The Witches Road

4

Word count: 1348

Maeve won't have a trial as technically she's not part of the coven, she's kinda just there for support. So this trial will still be Alice's

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Everyone took turns to say goodbye to Sharon. Everyone gave eachother privacy cause although they barely knew the woman, she was part of their coven, and they needed to respect that.
Maeve watched Agatha.
"I didn't think you had it in you" she said. Teen,who was digging a grave, looked over at Agatha.
"You didn't think who had what in them?" He asked, stopping the digging.
Agatha didn't say anything, instead she just winked.Teen continued digging.
Maeve noticed Agatha. She walked over.
"I need to speak to you." Maeve pulled Agatha aside.
"Who is this boy?" Maeve asked. " Nicky?" Agatha didn't say anything, she huffed and walked away.
Maeve sighed. Knowing damn well Nicky is not alive, and Milo. She kinda wished this mysterious teen was Milo, but she saw Nicky in him too much.

Maeve didn't realise what was happening until Alice started talking about her mom. Lilia and Alice having a conversation.
Maeve stepped aside, further away.
"Well, shall we? All right." Agatha started, flipping her coat as she whipped around.
No one followed her, teen and Alice were digging the grave.
"Okay." Agatha sighed and walked back. "So what's the problem now?"
"A woman is dead Agatha" Lilia stated.
"Yes and Alice and teen are kindly digging a grave for her. So they'll catch up when they can. Vámonos."  Agatha whipped her coat again. This time Maeve stepped in.
"Agatha. Stop it. A woman is dead. Respect her. She shouldn't have even been here, and you know that!"
Maeve knew Mrs Hart, she was kinda like a mother to Maeve, well in the hex anyways. After the hex, Maeve disappeared and no one seemed to remember who she was. All except Agatha.
Agatha just smirked at Maeve, knowing Sharon shouldn't have been here.
"Mrs hart was a bad draft pick, okay? Of course the road killed her. More power for the rest of us."
Jen started arguing back to Agatha, Maeve stepped aside.
"We still have the issue of our incomplete coven" Maeve heard Jen argue to Agatha.
"Oh. Okay. Yes. Okay now I know the confusion" Agatha said, Maeve furrowed her eyebrows wondering where this is heading.
"We needed the whole gang to access the road. But after that. It's anybody's game." Agatha smiled, making everyone confused. "It's like the ballad says. Burn and brew with coven TWO and glory shall be thine" Agatha emphasized the two, Maeve stepped further away knowing what this meant.
"The ballad clearly says with coven TRUE glory shall be thine" Jen argued again.
"No it doesn't" Agatha chuckled, "it's coven two"
"That doesn't make any sense!" Jen argued.
"It does if you're a student of the ballad!"
"Her mother recorded the most popular version of the Ballad, so maybe we ask Alice" Lilia suggested wanting to stop the argument.
"Maybe we should just leave it?" Maeve added, seeing Alice's discomfort.
"How many witches left the road with you last time?" Alice asked, Maeve tensed up. Looking at Agatha.
Agatha didn't say anything instead held up one finger.
"Well whatever we still need a green witch,We would not have survived the last trial without my expertise"
"Not all of us did" Maeve said, her heart dropping at the remembrance of Sharon.
"Well where were you when Mrs hart needed protecting?" Maeve's Face dropped her gaze landing on the floor. Maeve had powers, she just couldn't control them as much as she used to.
"According to my count, Mrs hart drank two glasses of the poisoned wine. How many doses of the antidote did she get? Potions witch" Lilia said, standing infront of Maeve. "This is your fault."
"It's everybody's fault! We were supposed to look out for eachother, but we didn't, that was our fatal mistake" teen said, making everyone realize it was everyone's fault.
"Most fatal for Mrs hart" Agatha joked.
"Stop it Agatha!" Maeve cried.
"I wish we could go home" Teen said.
"We can't, we can't go back" Maeve replied
"We shouldn't go forward, not without a replacement green witch" Alice admitted.
"People can't be replaced."
"Can't they?" Agatha asked, a smirk on her face. Maeve shook her head at her. "What if we summon a backup green witch." Agatha suggested. Maeve slowly walked away, knowing what was coming.

