The dark sorceress

Chapter -5

After an hour and a half of riding their horses,The Witcher and the blue eyed girl finally arrived at the town where all the things started. They had to find the woman named Varella Haynes.

"How does she look like?"Geralt asked as he walked besides his horse,glancing at every person who gave them dirty looks.
"I remember her with long brown hair,emerald green eyes and she always wore a white dress." Cassandra said looking around the town,it was the same just the people grew older.

Cassandra leaded them to her old house,it looked the same,nothing changed.The door was closed but not locked,maybe she was at home.

Geralt was about to go and knock at the door but Cassandra grabbed his arm "Let's not try to be the first ones she sees, she'll just slam the door shut and she..hates witchers..seeing you will just make her angrier." the man nodded and stepped away from the wooden door.

Cassandra saw a kid playing with a stray dog and asked him over "Aye kid!Can you help an poor woman with something? I'll give you a coin for it!" The kid looked into her direction and ran towards the woman "How can I help?" He was rather excited to help,she asked him to go knock on the door to see if the woman was home. The boy did so and the door opened,the brown haired woman stepped outside and saw the kid,she turned around the closed the door behind her,but before it could close all the way Cassandra slid her foot in between the door and the frame.She tossed the kid a coin from her pocket and opened the door,Geralt following behind her.

The witch turned around and her expression was angry seeing two random folks in her home. "Who are you?!What do you want from me that you tricked a kid to get into my house!?" Cassandra wanted to take out her sword and cut her head off but she tried calling herself down. "You really don't remember?'Everytime you'll feel anger the same I do,your pupils will turn white as snow,your arms will be dark as the night..these were your words BEFORE YOU CURSED YOUR OWN FUCKING DAUGHTER!" she was about to jump on her and pull her hair out but Geralt grabbed her arm forcing her back.

"...Cassy?..." the woman said with a expression full of fear on her face.
"Don't you dare use that word again,I am not your daughter anymore!The only thing we share is one last name.. That was dad's..AND YOU'RE WEARING IT WITH SUCH PRIDE LIKE IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT HE LEFT!" Cassandra said, spitting the last words into her mother's face.
"Excuse you?!He left because of YOU!He left me to deal with you!Now go die along with him!"Varella said looking at her angry daughter and noticed the man behind her.

The woman laughed and hid her face behind her hand "You better be joking!You?With a Witcher?! You'll end up the same as I and your father did! He'll act like he loves you and then leave you at your worse!" Cassandra couldn't keep it in anymore and her arms started burning like hell,her pupils slowly turned white until they weren't visible anymore.
Her arms were pitch black while she took off her gloves,smoke running out of her hands.

"So the curse is working!You always deserved it..Now..since you spoke so rude to your mom..~" the witch threw a jar of iron particles towards Cassandra,the girl hit the jar with her hand but it broke and now the iron particles were over her body. She fell to the ground hissing at the pain that was lingering over her body. Geralt sighed and ran towards the witch,she dodged his attack and laughed at his angry face,not noticing that the Witcher threw a chain at her that wrapped around her body,trapping her arms. She fell to the ground and Geralt got time to chain her up on a chair. Once she wants able to use her magic because her hands were tied he hurried to Cassandra's side,lifting her up in his arms and placing her on the couch that was in the room.

Once the girl woken up and the witch was muttering swears and failed magic attempts. As Cassandra woke up,her pupils were now back to normal and so were her arms,she placed her gloves back on and went to her mother's body that was tied to the chair. She took out her dagger and placed it under her chin "Tell me or else I'll fucking kill you..where is Kael Haysen?"Cassandra asked the witch as it smiled "why should I tell you?! he's probably dead by now!".
The girl did not hesitated and punched her right in the face, Geralt watched with shock as Cassandra punched her own mother in the face with full force,not like she didn't deserve it... .

"I'm gonna repeat it again..Where is my father?"
Varella now had a bloody nose and a scared expression on her face "okay okay.. I'll tell you the truth..before he left he said he'll go to Kaen northern..I have no idea where that is believe me!He left me..I did not have a choice!"
"Your husband left you..so you cursed your own child and threw her in the trash?!" Geralt asked in an angry tone looking at the sad witch.
"Kaen northern huh..Tell us more or I'll fucking rip your guts out."Cassandra grabbed her chin forcing her to look into her blue eyes filled of anger.

"I do not know more! Believe me!He never wanted to talk to me about his plans!He did not own a jurnal!Or a diary!Please believe me!Why should I lie about this?.."Vallera asked about to cry when Geralt said "she's saying the truth,I know when someone is lying,and she is not"
"You're lucky he's here otherwise I'll cut your head off,burn your hair,take out your eyes and place it on top of the fountain in the centre of the town. Vallera's eyes widen in fear and she gulped, Cassandra's attention fell on Geralt as he started talking "That's enough what we need to know,untie her and let's go back, we'll head to Kaen northern tomorrow, I'll take a long time until there..".

The black haired girl untied her mother and she fell on her knees crying,they both left the town and headed to a tavern that was close to the town they just been in,they could stay there for the night.
As they got there they tied their horses by a nearby fence and went inside,the music was loud,everyone talking loud and drinking. At the bar was a blonde girl with a red shirt "Hello! Welcome to Inny's Inn!How can we help you?"the bar girl said and Cassandra asked her "Can we have a room for the night,please?" "We are currently out of rooms for two..only one room and it has one bed,we could try and find another but I'll cost way more!.." Geralt sighed and placed a little bag of coins on the table "we'll take the room for one, I'll take the floor." The blonde girl gave us the key and they went to their room,indeed it was just one bed,but it was big enough for 3 persons.

They took off their accessories and glanced over her shoulder at Geralt who took a pillow and placed it on the floor. "y'know the bed is big enough,you don't have to sleep on the floor." Cassandra said looking at the man "I won't be able to sleep anyway,I'll be fine." "If you say so.." the girl sat on the bed and layed down,the bed was soft and cold,she turned to the side and watched the moonlight hit the room's window.
"Is my father really dead?.."
Geralt turned his head towards her and sighed.
"I have no idea..I met him once..10 years ago. But then I had to leave kaen northern."
"Oh.. let's hope we'll find him.."the girl looked at the wooden floor and had fallen asleep,the Witcher noticed her sleeping and decided to also try and sleep.