WITCH - The Queen

Chapter 13

Lea

The students had arrived and moved into their rooms. Classes would start tomorrow. Lea enjoyed the first day of school when the students arrived, new friendships were made and she was able to greet the students of the first year. There had been very few. A small group of ten students, most of whom got their magic late. And almost all of them were healers. There were no seers and only two young wizards who could use manipulative magic.

Now, in the evening, she sat in her living room and drank a cup of coffee. She felt exhausted from the excitement. Benjamin and Chloe had returned from the laundry about an hour ago. She could hear the two laughing in their room. The two only laughed when they were among themselves. Lea enjoyed the cheerful sound. In the small apartment, they shared a room, but in Lea's estate, where they had all spent a large part of the holidays, they both had their own room, which had been furnished according to their wishes.

Shay came into the living room with a box full of cookies and dropped down next to her. "That was a long day, right?", he said.

"It was. Did you also find the mood among the students strange?"

"I didn't see much of the students, but... Yes... Something was strange. But I can't say exactly what."

"I feel the same way. I do not know... First so few new students and now this strange mood." She leaned against her best friend. Shay immediately put his arm around her.

"Do you think that's a bad sign?"

"I'm not a seer, Shay."

"Could the Queen find out if it's a bad sign?"

"Maybe? If she wanted to... But Mother is fully focused on finding Julia." Lea sighed. "I'm worried."

"You've been worrying a lot lately, Lea. Maybe you shouldn't worry?" He winked at her.

Lea laughed. „Shay!"

"What?" His grin widened. "That was just a suggestion."

Someone knocked on the door frame. The two friends looked up. Benjamin and Chloe were standing there. The latter rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Can we have some of the cookies?", asked Benjamin quietly.

The twins both had light blonde, almost white, thin hair, gray eyes, and equally gray dragonfly wings. But their features were completely different. Benjamin had a very angular face, while Chloe's round face was gifted with a small nose and many freckles.

"Unless you have anything else to do with the cookies?", murmured Chloe quietly. Her brother bit his lower lip in amusement.

"And what exactly are we supposed to do with the cookies, you bullies?", snorted Shay. "Grab some cookies and then go to bed. You have to get out early tomorrow."

Both teenagers moaned and took two cookies from the box. Then they disappeared back into their room.

"Cheeky!" Shay laughed. "Although... Now, I have some nice ideas!"

"You've always been very creative. What do you want to do with the cookies? Hm? Shay?"

"Something wicked. Something unreasonable! Something... Erotic!"

"Erotic?" Lea raised her eyebrows.

"Yes!" Shay winked at her again. She rolled her eyes.

"A food contest!" And the elf grabbed the box and hurried away with it. His wings fluttered a little.

Lea laughed and hurried after him. "Hey! That's not how a food contest works, you idiot!"

"Nope! It is!"