The Witch’s Apprentice and the Wolf
The air is thick with spiced wine, honeyed fruit, and the heady perfume of enchantment.
It is dazzling, beautiful, but almost unbearable.
Grandma glides forward, commanding the room with silent authority. I follow, heels tapping on marble, my chest constricting. Every step feels like walking on glass.
We reach the grand staircase that overlooks the entire hall. The announcer steps forward, his voice magically amplified, ringing clear across the crowd.
“Presenting the esteemed High Witch of the ShadowLands…”
The crowd bursts into applause, bows, and hushed greetings. My grandmother’s smile is the kind that could end wars or ignite them. I ready myself to retreat, to slip into the shadows wher
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