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Chapter 24

The past becomes present

-Mother let me use it, it will go very well with the new dress that Lizzie gave me- Lydia insist

-I said no Lydia-

Lydia did not understand the denials, and believing that her mother would give in, she approached her -Come on mom, you never take off that medallion, it's only once-

-No Lydia-

-Look, this will be very cute on you- Lydia approached her reluctant mother and proceeded to show her a necklace, while she hugged her and released the medallion chain…. No one ever expected to see the change that happened before their eyes.

Francis's hair changed color, wings at her waist unfolded, even Mrs. Bennet's skin become shiny... when she felt the change, she screamed -Lydia put it back immediately-

The eyes of all her daughters widened in astonishment... no one expected to see that, what was she?...Lydia froze and said nothing, extending the medallion again... Mary stopped playing, Jane spilled her tea, Elizabeth dropped the lavender that was arranged, and Kitty's voice astonished said –What are you mother?

-Only your mother….- She looked up and her normally brown eyes were now amber, she saw her daughters scared who were in shock looking at her, she took the medallion from Lydia's hand, placed it on her and changed shape again, followed by that left the living room directly to her room….they had seen her…. How to explain to them and what to explain to them, tears swirled in her eyes and she locked herself up…..

-What´s so that?- said Mary

-She…. She changed- Lydia said.

"Certainly we all saw it," said Jane.

-Why? What is it?-said- Kitty

"It's a magical creature," said Mary.

Elizabeth didn't say anything but got up and walked towards the library. She had seen that image before in one of her father's books….. it was a magical being, from the forest, very old, extinct according to…. Elizabeth storms into the library and walks straight to the bookshelf…. Her father looked up from her reading, looked at her curiously but didn't say anything…. She was looking for the book once she located it, she began to leaf through it quickly and there she saw it Melusine…. he read quickly and then looked at his father

-Why were we never told that our mother was magical?-

-What are you talking about dear?-

- From mom? How is she a Melusine?

Mr. Bennet looked at her strangely and said - What crazy stories has your mother told this time?

-None, we have seen her father, when Lydia took the medallion she changed to this - she showed him the book

Mr. Bennet looked at the book and then at his daughter...what was she talking about...like his wife was that?...never in all these years of marriage did he see anything like that in her...he looked at his daughter again - Did you say that have seen?

-Yes, she changed in front of us, it was her but different…. She looked like that…. Well we didn't see if she had this, the dress covered it-

-Where is she?- he said grimly.

-In her room, i think…. But father, why?... Elizabeth was going to continue speaking but he raised his hand asking for his silence, Bennet turned and left the Library

Mr. Bennet shared the room with his wife, so when he saw it closed he knew something was wrong…. He used his magic and opened it…. He got his wife looking out the window but she looked normal - Francis…-

She does not contest…

-Francis… we must talk-

-There's nothing to talk about, it won't happen again, I just have to have it with me- She said holding the medallion

-Francis…. how come you took the form of a Melusine, how is it possible?-

-It won't happen again-

Mr. Bennet approached his wife, who was still with her back turned, touched her hands that turned the medallion and silence encompassed them for a few minutes.

Bennet came over and started again- I guess it's a blocker, Do you know what it's made of?-

She shook her head

-If i remember, it was a gif of your grandmother's….

-In really from her grandmother, and I don't know anything else, nothing else-

-Francis-

-She shouldn't have touched it, it's always been hidden, it should be, not letting it out, not letting it see, it's a curse, but none of them are like me, and when they have daughters if any of them are like that, they should only use the medallion-

-It's not a curse-

-Yes, it is-

-Francis-

-Dead, banished, separated-

-Let me see-

-No, never never never nobody can see me-

-Darling let me see you-

She denied, but he turned her gently and said give me the medallion…. She looked at him as if she had never seen him before, he stretched out his hand, saw the doubt in her eyes, sighed and took it away…. and immediately change

Mr. Bennet smiled, -wow! I thought I was hiding magic…..—

He looked at her in detail, saw her wings, moved the dress and saw that the lower part was like a dragon….

He returned the medallion to her, she put it on and returned to her normal form.

-You were always like this and I never saw it-

-I'm not like that, I can be like that, but when I don't let it out, it comes immediately, that's why I use them to not let it out- she said, holding the medallion once more.

-There's something else I don't know-

-There are 6 of these and two old books, I never read them, and since I have to hide it, it has always been like that-

-Why do you have to hide it?-

She sighed, remembered clearly and told him….

Dear come….

The girl running around stopped what she was doing and sat on her grandmother's lap….

This should always be used!

Why?

That's why …

She point out the flowers floating in the air and the stones turned into toys...