The coven stood in a line, Agatha chanting some Latin spell. The candles teen had, flickering. The leaves in a shape of a body.
"May she be strong and wise. And the best at her craft." Lilia stated, they were all to say qualities of the witch they want to summon.
"May she be smart, and not annoying" Agatha went next. "And also not super political"
"May she be pleasant looking" Jen put hers down.
"Can she bring some advil?" Alice asked
Maeve held in her laugh, her and teen didn't wish for anything, Maeve just hoping for the best.
Agatha finished her chanting, the candles suddenly blew out.
"Now what?" Teen asked,
"Now we wait" Lilia replied.
Maeve walked a bit before sitting on a big rock near by.

Lilia was talking about how witch craft took time, but suddenly they heard a hand fly out the grave where Mrs hart laid, Maeve shot up, standing behind Alice.everyone screamed, Agatha stretching her arms out pushing teen back and her other arm finding Maeve, pushing her behind her too.
Once the figure was seen, Maeve knew, Maeve recognized her straight away, she hid behind Agatha, turning her back on her, leaning against her, hoping Agatha would get the clue to hide her, Agatha noticed, she moved her body a bit to make sure Maeve was completely hidden, her arm going slightly back leaning against Maeve's waist.

"Oh my god did we turn Mrs hart into a zombie?!" Teen screamed.
"What spell did we cast?" Alice asked, looking through teens spell book. "Why's the print so small!"
"Mrs hart is that you?" Teen asked.
"Heard you guys were having a party" Rio said, Maeve started to walk away, taking a step at a time to be as quiet as possible.
"How did you-" Agatha realized she didn't feel Maeve's back anymore, panicking internally a bit.
" I was in the neighborhood!" Rio reached Agatha, slightly pushing her to the side. Maeve realised she was caught. She slowly spun around. Smiling nervously.
"Where are you going, my lady" Rio presented a flower on her hand.
"No." Maeve hit her hand, she grabbed the flower pretending she didn't want it, she quickly walked away. Alice followed her.
Agatha lunged towards Rio, trying to hit her. Teen and jen quickly grabbed her.
"What are you doing!"
"We need her"
Agatha walked away too.

"You know her?" Alice asked softly, sitting next to Maeve on a rock.
"Yeah. Along time ago." Maeve smiled slightly. "She used to be the love of my life."
"What happened?" Alice asked.
"Life."
Agatha soon arrived. Taking a seat on the opposite side of Maeve to Alice.
"What is she doing here?" Maeve asked.
"We summoned her. She's a green witch" Agatha rolled her eyes.
"Don't roll your eyes, you're like a child" Maeve mocked Agatha.
Agatha just stared at Maeve.
Soon the rest of the coven caught up.
They all stood up, continuing the road.
Rio was skipping, whistling the ballad.
"Oh wow. Check it out!" Rio exclaimed taking in the roads nature.

"What a scary bitch" Lilia said, watching Rio from behind.
Soon they saw the next house.
"Here we go again."
"Pass" Alice said, turning around.
Rio gasped, "a mutiny already?" Maeve scoffed at Rio, lightly pushing past her
"Alice! Alice?" Maeve rushed to her. "What's the plan Alice?"
"Go back. Go around. Go anywhere but in that house" Alice said, looking at her fellow protections witch.
Maeve gasped, Alice copied her, as they saw the house again.
"I agree, but the road clearly does not" Maeve said.
"I guess we go?" Agatha stepped forwards.
Everyone followed, Alice and Maeve staying still.
Rio passed Maeve, their bodies practically touching.
Rio smirked. Stopping in front of her.
"Coming,my love?" She chuckled.
Maeve sighed, pushing past her.
"Don't."