Chapter 6 Discovery

Meanwhile, Layla was hard at work.  She may not be as strong of a witch as the others but she had a few unique gifts.  One was research, she always managed to find information that other people could not. It was why she was the youngest witch to be tasked with teaching magic to the coven’s children. Another, she could sense magic in other people.  Turns out almost everyone has a touch of magic in them.  Layla always figured it was because we all came from the Universe and its magic. 

“Think about it like this, “ she said to her classroom one day “if magic wasn’t in all of us, how do you explain the internet or cellphones or HALF of the scientific discoveries we have had”

Those men were magic and they had a lot of it. But, they didn’t act like it.  Typically, when someone knows they have magic, their demeanor changes.  You become more because you know there is more.  Even you become one of those people that abuse your magic, you still become more.  They truly seemed to be …mundane.  Yes, they were gorgeous and had a superior air of confidence about them.  But, they still acted…normal.  Could they really not know?

Layla headed to the coven’s library that literally had every book known to man..and all of those known to woman too. Then there were the ancient tomes and current tomes that were written by coven members.  If you needed information, this was the place to find it.

She spent all night pulling different tomes and scouring them for anything that would explain this.  How could a person not know they were witch?  How could TWINS not know they were witch.  How could the Coven not know?

So here’s the thing. When regular people think about covens, they think Charmed, The Craft, and The Sanderson Sisters. While not entirely false, it is not entirely true either.

The Coven is like a web.  There are strands that knot and create more strands.  The Coven is vast and knows everything that touched the web. So, if a new coven forms, it is connected to the greater web and therefore linked.  We typically let many minor covens be created and allow them to dabble without letting them know of the grand design.  If any of them show any promise, we send an emissary out to invite them to be a part of the greater coven. Sometimes, we have to release a coven from the web because they are a nuisance.  They have no real talent for magic but constantly pluck at the strings of the web.  It’s not a guitar! When that happens, we remove all memory of magic from them and let them go about their merry little way. Sometimes, unbeknownst to them, we offer them opportunities to be tested in their magical abilities. This is how we determine if they will get an invite or not.

So, this is why it is so confusing that the Coven would not know about these two.

Layla’s minds worked a mile a minute and she searched until the morning. She never tired when she was on a mission of discovery.  The excitement of finding new information gave her unlimited energy.  Maybe I have another gift, she thought to herself. That is when she found what she was looking for and more!