Chapter 6 ~ Test of Truths

Skye sat down at the table next to Lucinda as the group had parted to make space for her. It was natural, for a person of Skye's nature, to feel guilty for saying and doing the things that she just did, but, after a short moment of regret, she pushed it quickly from her mind as she had more important things to plan... Skye ate her lunch in contemplative silence, thinking about how she would introduce such a topic and get the answers she wanted. In the end, she decided to be blunt and assertive to make sure that there were no misunderstandings. She would have a little small talk with Lucinda to make everyone think that she was talking unimportant matters to Lucinda. After doing that she decided, under the cover of the conversation on the table, she would introduce the topic and get the answers she wanted. Satisfied with her planning she slowly finished her lunch dragging out for as long as she could.

When Skye had finished her lunch she turned to talk to Lucinda and set her plan into motion. They started to talk about how well their lessons had gone so far, which when they did everyone at the table stopped to listen to what they were saying. After about five minutes of chitchat between Lucinda and Skye, everyone at the table concluded that they were not going to say anything intriguing so they went back to their conversations. Skye, who was watching everyone while not appearing to do so, decided that now was a better time than any so she launched into her plan with full steam. To say that Lucinda was surprised was an understatement. Lucinda was completely shocked and it took five minutes of explaining from Skye to get Lucinda's mind up to date with the question that Skye had asked. When that did happen, Lucinda's face turned blank as she tried to compose herself for the answer that surely would keep Skye away from Ella.

"She's a witch that's why! She almost killed me on our first day back at school, when I was five!" Lucinda stated her answer with a slight hint of hysteria. Skye was shell-shocked, but recovered rapidly and decided that Ella couldn't possibly be a witch and that she was too kind and too thoughtful of others for that. Skye, realising that Lucinda didn't want her to be Ella's friend, thought that it was both cruel and despicable for her to be so foul to and about Ella...