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Chapter 4: Wands Ready

On the cold, dark, misty night, arriving home, the gang of children walk up the hill to Ella's calm, peaceful neighborhood. Ben waved goodbye to Ella's group, and he moved down his own path and into his dimly lit home. Approaching the home, the warm smell of vanilla cookies laid across the lawn.

"Smells lovely," smiled Izz. Mark nodded and walked into the house. Behind them, Thorn quietly walked into the house. Ella turned and looks at Thorn.

"Where did you go? We adventure, and you missed out on a lot of fun," she assured.She smiled vindictively and said: "Don't worry about it," she fixed her hair and crept into the house. Approaching her mother, she looked at George as he stood there awkwardly and continued to smile devilishly. She shoved past him and walked into the kitchen in search of her mother.

"Why are you making cookies?" asked Ella quietly as she entered the kitchen. She looked at her mother silently and then over to George.

"....They are for a party, a party in our celebration. Turns out that George will be working side by side with King David," her mother awkwardly smiled at Ella and then turned her attention back to her cookies.

"That's brilliant, father!" yelled Thorn obnoxiously as she leaped into her father's arms. Her father hugged her tightly, ignoring the other two children.

"That's wonderful," said Izz. Ella's mother smiled and hugged the child, and handed Mark a warm cookie.

"Where is the party going to be?" she wondered. George grabbed Ella's hand and smiled.

"Your mother and I plan to have the party here, in the courtyard in the back of the house. This celebration is the most important party we will ever attend. Important diplomats will be attending along with royal family members. The King, his family, will attend," he announced proudly.

"Huh, never thought I would meet royalty," Ella thought to herself.

"Also, there is something we are to mention to all of you. Since I will be working for the King, I was granted the access of full magic" He smiled to his family and to Ella's Mother. He then looked at Ella and then at her mother. "You will be granted new wands and will need to learn how to use them properly," he assured. "Since my family already knows how to use magic, we will be granted new and improved wands," he smirked. Ella thought for a moment and looked over at George and thought for a moment. "Ella and Maria will get the same style of course. But, you will need to learn a bit more quicker than most" 

"I thought you were only granted one wand, not two."

"That's a load of shit. All magic comes from the gut. Any tool will do," said George. He placed the blue velvet box onto the kitchen table. He lifted the tiny silver latch in the front and opened it. All the wands in the box were lined up evenly for display—each with the person's name under it.

"I want the black wand," yelled Thorn as she rushed to grab the new wands. "Luckily, this is yours," adds George as he hands her the wand. She grasped the tiny wooden rod in her hand and smiled as she stroked the bumps and grooves etched into the wood. She studied the wand and smiled at the thorns engraved into the wand. Suddenly the rod grew red at its tip. Thorn smiled devilishly and looked at the remaining people in her family. Ignoring her, Ella waited for her wand to be handed to her. Secondly, George gave Ella's mother a wand. A skinny brown wand with a rose gold vine wrapped around the center of the wand. The wand turned a bright warm white color when she held it tightly in her hand. George smiled and then turned to Izz, who waited patiently to receive her wand. George then held out a dark blue wand with silver lines wrapped around the center of the wand. She held it as she watched the wand turn a bright white color at its end. She smiled and thanked her father. He then handed Mark a dark green wand with black vines wrapped around the center. He looked at the wand and smiled. He nodded his head and smiled. The wand slightly changed color at the center. The wand then changed to light color green and then dimmed down quickly. He nodded and placed the rod into his back belt loop. Finally, Ella stood by as she looked at George. Quietly, he handed Ella a black and rose gold wand. The wand was chilled at its touch. She held it tightly and looked at it, and smiled. Breathing out, she saw the vapor in her breath leave her mouth. Looking down at her wand, the wand stood still upon her dainty hand. She smiled significantly and thanks George. She thought to herself: "Perhaps he isn't so terrible after all."