"Hey, you think she will be ok?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz1Sb0QztB
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EQDsZziTq
"I know you are no doctor but how do you know all this?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePkXszKEho
The woman cleared her throat. "Close relative of a doctor, please; hence it runs in the family."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2ifcmr4Nk
The nasal-croaking voice chuckled. "But not talking to crows."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrkVqzX6NZ
She scoffed. "Yer one to talk."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2AfSWvnlj
"Oh! I think she's waking up!" Wings and feathers flapped through the air.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OoqQQ8lcS
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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIMYgB0W0d
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7GNLGMICG
"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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyHBZ2u2I8
"Oh, a thousand pardons, my name is Siobhan, and this is my familiar Twigg."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCStfeZHtd
Twigg bobbed his head to the side, eyeing me curiously.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1xkJgjYwy
"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.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfPpT1Gven
"You like it?" She wondered, tilting her head to one side.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf77koxJ0h
I nodded, "it's delicious."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSZoiUcuBU
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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94vq60OAeX
Twigg croaked, "Sorry, old force of habit." And flew off to the table to peck on the biscuit.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsCzyCkvvF
I slowly nibbled on a biscuit while watching attentively how Twigg ate.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkBa7Qg832
"What's yer name? Do you have a familiar?" Asked Siobhan after a while.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj1oiuhvDR
"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?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7xTLEeR14
Siobhan stared at me wide-eyed for a long moment. "Hold it, yer not a caster?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0WmGOTEb6
"What's a caster?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0CEhQ4LMT
"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?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSJDNjk5tM
I slowly shook my head.285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR3JxIJ0LF
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?"285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWo57LpaK3
"Well, now that you mention, my grandmother was very connected to nature before she passed away. She had to the end an old tortoise."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9WmJ4Ace0
"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."285Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE2wb6Il8d
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