Howl and the Thorn Witch

2) Unfortunate crash-landing

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Narrator's POV

Howl slowly put the stranger on the couch and Sophie, awoken from her trance, swiftly noticed the wound on the woman.

"Markl, can you go up and get me the medical supplies, please?" "Ah! Yes, right away!" The elderly woman's voice startled Markl a bit, but after he too noticed the condition of the patient, he quickly went to grab the supplies upstairs. Howl used his magic on the unconscious woman to heal the bloodied gash on her side, while Sophie took care of the remaining smaller bruises on her legs and arms.

Once finished, they all got back to the preparation of breakfast, but their attention was still on the woman: it was difficult for them not to speculate about her circumstances. After all, they were all quite curious people.

Then, while Markl was carrying the plates to the table, he passed right in front of the couch and tripped over something. "Markl, pay more attention to where you're walking, it's not like the food is going to run away!" softly reprimanded Sophie. Howl, with a smile, magically restored the plates that broke with the fall and helped Markl get up from the ground.

"What happened? You're not very clumsy, are you all right?" calmly asked the older mage. "I don't know, my feet felt something big and heavy on the ground where I was walking, but there's nothing there! It was some type of obstacle", answered the young apprentice, a bit disgruntled by his sudden fall.

Because of all the commotion, the unconscious woman started to stir from her sleep, and the attention of the group was once again redirected by Calcifer's words: "Oi! The stranger is waking up from all the noise you're making!"

Maleficent's POV

Suddenly, I felt a tug on one of my wings and I smelled an inviting scent of food. My stomach is growling from the lack of energy and I start feeling my hunger.

I open my eyes and carefully try to sit up, but feeling sore all over, I falter a bit. My mind is a mess, all of my memories are completely jumbled and I have a headache. With a hand on my forehead, I try to remember what happened, when all the memories came rushing unannounced into my mind.

I was flying peacefully over some random human kingdom, and when I passed under the clouds, I saw that some archers had sent arrows my way. I swiftly dodged them, but I didn't notice the last one and it wounded my side. I was starting to fall, but I tried to use magic to quickly move out of the way and not to descend where those hunters were.

Unfortunately, losing consciousness amidst the spell, I couldn't determine the location of my arrival. I can't remember much after that, but I do vaguely remember a flash of green and then falling near a moving construction, layering a barrier in case I fell on metal and a charm to hide horns and wings. If I fell near humans, it would be dangerous for me to show I'm not like them when unconscious and defenceless.

This charm probably couldn't completely remove the presence of my wings, as I cast it while weakened, moreover, it's still in a testing phase. In conclusion, someone may have healed me and maybe tripped over my wings, waking me up. 

... wait, someone?!?!

Opening my eyes quickly, there's an unfamiliar wall and ceiling in front of me. Finally, I realise that four voices are talking near me and that I'm on a comfortable sofa in a cosy living room/kitchen.