The Key to the Master's Heart - A Tale of the Kingdoms of Magical Beasts and Shapeshifters
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y both knew as Caravan. On Alessa's side of the story, she had never been in Caravan. She had hardly ever been
ther caught doing magic or was suspected to have even the slightest magic powers. In Alessa's case, she wasn't even sure of what she had. As a child, she had noticed her ability to do cer
lessa from the midst of the surprised and half-ter
very calmly. "You shouldn't
mama!" Alessa would cry in baffl
r and hold her tight, assuring
ons, it was more tragic. She would help a crying child heal her wo
're a devil! She's not a hu
sa, yelling the same words. All Alessa can do is run away and weep in the dark. It was then
om the far East and demanded for all women who practiced witchcraft. The ban on witchcr
murde
actice magic and those who were innocent of it
ragon Dust. It made them completely immune to their powers. They rounded up the women in the town square ready for the execution and to Alessa dismay, after she and her mother had hid safely in the compartment within their house which her father dug before h
sacre, and it was then the entire story painfull
the Ma
t the scream wasn't the problem. I
ess
n't even conscious of her present environment or of the fact that light was glowi
he weight of the cargo. Ikaris had bent to one side, toppling over and Alessa
a great pull, terrible screams of horses and the cargo finally stood its ground while
to the back. Opening the cargo, he looked in to f
lright?" The man
ppened?" Alessa asked
of the cargo and the horses couldn't steady themselves. We were
smile. The man nodded, closed the doors and went forward again, leavi
showed up with two horses and a cargo, moving towards a village that seemed nearby. They appeared to be mere farmers. They had pleaded with the me
tones before Alessa had fallen asleep from exhaustion, only to suddenly jump off
n. "Alessa... your magic put us i
ed. She had been the cause of the n
sor
er jaws and lifted her face so t
eam. That's all. You're going through a toug
on the cheek and smiled too before turning to lo
ealized that som