Chapter 2- Meeting Isla

I sneaked out of the castle thanks to our underground passages. When I finally got out of the passage, I looked back at my castle one more time and started to walk away. I didn't know where to go, all I knew was that I needed to get away from them. Whoever they are.

I walked into the forest and I walked for what seemed like forever, my feet were becoming numb, my dress was tattered and had dirt all over. And even though my mother fixed my hair, it still became a mess yet again. I saw a nearby tree and decided to rest there, but when I woke up, I saw that I was in an unfamiliar place. It has crystals everywhere, it was a room that looked like it was carved into a crystal cave.

"You're finally awake" a voice says.

"Who's there?" I say quickly, in fear.

"Your savious, obviously" the voice replies.

A figure comes inside the room, and it turns out to be a woman in her 30s. She had yellow eyes and long jet black hair. She was wearing very odd clothing which didn't look like what a noble lady would wear.

"What are you looking at?" She says

"Nothing!" I say quickly.

"Here's the deal little lady, I have soup and steak, which one do you want to eat?" She asks.

"Soup" I say quietly.

"Good choice, follow me" She says as she leads me to the dining room, which is also covered in a billion crystals.

I know it's bad to eat from strangers, but my hunger is telling me otherwise.

"Why are you helping me?" I ask, softly.

"Because I'm one of the good guys" She says as she puts a bowl soup in front of me.

There was a small silence between us, and she starts to talk again.

"Well I didn't really know that I would be saving you, I was on my way to gather some things and I saw you, then suddenly a lightning struck the ground between us and I quickly on instinct saved you and carried you here." She says

"oh." I say as I try to comprehend what she said.

She serves me her soup and I start eating it quickly, my throat was so thirsty and I could feel the soup going down my throat.

"You eat very well" She chuckles.

"My apologies" I say as I quickly realised that it was unlady like of me to be slurping down my soup like that.

"it's fine. Now tell me why do you look like a racoon who was run down by a stampeed of mustangs" She said, curiously.

"Oh. M-my family, they're in danger- no they're been killed, by these men wearing red and-"

"Men wearing red?" She says as her eyes widen with what almost looked like fear.

"Where are you from?" She demands.

"I-I'm from the Eastern Empire" I say

"The Eastern Empire?! Oh...oh.. honey you're a sorceress.." She says in disbelief.

"A what?" I say, as I put my spoon down.

"A sorceress, you know, a female sorcerer. A witch, like me" She explains.

"Absolutely not! I am not a witch! I'm a good person!" I insist. Then I gasp.

"You're a witch!" I gasp. "You're evil" I say quietly.

I start to run but she grabs my hand and somehow magically glues me to my chair.

"Okay first, I'm not evil. Not all witches are evil. Honestly, if you ask me, being called a witch actually is very offensive to me considering that I just saved your life. Just because a female knows magic doesn't mean she's evil, you know. Gosh the world we live in today" She says as she shakes her head.

"Then what are you?" I demand.

"I'm Isla, the sorceress, in the flesh" She grins as she waves her hand and creates an orb of light.

"And I'm not convinced that you're nice your unstuck me from this chair at once" I say furiously.

She flicks her wrist and unsticks me from the chair.

"how did you do that?" I say in amazement.

"Magic. and I you want, I can teach you everything about it to become the most powerful sorceress in the world" She says as she grins. "Of course, not as powerful as me since I'll teaching it to you" She jokes as she does a hair flip.

I have a feeling I'll be with Isla for a while.

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