No!!!

"NO!"

It was the sharpness of his tone that made her eyes widen, even as he looked at her with a hint of betrayal.

"Don't ever bring this up again! You are never to use magic!" he continued in a louder tone.

"You are never to become a witch!" he said, but Violet could feel the anger she had tried to keep buried slowly boil to the surface.

She understood that because of how his family died, he hated witches, but shouldn't she be an exception? Moreover, the reason she was asking for permission was his fault in the first place.

"I understand how you feel about it," she began in a soft tone, doing her best not to appear confrontational.

"…but think about it! It would just be for self-defense! What if something happens to me like before when I was kidnapped?" she asked, relieved to see a flash of concern on his face, only to watch his expression turn back to stone as he shook his head before she could continue.