advantage, but I have heard they can also give. But that is a rarity. As a thank you for trying to help me, this is the least I can do."182Please respect copyright.PENANAXmgChuqw5o
"Who-who are you?" I wondered with a raspy voice while slowly sitting up from the bed. A head ache began to sting on the sides and back, and I felt my mouth was dry.182Please respect copyright.PENANAwdFr33P4fQ
"Oh, a thousand pardons, my name is Siobhan, and this is my familiar Twigg."182Please respect copyright.PENANA7NioOBQRFM
Twigg bobbed his head to the side, eyeing me curiously.182Please respect copyright.PENANAOyxC8EHmbm
"Here, drink this tea. It will soothe the head ache and help you regain yer strength faster." Siobhan handed me with a warming smile a cup and saucer with steaming black tea. Its fruity and floral scent made my mouth water, and the cup's warmth was a comfort within my hands as I took it. I took a sip. The tea tastes exactly as it smells; this could be the best tea I've ever had.182Please respect copyright.PENANAMHoT1fcBgV
"You like it?" She wondered, tilting her head to one side.182Please respect copyright.PENANAy21DVvWglN
I nodded, "it's delicious."182Please respect copyright.PENANAf3bzf4MYM7
Siobhan giggled. "You heard that Twigg, she likes yer tea."
I blinked to her remark.
"It's one of Twigg's mysterious tea blends. He knows his way brilliantly with plants and herbs; hence I let him do the tea blends and certain medicines." Siobhan passed me a small plate of biscuits. "Eat them up if you want to regain yer strength."
Rapidly Twigg hopped down Siobhan's arm that held the plate to me and picked a biscuit. "Hey! Manners Twigg! We've got guest."182Please respect copyright.PENANAKehU1QPD13
Twigg croaked, "Sorry, old force of habit." And flew off to the table to peck on the biscuit.182Please respect copyright.PENANAqkxmMx3Wew
I slowly nibbled on a biscuit while watching attentively how Twigg ate.182Please respect copyright.PENANASA9OMCMwQG
"What's yer name? Do you have a familiar?" Asked Siobhan after a while.182Please respect copyright.PENANAoUKJKtPANs
"What?" I blinked and stared at her. "Oh, I'm Reelah and no, I don't have a familiar. What are they for? To have a closer connection to magic of sorts?"182Please respect copyright.PENANAGrp9TNtruX
Siobhan stared at me wide-eyed for a long moment. "Hold it, yer not a caster?"182Please respect copyright.PENANAPDUimHfa8N
"What's a caster?"182Please respect copyright.PENANAa8yq1tMCSq
"Oh, you human sorts call it witches, warlocks, wizards and what not." Siobhan bites her lower lip before continuing. "You sure yer not a caster like me?"182Please respect copyright.PENANA0QZijEpqZB
I slowly shook my head.182Please respect copyright.PENANALXK7OeKBYY
She sighs, "huh, strange. I could have sworn from yer aura you have magic, and a bosogus can only be seen by people with magic. Did-did maybe someone in yer family like to turn to nature and lived sort of free like I do?"182Please respect copyright.PENANA9G0fFryJEp
"Well, now that you mention, my grandmother was very connected to nature before she passed away. She had to the end an old tortoise."182Please respect copyright.PENANAEqeMOQdEOm
"Yes, that would fit." Siobhan smiled. "Magic is sometimes funny and can skip generations, appear very early or late, you name it. Unpredictable as always but surely for a good reason." She winks. "Take yer time with the tea and bickies. Once you feel better, I'll bring ya back home."182Please respect copyright.PENANAQNqWQ9zDim
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