"Hey, you think she will be ok?"220Please respect copyright.PENANAz4NxyPdjZP
"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."220Please respect copyright.PENANAcselHZz9rd
"I know you are no doctor but how do you know all this?"220Please respect copyright.PENANAicA2xTmw78
The woman cleared her throat. "Close relative of a doctor, please; hence it runs in the family."220Please respect copyright.PENANAecC2PDmaCR
The nasal-croaking voice chuckled. "But not talking to crows."220Please respect copyright.PENANARuiZJ4iW36
She scoffed. "Yer one to talk."220Please respect copyright.PENANA0yAUZSagA3
"Oh! I think she's waking up!" Wings and feathers flapped through the air.220Please respect copyright.PENANAdDucqUsoqg
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.220Please respect copyright.PENANA8LRmRI9CfN
"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."220Please respect copyright.PENANAbnXZ61sgJu
"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.220Please respect copyright.PENANAyEfOEV36tb
"Oh, a thousand pardons, my name is Siobhan, and this is my familiar Twigg."220Please respect copyright.PENANAN0WgM44Az8
Twigg bobbed his head to the side, eyeing me curiously.220Please respect copyright.PENANAydH6RsJoSS
"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.220Please respect copyright.PENANAFBj8j9fwXm
"You like it?" She wondered, tilting her head to one side.220Please respect copyright.PENANAToOi0sxbMb
I nodded, "it's delicious."220Please respect copyright.PENANAyRSU391rKS
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."220Please respect copyright.PENANAhUT7UkkEul
Twigg croaked, "Sorry, old force of habit." And flew off to the table to peck on the biscuit.220Please respect copyright.PENANAMHb0vjlYrN
I slowly nibbled on a biscuit while watching attentively how Twigg ate.220Please respect copyright.PENANATOBAWcLyEZ
"What's yer name? Do you have a familiar?" Asked Siobhan after a while.220Please respect copyright.PENANAMWWTo0T8z0
"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?"220Please respect copyright.PENANA6eneObJMen
Siobhan stared at me wide-eyed for a long moment. "Hold it, yer not a caster?"220Please respect copyright.PENANAI7MPWtbRgZ
"What's a caster?"220Please respect copyright.PENANAeMTDmdTNDL
"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?"220Please respect copyright.PENANArAhSDRG3fY
I slowly shook my head.220Please respect copyright.PENANA7RCQyoR2eJ
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?"220Please respect copyright.PENANAYZ4Q3zGKkv
"Well, now that you mention, my grandmother was very connected to nature before she passed away. She had to the end an old tortoise."220Please respect copyright.PENANAmgbsLM8JEw
"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."220Please respect copyright.PENANAJlwWg30JkM
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