WITCH - The Queen

Chapter 21

Fiete

The next morning Julia did not come for breakfast. Flora scolded Fiete and Josefine for overexerting the feverish girl. She also planned to scold Finja later. But for now, she asked everyone to leave the girl alone. She needed to rest.

"The fever should be gone long ago, but the girl can't rest because of you!" Flora snorted. "And then there are the nightmares! You have to be more careful with her! Since we fled our village, she has been sleeping badly."

Fiete was worried. Had he scared Julia? Perhaps he should have waited for the truth. Maybe it was too early. Maybe the girl was still too sick and weak... Perhaps...

But the situation had demanded it.

Josefine's behavior made the magic bond more and more recognizable and Julia had noticed it now. He had to tell her.

He didn't tell her everything yet. He and Josefine were not forced to obey Julia's will. They kept their free will, even though their lives were now based around the little witch. For both of them, hardly anything else counted. Fiete thought of Peter and smiled dreamily. Only Julia and Peter were of great importance to him.

After breakfast, he went to see the girl. He resolutely ignored Flora's protest. He would choose his words more wisely. And he had to apologize to her. Fiete had not wanted to overwhelm or frighten her. Julia buried herself under her blanket, but she was not sleeping.

"Hey, little one." Fiete sat down next to her and stroked her back, which was hidden under the blanket. "Did Josefine and I scare you yesterday? I am sorry. Can you forgive me?"

She did not answer. Instead, she looked tired out from under the blanket. Fiete smiled.

"It's not so bad, dear", he continued. "But I didn't tell you everything yesterday."

"Not everything?" Julia frowned. "Am I really going to be queen? And you and Josefine... Your magic... I don't understand. And what about Peter?"

"Peter? Oh. That's something else. That I saved him was partly because of you. But that's not all." He winked at her. "Josefine's and my relationship with you is more platonic or familial in nature. When we first met you in the forest, I could immediately smell that you were someone important. We white dragons have a good reason why we tend to live in seclusion, and rarely visit humans. If witches and wizards are among them, it can affect us. Therefore, we avoid humans. Unless we're hungry... But that's not the point." He nudged her nose. "Our magic has a peculiarity, unlike the magic of the black dragons. My magic has connected with yours, just like Josefine's. This happens very rarely, but it is possible. Since her mother was a white dragon, her magic was able to connect with yours. Josefine was too young to understand what had happened."

Now Julia sat up. She rubbed her head.

"Do you still have a headache?" Fiete touched her forehead to see if she still had a fever. He smiled when he couldn't feel any. Hopefully, it stayed that way.

"A little, but it's better today", she replied. "So your magic and my magic are connected now?"

"Exactly. Our magic can combine itself with the magic of a magician or magician if our magic fits together. Therefore, we live in isolation. To avoid such a covenant. It has happened very rarely in our history, but all these magicians were very important personalities. Presumably, this is also a prerequisite for this covenant. Magic is complicated. Sometimes I feel like it has its own will."

"Presumably?"

"We don't know exactly, but my mother assumed that our magic notices that someone needs us and therefore binds us to the person. This bond is permanent. And... The history goes that the affected dragons did not want this either. I'm satisfied, so I guess that's true."