She lay on the ground, badly wounded, burn marks marring her once-immortal form. Royals like us couldn't burn—I couldn't burn, and neither could my mother. As the Queen of the mythical world and protector of the fae, her injuries signaled a grim truth: the rest of the fae were gone. I knelt beside her, tears streaming down my cheeks, gripping her hand.
"Amber, you know what this means. Don't you?" she whispered, handing me a coin. Mattheo caught up to us, his expression filled with confusion and concern.
"Amber," he started, but my mother closed her eyes and faded away. The weight of her loss hit me, and Mattheo knelt down, embracing me as I cried.
"I could've saved them," I muttered.
"Everyone dies; no one can change that," he comforted me. He didn't understand I'm sure. It was a harsh truth, and I clutched the coin in my hand, realizing that I was now the Queen. Unprepared and burdened, I used my magic to calm and extinguish the fire—a disastrous event. Exiting the forest, we found Dumbledore unharmed, sparking my suspicion that the attacker either sought death or targeted only the fae. We were peaceful beings, and this act was as perplexing as my dream. Outside the forest, Pansy ran up to me, wrapping me in a tight hug. I fabricated a lie, claiming I couldn't let Professor Dumbledore die. Mattheo, however, saw through the deception. He starred at me like a hawk. I grabbed his wrist and pulled him aside.
"Why did you run into the forest, Amber?" he asked later.
"To protect Dumbl-" I started, but he interrupted.
"That's bullshit."
"You want to know why?" I questioned.
"Yes."
"I just met you. How do I know whether to trust you or not?"
"You don't trust me because I'm a Riddle?"
"I don't trust anyone. I've known Pansy for four years, and she doesn't know," I confessed.
"And when will you tell me?"
"When I feel like it," I concluded. The rest of the day, I stifled my tears. After classes, I returned to my dorm and wept. A knock interrupted my sorrow.
"Coming," I replied, wiping away my tears to open the door.
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Amber: A god's plea
FantasyAmber, a half-fae, half-god girl, grapples with the challenges of her dual heritage at Hogwarts, forging an unexpected friendship with the mysterious Mattheo. As secrets unravel and a darker force threatens, Amber must navigate the complexities of h...
