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Authors: Caitlin Ricci
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into her hands and thinking that it tasted like powdered sunrays. "I would like to go to town and ask Angie what is in the cream that makes it work so well," she said.
*~*~*
"That sounds good to me; I could stand getting a few supplies anyway." Mariah smiled at her and went into the bedroom to change. Mariah slipped into her golden wrist and ankle bracers and retrieved her black cape. The material always weighed heavily on her shoulders when she put it on, though in reality it was fairly light. The darkness would ever be a part of her, a splinter of black in her otherwise shimmering soul. She secured the cape around her body and walked out of the bedroom to rejoin Bryn. Mariah took a small purse from a plain chest located in the corner of the room and tied it to her belt. The leather bag held various coin denominations, including gold, silver and copper. "Let us depart then, if you are ready."
Bryn nodded and wrapped her cloak around her shoulders. She tied it in the front and pulled her hair out over the back of it. Her white shoes were in the corner, and she slipped her feet into them. Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Mariah. She was amazingly beautiful in her uniform, and she couldn't help the small smile that crossed her lips. Mariah opened the door for her and they left. Bryn matched her stride perfectly as they crossed the field. As they reached the forest, though, she started to slow down and soon she was a few feet behind Mariah. The strong sensation of being watched was back. But more than that, she could feel the eerie feeling again. "So according to what you said, that weird feeling that I am getting right now is magic right?"
*~*~*
Mariah smiled and nodded at her. "Yes, what you feel now is magic. There are… wards that protect this forest. Some are of Elven make, and some are of my own." Mariah reached out her arm and encircled Bryn's wrist with her hand before guiding it to her heart. "What you are now feeling is the magic that exists within me, just as I feel it within you. One day, you too will be able to reach inside of yourself and direct your gift, and when you do, you will not be afraid of people like Franklin any longer."
Bryn took her hand back quickly and pulled her cloak around herself. She matched Mariah's pace again and pulled her hood over her head. It concealed her perfectly, allowing only her mouth and chin to be exposed. She was frightened by Mariah's words. Bryn walked faster through the forest and was quickly ahead of Mariah. The gate opened for her before she had a chance to tell it to. The urge to run away from Mariah and her domain was strong within her. Her fear willed her legs to walk faster than before, and soon she was almost running.
Bryn did not stop walking until she was safely inside Angie's shop. As she door closed behind her, she let out her inhaled breath. The chair that she had been in before stood empty and she quickly ran to it. She could hear Angie and a customer talking behind an opaque screen.
"Oh no, this just won't do. I want to impress her, make her melt for me, not scare her half to death. I look like a prize pig in this dress," the customer whined. Bryn felt sorry for Angie as she heard her rifling through fabric in an attempt to please the customer.
"How about this one? Purple would look so nice on you," she heard Angie offer.
The customer uttered a muffled response that was too low for Bryn to hear. Angie again tried to appease the woman, but it was no use. Finally, the customer emerged with a dark blue dress folded in her arms.
Bryn's blood ran cold as she recognized the woman as the one who had been watching Mariah from before. Her fine cheekbones and impossibly small waist made Bryn jealous. The gown the woman had chosen was beautiful beyond compare. "Really Angie, you should have a better selection. I was hoping to buy something in white. Something to make her think of marriage. Be a dear and get some long white dresses in," the woman said as
*~*~*
"That sounds good to me; I could stand getting a few supplies anyway." Mariah smiled at her and went into the bedroom to change. Mariah slipped into her golden wrist and ankle bracers and retrieved her black cape. The material always weighed heavily on her shoulders when she put it on, though in reality it was fairly light. The darkness would ever be a part of her, a splinter of black in her otherwise shimmering soul. She secured the cape around her body and walked out of the bedroom to rejoin Bryn. Mariah took a small purse from a plain chest located in the corner of the room and tied it to her belt. The leather bag held various coin denominations, including gold, silver and copper. "Let us depart then, if you are ready."
Bryn nodded and wrapped her cloak around her shoulders. She tied it in the front and pulled her hair out over the back of it. Her white shoes were in the corner, and she slipped her feet into them. Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Mariah. She was amazingly beautiful in her uniform, and she couldn't help the small smile that crossed her lips. Mariah opened the door for her and they left. Bryn matched her stride perfectly as they crossed the field. As they reached the forest, though, she started to slow down and soon she was a few feet behind Mariah. The strong sensation of being watched was back. But more than that, she could feel the eerie feeling again. "So according to what you said, that weird feeling that I am getting right now is magic right?"
*~*~*
Mariah smiled and nodded at her. "Yes, what you feel now is magic. There are… wards that protect this forest. Some are of Elven make, and some are of my own." Mariah reached out her arm and encircled Bryn's wrist with her hand before guiding it to her heart. "What you are now feeling is the magic that exists within me, just as I feel it within you. One day, you too will be able to reach inside of yourself and direct your gift, and when you do, you will not be afraid of people like Franklin any longer."
Bryn took her hand back quickly and pulled her cloak around herself. She matched Mariah's pace again and pulled her hood over her head. It concealed her perfectly, allowing only her mouth and chin to be exposed. She was frightened by Mariah's words. Bryn walked faster through the forest and was quickly ahead of Mariah. The gate opened for her before she had a chance to tell it to. The urge to run away from Mariah and her domain was strong within her. Her fear willed her legs to walk faster than before, and soon she was almost running.
Bryn did not stop walking until she was safely inside Angie's shop. As she door closed behind her, she let out her inhaled breath. The chair that she had been in before stood empty and she quickly ran to it. She could hear Angie and a customer talking behind an opaque screen.
"Oh no, this just won't do. I want to impress her, make her melt for me, not scare her half to death. I look like a prize pig in this dress," the customer whined. Bryn felt sorry for Angie as she heard her rifling through fabric in an attempt to please the customer.
"How about this one? Purple would look so nice on you," she heard Angie offer.
The customer uttered a muffled response that was too low for Bryn to hear. Angie again tried to appease the woman, but it was no use. Finally, the customer emerged with a dark blue dress folded in her arms.
Bryn's blood ran cold as she recognized the woman as the one who had been watching Mariah from before. Her fine cheekbones and impossibly small waist made Bryn jealous. The gown the woman had chosen was beautiful beyond compare. "Really Angie, you should have a better selection. I was hoping to buy something in white. Something to make her think of marriage. Be a dear and get some long white dresses in," the woman said as
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