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I woke up to a lit fire pit in the middle of the floor. I was confused for a minute till everything came back to me all at once. The love-struck witch was gone for good. She was the only mother that I ever had in my entire life. I was about to get up to look around when an old voice said, "I wouldn't get up if I were you, young lady." I was startled and found the source of the old voice. There was an old witch sitting at the table with the letter in her hand. She looks like she was in grief. "Okay, who are you," I asked rather rudely; not that you can blame me right? "My name is Ordu and you will treat me with respect, young lady." I get it that she is in grief, but she didn't have to take it out on me. She was my mother in all but blood, but I'll let it go for now. "My apologies, Ma'am. I'm just upset that's all." She looked over to me with a skeptical look. Ordu stared straight into my eyes like she was looking through my soul which was really creepy. After a while she gave a sympathetic smile and said, "It is alright, child. I am just grieving for my sister. This would make me your aunt as well. You must be hungry. How about I make dinner and have a talk."
After dinner we sat in the den and talked about anything and everything that we can think of. She also told me the house rules and I was okay with that. Ordu also said I can still go to school, but I also have to have excellent grades and not slack off on my witch training. She told me stories of the mother figure I ever had and a lot of it were really amusing to say the least. Before I knew it; it was time for me to go off to dreamland.
I was in a dream that I normally have, but this one feels different somehow. I looked over and there was the guy that I always see in my dreams, but he was somehow different too. "Hey," I greeted. "How are you doing tonight?" "I would be better if you weren't so sad." I didn't realize that I was sad, but then again losing a mother figure and all. "My witch-mentor was recently killed by a horned, skeletal freak earlier today." "I know who he is. He was the one that made my life a living Hell." Now I was shocked. He somehow knew who the killer was and now I get to have answers. "Who is he and now that I'm thinking about who are you? You never did tell me your name!" He gave me a smile and said, "You're right; I never did. Then let me introduce myself. My name is Taren and the being you were mentioning was the Horned King." I was freaking out now then suddenly the dream plane was shaking like there was an earthquake. "Ordu must be waking you up. After you wake up tell Ordu that Taren is your spirit partner and ask her what that is." Then I woke up.
Hey sorry it took awhile to get a new chapter up. I had school that I had to finish up. Review please!