JLongtain

One, a cursed Mage. The other, a lost Witch.

Both Kier and Ina are running. They’re running from whatever they left behind, and are looking for their own way. They want to be alone so they can search for themselves without anyone else telling them who or what they are. Kier wants to stop an “i” from becoming a “y” in his name. Ina wants to make amends for the red of her hair.

But what happens when they realize that both chose the same forest to get away from everyone and everything? An incredible adventure ensues, in which both begin the journey to learn what it means to be Human among people...

Words & Herbs

Ina laid Athyn down on her bed. "I'll go fix something to take care of your wounds. Just rest a bit."

Athyn looked at the beamed ceiling of Ina's room. Memories of what she'd seen while asleep came to her. Her eyes teared up. She tried to hold it back, but it made her so happy to know she could still feel her emotions, that she wound up crying anyway. She did it silently, enjoying the flow of her tears.

Ina came back by the time Athyn was done crying. She put a small bowl and bottle on a side table next to the Femage.

"I went through the same a few years back. The bottle's for your throat, drink it. The balm is for your arms."

Athyn took the small bowl to take some balm with her fingers and smear it over her torn skin. The effect was instantaneous and the skin mended.

"Was it worth it?" asked Ina. "Whatever Myken sent you here to do. Was it worth going through the nightmare of losing your soul?"

#118 Denouement