Visit To Black Bridge

Wearing a long black coat over her dress,

her gloves covered her hands,Della sighed.

"Are you sure this is the place father?"she turned to Fredrick who stood,hands in his pocket.

The weather in this village was rather cold despite being part of west hill which was known as an hot land during the afternoon,black bridge stood out.

Fredrick hummed,he wore a coat and still could feel the cold weather which could make one believe winter was near.

Autumn wasn't far anymore and one couldn't tell what would be the weather condition in west hill.

"We have to be fast Della"Fredrick sounded impatient making Della wonder if he was meeting someone.

She didn't feel the energy of the stones here but felt a very downfall in the village.

Della being born as a powerful witch,never practiced spells since she had no one to learn from,she had some abilities surfaced.

Her abilities included seeing a slight memory or feeling about a particular place,the atmosphere around her changes,she also could mess with one's memory.

Della had messed with someone's memories once that she was abashed,she had begun wearing her gloves then not to get her powers noticed since she couldn't control them,deep down she knew she had more powers which were still concealed from her.

"Let's move around the village a little bit papa,

you said you had some work here?"Della glanced over at her father.

"Yes,I am visiting the magistrate of the village"he responded,

Della nodded,

"Let's go see him then"she said softly.

Black bridge was rather a quiet village,the people were hardly seen and most in their houses which made Della wary.

"They don't come out often here?"Della questioned,

"A witch was found here some days ago,they must still be horrified from the incident"Fredrick replied to get a nod from Della.

"Did the witch harm anybody?"came another question,

Fredrick frowned,he had heard on how the witch was caught but there wasn't any mention on her crimes.

"That the magistrate will answer to us"

Fredrick stated standing outside the home of the magistrate.

Della frowned,

"I'm having a bad feeling about here"Della whispered.

Fredrick already knocked on the door,

A young girl opened and frowned at them,

"Who are you people?"she asked rudely,

"Is this perhaps the magistrate's home?"Fredrick asked ignoring the girl's rude question,

The girl rolled her eyes not answering him.

"I'm councilman Fredrick and this is councilwoman Cora"he stated giving Della a councilwoman's title,truly there was a councilwoman named Cora.

"Hold on"the girl slammed the door on their face.

"Is this what you face papa?"Della asked with a frown,

"No,I don't usually see ignorant girls"he chuckled,

The door opened again and this time a chubby short man with half of his hair gone and a thick mustache on the bridge of his nose stared down at them.

"Are you councilman Fredrick?"the magistrate asked,

"Yes"responded Fredrick staring right at the magistrate.

"Come in sire"the magistrate offered a smile,his demeanor changed already.

"Who is this fine young lady by your side?"he asked stating at Della liking her features.

Della felt uneasy at the way he stared at her,she sticked a little closer to her father.

"Councilwoman Cora"replied Fredrick standing closer to Della.

"It great to have you both here,my daughter will get you both some refreshments"he turned to the rude girl who quickly left the room.

The magistrate house was well furnished,it looked extravagant and one could tell he could own a large portion of land with these home decor.

"There would be no need"Fredrick defiled to see the man shook his head.

He entered a room with Fredrick and Della after,inside was a small office.

"Take your seats sire and mi lady"he flashed a smile at Della.

Soon they were settled and his daughter had brought two cups of tea for them.

"Help your selves please"the magistrate seemed flattering and generous as he urged them to drink their tea.

"Thank you"Fredrick smiled a little at his gesture,

"Forgive me for asking,but a magistrate as yourself couldn't possibly have these many things in his home"Fredrick voiced out to see a frown on the man's face as he touched his mustache.

"After my wife died,I had saved up a fortune and decided to use them in my home,or am I not allowed to?"his grey eyes stared intensely at Fredrick.

"Is your daughter pregnant?"Della questioned,

She had sensed another presence on the girl and knew once she was carrying a baby.

"No"came the short reply from the magistrate.

"My home and daughter wouldn't be the reason you both visited here today?"the magistrate questioned,

Compared to other magistrates,this one here seemed to have lot of pride and didn't give much respect to them.

"I wanted to know how the witch who was killed here a few days ago was caught and her crimes"Fredrick stated solemnly,

"Thought it was reported to the council members?"the magistrate asked,

"I wasn't aware of the situation from my colleagues and the matter seemed to surfaced down after the death of the witch which was why I came here immediately"came the response from Fredrick.

"Your co worker here would know or were you absent from work also councilwoman Della?"he turned to Della smiling.

"Yes"Della replied,

"I will gather all the details,you both didn't touch your tea?"he asked with furrowed brows,

"We will"Della took hers and had a sip from it,

"What about you sire?"the magistrate asked,

"Not tasty"replied Fredrick with a stern face.

The magistrate walked with both Della and Fredrick as they observed the village more.

"It seems they are all still frightened"came an humorous laugh from the magistrate,

"You mean the witch had killed a child?"Fredrick asked,

"Yes"the magistrate responded,

"The house of the couple's whose only child was killed"the magistrate stopped in front of an old small house.