You must not do it not in front of others…. This will control it, She put the medallion on her small hand and all magic ceased

Francis listen carefully, never take off the medallion, if you do, your body will change and they will see what you are, never let anyone see what you are, never, is very dangerous

Why? The curious girl looked at the old woman

Because they will banish you, kill you or lock you up, never let anyone see what you are, if you have daughters and they come to have this sign (she showed her a mole on her neck, it looked like a clover) they will be like you

-I do not have that-

-My dear you have it in the lower part of your back, if you see a symbol like this on any of your girls, you should put a medallion on it, it could also be your nieces, check them all, look for this sign and put the medallion on them, this book will help you…

-She died the following days, she only talked to me about it twice, I had no one to turn to, my mother didn't know anything, I didn't understand that book... that's why I only used the medallion and now, I can't remember ever having this girl's shape, but being a woman I saw the change once I took it off for a moment I took that shape, I always use the medallion so that it never happens and I have checked my daughters and my nieces do not have the sign.

-Umhhhh-

-What do you think, are you going to banish me?

-No, why would I?... -

-I'm not normal, I'm cursed-

-Francis, you certainly have a quality different from ours, I would say that you contain more magic than any of us, but it has been more than a hundred years since mistreatment of different beings has been allowed…. now we have to explain to our daughters –

-What am I going to explain-

-Dear, you know very well that our daughters are not common, they have qualities, before I thought they were on my part and maybe a jump back something from their ancestors….but it is evident that your genetics is in them, its can be the reason of the pretty and their uncommon …..Let see….maybe do not have the sign but their abilities are far superior to anyone, they have already seen you and before they ask questions outside, they should know that they can have daughters like you-

She looked at him doubtfully

-As for the books let me review them-

Dinner was a quiet moment, nobody said anything about what everyone wanted to know, but it wasn't until after they ate that the conversation took place and without servants….

The days passed without much news, Mary and Elizabeth reviewed more about the Melusines, it was ancient magical story, a magical woman whose body took the form of a serpent every saturday, others said that she could completely turn into a dragon, she was an amazing magical creature linked to the Lusignan house, also linked to the Luxembourg dynasty and King Richard 1 ... it had been more than 400 years for someone to claim as a descendant, it was logical after the persecutions... .. but how is it that the family of his mother who was considered a lien were descendants of Melusine, maybe they never know it

While in a different county through the ancestral corridors of the Castle a knight walked, years of history and magic were found between those walls.

Darcy looked slightly at the hall, the portraits of his ancestors, he detailed the portrait of his father, he reflected on the burden that weighed on his shoulders.

Their ancestors in one way or another contributed not only to the growth of the House but also to the Kingdom….

Fertile lands, strong men, solid castles, the magic flowed strongly, the castle itself almost spoke to him, and today everything under his command, he looked once more from the window towards the horizon, he saw the fields and listened in the distance to the soft river….

Darcy continued to the office and met with the eldest of the elves who was the butler or administrator of the castle; there were no important changes to make, however, he made clear his aunt's limitations regarding the administration of the estate. Lady Margot was making decisions as a mistress since she assumed that Darcy and Marie would marry….

The elf gave him some documents that contained all the elves at the service of the house, distributed in all the properties of the Darcy house including Wressle castle.

Next he give another list The elves that were still in the ruined castles of Helmsley and Whorlton, and the elves that roamed the Midlands,

Seeing this last Darcy said- What is this?

- They are the elves that belonged to the Castillo de Cóndor, Duffield, Peveril, and Bolsover but they have been in the forest my lord and now that you are the legitimate master of the Fitzwilliam house they are willing to serve you even though the castles have been abandoned or destroyed in some cases.

Darcy considered for a moment, although the elves were magical creatures that according to did not die or lived a long time, those elves must have returned to Oduw when they stopped serving the wizards, because they were still here.

- Eldar, as you can imagine, I have staff in the other properties, and I don't understand why they haven't been at the service of the Fitzwilliam house all these years, I thought they weren't here anymore-

-Master Darcy, the elves serve the great wizards and honor wizards, their castles were demolished or abandoned... Where were these lords when that happened? What did they do for their elves? they have lost the loyalty of the elves, and today elves can no longer return to Oduw, they have lost the way, we have centuries serving the wizards and their houses here, the elves will live in the forests if they do not find their master worthy, you have been found worthy and for this reason they are willing to serve them in their new homes even though there are no longer castles where they can reside as before-

- I understand, because I have to think about how to locate them, I simply cannot move all the men and women who serve in the Fitzwilliam house, besides, it is not the middle ages and the magical houses have been changing, some I can place in Pemberly

- It is possible that there is not much problem that land belonged to the Fitzwilliam House, in fact, many of them are still in the woods of Pemberly

Darcy agreed, this was more complex than he thought, elven loyalty was not only to the honor of his person, but also to the land, the magical house, Pemberly was formerly Fitzwilliam land but for 50 years it was Darcy