The black witch

"Erix!" Queen Rowena touched his arm with apprehension all over her face.  

"You need to be careful please, even though she is your mate and you want her. But I don't trust that girl. I'm only silent because of you, my son. Otherwise I could have shown her her real place!" 

Crimson looked into the heated gaze  of his mother. But He could also see the motherly affection and worry for him. He held her hand and squeezed it softly. "How old am I, Mom?" He asked, walking her to the window. 

Rowena frowned at the question but still answered him, "One hundred and nine years old, why?"