"No. I'm not - I can't - " Alysa said, shaking out of his grasp and falling against a table, as tears began to well in her eyes.
Rodney approached her again calmly saying, "Alysa this is for the best - "
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It's for the best. A voice from her past - a voice she couldn't quite place.
Did it belong to someone she loved?
If you stayed with me. ~ Benjamin
Someone she trusted.
You need to leave. ~ His father.
Those she respected.
You're a danger to the coven. ~ The Elders
People she needed.
You're no longer welcome. ~ Her family.
Everyone she once knew?
It's for the best. ~ The coven.
~*~
"ALYSA!" Rodney shouted, shaking her.
"We need to go now!" He said, attempting to pull her up, but she merely retreated to a corner of the room.
"Shit - Al. We gotta -" Rodney was interrupted by an angry shout from the main store.
-_-_-_-
"Where is she?"
-_-_-_-
"Al - I've gotta ..." Rodney said looking down at the catatonic state Alysa was in.
-_-_-_-
"The witch!"
-_-_-_-
"I'll be back I promise." He said, moving towards the partition.
~*~
I'll be back. ~ Not again ...
A concerned caregiver.
Don't worry. ~ Her grandmother.
An abusive parent.
No one will find you. ~ His father.
A manipulative flame.
You only need me. ~ Ben
A worried relative.
Don't try to leave. ~ Her father.
A lost sibling.
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The Visitor
FantasyMagic exists everywhere in the world, in the distant town of Zil, people have forgotten about the magic that once freely flowed through their lands. That is until a traveler stops to visit and changes everything they thought they knew.
Ch. 19 - The Updraft
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