"Hey, you think she will be ok?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9xN9yycHE
"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."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7228XpmqI1
"I know you are no doctor but how do you know all this?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctQa5qGJ7I
The woman cleared her throat. "Close relative of a doctor, please; hence it runs in the family."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GSSZZb3Fk
The nasal-croaking voice chuckled. "But not talking to crows."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOjWsg5f23
She scoffed. "Yer one to talk."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxFqa1IU84
"Oh! I think she's waking up!" Wings and feathers flapped through the air.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpj4DsCUfj
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.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA6xqh1O46
"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."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx62aLbOU6
"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.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4ajQsA2RT
"Oh, a thousand pardons, my name is Siobhan, and this is my familiar Twigg."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4PjGoXS0U
Twigg bobbed his head to the side, eyeing me curiously.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqdnCQeCPY
"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.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KhCtHg1An
"You like it?" She wondered, tilting her head to one side.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uXddjqIb6
I nodded, "it's delicious."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLi6tqG1eyy
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."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DD8X24GSw
Twigg croaked, "Sorry, old force of habit." And flew off to the table to peck on the biscuit.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqHr2DkCgY
I slowly nibbled on a biscuit while watching attentively how Twigg ate.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CYpekdxTE
"What's yer name? Do you have a familiar?" Asked Siobhan after a while.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ddvZIDeaZ
"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?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl23hmzJGPR
Siobhan stared at me wide-eyed for a long moment. "Hold it, yer not a caster?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGuRrOQLX6
"What's a caster?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FX7ao1Q87
"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?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aiyjPnozh
I slowly shook my head.262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUuSg3ghQd
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?"262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGBbZnetHV
"Well, now that you mention, my grandmother was very connected to nature before she passed away. She had to the end an old tortoise."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMpgPZTu55
"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."262Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RpQDfWi1M
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