Verina swallowed, lost in the vibrant eyes of the other, and started to drift away again. The burning desire for intimacy fought strenuously to not let her lose consciousness...
Kara noticed the witch was about to pass out again, and got back to her seat like nothing had happened.
«If... Lady Verina is willing, of course. Being 'my medicine', maybe for life, isn't something that needs no consideration, after all...»
«No, it's not like that...» sighed the woman, holding her forehead with the right palm «I just... I need some fresh air, if you please.»
Kara rapidly reached for her and helped her stand up. They crossed the room, and opened the exit to the office's balcony, a small yet lovely corner with a direct view of the south of Grelona and the distant plains beyond.
Verina leaned on the handrail, enjoying that change of scenery. The sharp air refreshed her spirit; she started to relax. And to feel hunger: in the outside world of no curses and pretty princesses, it was lunchtime already...
Kara was giving the city her back, that candid skin with squirming, evil snakes lurking inside. Verina looked at her, with the fear of waking up again from that dream-like state «Lovely...»
The girl hopped, sitting fearlessly on the handrail, still facing the inside of the castle «Yes, Grelona is a marvelous place... Living here is nothing but a pleasure.»
"I wasn't referring to Grelona..." Verina thought, with a distant smile.
«It... looks like I'll need to become one of its citizens, after all.» Kara now turned her head to focus on her «...I can't possibly spend ten hours every day in a carriage, departing from my cottage at the borders of Varegia, just to give you a kiss, can I?»
Kara blushed and giggled. Despite her worries, she apparently didn't scare her away.
«Yes, it wouldn't be too pleasant. I hate carriages.»
«I do so, too! I rarely use them nowadays -I haven't left Tardeburgo much, since I came back from the Library-, but every time is... traumatic.» Verina accompanied that sentence with a lively sequence of gestures: she was starting to let herself go.
«Tardeburgo? I heard this name sometimes... it's a little village, isn't it?»
«Yes, that's where I was born, long ago... I built a cottage in its outskirts, and have been the 'local witch' for a while, now...»
«You built it?»
«There's a lot of neat things that can be done, when you are a 'witch of legends'.» Verina replied, with a smug smile in her eyes.
«You sure don't downplay yourself, Lady Verina...» Kara remarked.
«I know my worth. I have a precise understanding of 'where I stand', among all other magicians. It is a responsibility of mine to comprehend it and act accordingly.»
She returned her gaze to the bustling capital. «I studied magic my whole life, and accomplished extraordinary deeds many years ago. I had a lot of help, I won't deny it; but there's a reason why they are not recorded in books, and I apparently am.»
«What a narcissist!» exclaimed the princess with a laugh. Verina felt once again a bit offended, but she had to admit: that sure sounded obnoxious...
«Despite this inflated social standing, that forces even the royals of this continent to show me reverence... I'm not sure how am I going to tell Kaster about your curse... and your treatment...»
The girl jumped down on the floor at once, and got slowly close to the other. She put her delicate hand on the witch's; «It is an 'ultimatum', Lady Verina. My father has only two choices: finishing what he accidentally started, and make me a demon, or letting us be together.»
Verina ceased to breathe for a few moments. "Be together..?! Aren't we going a bit fast?!" «P-princess, I-»
«I know, Lady Verina...» Kara started caressing the soft hand of the woman, tenderly «We've known each other for... an hour, I think. I am not asking you to be my lover; you'll just need to perform the treatment. But...»
The two got closer, on Kara's initiative. Verina, stunned, had nowhere to retreat; but she wouldn't have done it, nonetheless.
«...who knows, the same kiss that halts the curse, may make our love bloom...»
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A Curse and A Kiss - Volume 1
RomanceA simple and sweet sapphic romance between a young princess and the powerful witch entrusted with curing her from a dark curse. A soft, medieval fantasy slice of life... with dark clouds on the horizon. Now available on Amazon ^^ https://www.amazon...
