Evil Witch. Feh! I give orphans a home and they call me evil just because I’m blind, not as much of a looker as I was two hundred years ago, and live in the woods! What a joke.
“Miss Borda!” One of my children whines. It’s Muuly, sweet little girl, if she weren’t left handed it’s likely she’d be the talk of the town, all kind and bright.
“Yes?” I smile down in her direction. “And you don’t have to call me Miss, Muuly, I may not be married but we’re all a family here.”
“Ah! Thank you, Borda! Uhh… Oh! The knights from town are here again!” That’s not good.
“Thank you for telling me, Muuly, now go play with the others, I’ll be back in a moment.”
“Okay! Thank you, Miss Borda!” She laughs as she runs off. I chuckle a bit at her joke. I get up, crack my back, and head over to the front of the Underroot Coven Hall. Once it used to be the pride of the local witches but there hasn’t been a witch here besides myself since the Exaladrynthians built their little town in the valley.
“Yes?” I ask as I open the door.
“Borda the Witch.” A soldier in iron armour, designed to defend against magic, stands at the door, polearm in hand but not pointed at me. “According to intelligence reports, you are harbouring Prince Vreinas, age 18 as of today, at this address. I have been given authority to search the premises for him should you not surrender him voluntarily.”
“Vreinas? A prince? I do have a teenager named Vreinas here at the Hall with me, but he’s the most unprincely character you’d ever see, always wrestling in the dirt and acting humble. Are we talking about the same boy?”
“Unmistakably so.”
“Huff. He never said a word about his heritage. But I’ll go get him if you wish.”
“Your cooperation is appreciated.” The soldier nodded. I headed back inside and sent Sisiyam, a sprite girl I’d taken in recently, to call Vreinas. She zipped off and returned a few moments later with the lanky teenager in tow. I may be blind but even I could tell he was covered in soot.
“Ugh. Vreinas, stand still, someone’s here to see you and I can’t in good conscience let you meet them wearing the Dragon’s Doctor’s outfit.”
“Oh come on, Ma, it’s just a little ash!” I ignored that and tapped my cane, forming a swirling fog cloud around the boy and washing him fully. I led him back to the door and was surprised when the soldier brought his polearm down to aim at Vreinas’s chest.
“Prince Vreinas. According with the prophecy of the Royal Oracle, Princess Borean, you are to be executed before you raise an army, kill her to assume the throne, and cause the destruction of the Four Winds Dynast-“ he never finishes his spiel, I’ve already turned him into a frog, his polearm clattering to the ground.
“What was that?!” Vreinas stutters out.
“I turned my hand into fog, undid the back of his cuirass, and hit him with the spell.” I explain. “Honestly I don’t know why people make anti-magic armor so easy to take off.”
“No! The whole…” Vreinas struggles to find the words, “prophecy thing!”
“Oh that? The princess, your sister, was born evil.”
“What?!”
“Yes, she had her assistant leave you in the woods to get eaten by wolves, since as a prince you would be first for the throne even though you’re younger, but I adopted you before the wolves did.”
“And then… this guy?” He assuredly motions towards the frog, which is looking at its front legs in amphibian horror.
“I guess she found out about you alive. We’ll see more of them later on.”
“N-No! I gotta fix this!” Vreinas shouts. “I gotta find her! I gotta stop her! She’ll send more soldiers after you guys! And she’s evil!? She’d probably… I dunno! Eat everyone’s babies or turn everyone into skeletons! I’ll be back, Ma! I love you!” Aaand he’s already run off on a new adventure. Bless his heart, he always looked out for everyone in our family.
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Reply to [WP] You are known as the "evil witch" of these lands. Years ago, you took in a small boy who seemed to have gotten lost. Today, knights arrived looking for him. by Missy_went_missing
Evil Witch. Feh! I give orphans a home and they call me evil just because I’m blind, not as much of a looker as I was two hundred years ago, and live in the woods! What a joke.
“Miss Borda!” One of my children whines. It’s Muuly, sweet little girl, if she weren’t left handed it’s likely she’d be the talk of the town, all kind and bright.
“Yes?” I smile down in her direction. “And you don’t have to call me Miss, Muuly, I may not be married but we’re all a family here.”
“Ah! Thank you, Borda! Uhh… Oh! The knights from town are here again!” That’s not good.
“Thank you for telling me, Muuly, now go play with the others, I’ll be back in a moment.”
“Okay! Thank you, Miss Borda!” She laughs as she runs off. I chuckle a bit at her joke. I get up, crack my back, and head over to the front of the Underroot Coven Hall. Once it used to be the pride of the local witches but there hasn’t been a witch here besides myself since the Exaladrynthians built their little town in the valley.
“Yes?” I ask as I open the door.
“Borda the Witch.” A soldier in iron armour, designed to defend against magic, stands at the door, polearm in hand but not pointed at me. “According to intelligence reports, you are harbouring Prince Vreinas, age 18 as of today, at this address. I have been given authority to search the premises for him should you not surrender him voluntarily.”
“Vreinas? A prince? I do have a teenager named Vreinas here at the Hall with me, but he’s the most unprincely character you’d ever see, always wrestling in the dirt and acting humble. Are we talking about the same boy?”
“Unmistakably so.”
“Huff. He never said a word about his heritage. But I’ll go get him if you wish.”
“Your cooperation is appreciated.” The soldier nodded. I headed back inside and sent Sisiyam, a sprite girl I’d taken in recently, to call Vreinas. She zipped off and returned a few moments later with the lanky teenager in tow. I may be blind but even I could tell he was covered in soot.
“Ugh. Vreinas, stand still, someone’s here to see you and I can’t in good conscience let you meet them wearing the Dragon’s Doctor’s outfit.”
“Oh come on, Ma, it’s just a little ash!” I ignored that and tapped my cane, forming a swirling fog cloud around the boy and washing him fully. I led him back to the door and was surprised when the soldier brought his polearm down to aim at Vreinas’s chest.
“Prince Vreinas. According with the prophecy of the Royal Oracle, Princess Borean, you are to be executed before you raise an army, kill her to assume the throne, and cause the destruction of the Four Winds Dynast-“ he never finishes his spiel, I’ve already turned him into a frog, his polearm clattering to the ground.
“What was that?!” Vreinas stutters out.
“I turned my hand into fog, undid the back of his cuirass, and hit him with the spell.” I explain. “Honestly I don’t know why people make anti-magic armor so easy to take off.”
“No! The whole…” Vreinas struggles to find the words, “prophecy thing!”
“Oh that? The princess, your sister, was born evil.”
“What?!”
“Yes, she had her assistant leave you in the woods to get eaten by wolves, since as a prince you would be first for the throne even though you’re younger, but I adopted you before the wolves did.”
“And then… this guy?” He assuredly motions towards the frog, which is looking at its front legs in amphibian horror.
“I guess she found out about you alive. We’ll see more of them later on.”
“N-No! I gotta fix this!” Vreinas shouts. “I gotta find her! I gotta stop her! She’ll send more soldiers after you guys! And she’s evil!? She’d probably… I dunno! Eat everyone’s babies or turn everyone into skeletons! I’ll be back, Ma! I love you!” Aaand he’s already run off on a new adventure. Bless his heart, he always looked out for everyone in our family.