A Witch’s Flame – 2.04

Previous Chapter   Venturing into the rows of trees that formed the forest I was more than a little miffed since the hand where I got whipped was starting to swell and throb. I couldn’t heal it with magic since I wasn’t too good at Amelioration-type spells. They just never clicked for me so Kowl …

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The Path Ahead – 3.0e

Previous Chapter Alice POV I was in a good mood when we got back to Trikryss. Kowl slept better on the trip over, so I had to guess he was feeling better too. And the night of the festival was something I wouldn’t forget anytime soon either. That mood ended though, when we entered the …

The Path Ahead – 3.05

Previous Chapter Alice POV  “I don’t wanna talk about it,” I told Ma when she came into my room, perched on the edge of my bed. “You shouldn’t have put him in that position,” she said back softly. “As a guest in our home, he would be inclined to try and appease us. As someone …

The Path Ahead – 3.03

Previous Chapter Alice POV I felt woozy as woke up. Like that time I had drank some of the stuff Pa did when I was younger. Ma got mad and let me have it while I was puking up my guts. Never again would I touch that stuff. I sat up and the sheets slid …

The Path Ahead – 3.01

Previous Chapter Alice POV I felt cooped up underneath the stained glass ceiling of the Atrium. The rest of the students were there, all of us gathered up for the End of Term Assembly. There were too many to count, all of them chattering and excited to leave the place behind. Most were going traveling …

A Witch’s Flame – 2.0e

Previous Chapter The world was blurry and unfocused as the Infirmary slowly came into view when I opened my eyes, only to find a familiar face hovering over me. Even though my throat was as parched as the desert to the west, I managed to wheeze out, “Ko…wl…?” “Drink this,” he ordered as he held …

A Witch’s Flame – 2.03

Previous Chapter I woke from a nightmare with a heavy breath and covered my right eye. It was more of a memory than a nightmare, being surrounding by flames and in pain. But it was so vivid even after years had passed. Me laying there in the flames and dying as I felt the life …

A Witch’s Flame – 2.02

Previous Chapter   It took a bit longer to pass the academy grounds, the boundary being where the tree line ended. From there I skirted just above the grassland towards the lively sound of the town and hopped off my broom on the outskirts of Trikryss. I wanted to do a look around on the …

A Witch’s Flame – 2.01

Previous Chapter I figured I was in trouble when Magister Atra scowled as she looked my way. Cripes, it felt like I had been pierced by her gaze, so sharp and heavy that it may as well have been a dagger. The woman honestly scared me sometimes. “Miss Pyralis,” she called, circling the tip of …