Serafina Blackwell, beloved daughter of Duke Sebastian and Duchess Marian, was in her Soul form, waiting for her mother's tedious scolding to be over.
Her mother flew overhead, spinning circles in her Soul form, an elegant black and white falcon. She could see the annoyance in her mother's ruffled feathers at her breaking the rules again. She didn't dare break the falcon's intimidating stare as she got the anger out of her system.
"Serafina Heather Blackwell!" She squawked.
When her mother used her full name, Serafina knew she meant business.
Scared and annoyed at the same time, Serafina turned away and muttered, "Yes mother."
This did not please Marian, however, "Show respect to your mother, and look at me when I am talking to you!", she screeched with frustration.
Her mother's strong, lethal claws seemed to curl up while looking at Serafina, a predator looking at her prey, ready to pounce. This look always terrified Serafina, so she tried her best not to get caught going on runs in the woods, but her howl gave her away. Her Soul whimpered in fear, her ears, usually sharp and upright, drooped.
"Yes mother" She squeaked out through her sharp canine teeth, turning towards Marian. She shrunk away from her mother's long claws.
"You stay out of the forests, you understand?", Marian yelled impatiently, "Unless your father accompanies you, you do not go!"
"Yes.", was all Serafina could manage as a chill of fear ran down her spine.
"Next time, there will be real punishment.", Marian whispered in a low, serious voice that implied she was not kidding. In lethal grace, she flew upwards, into the vast blue sky.
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Serafina sighed in relief, that was a close one. She could imagine her mother tearing her into shreds, though she knew Marian would never do something so wretched as to kill her own daughter. Marian has always been strict with her, though there were times she softened.
She slid quietly into her room, turning human and slipping into a dark blue dress, her favourite colour. She turned to look for her father, but found him waiting at her door.
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Eye of the Winter Wolf
FantasyAfter millennials of war and devastation in the world of Allius, people were finally free to use and explore the mystical world of magic again. Other-worldly devils were driven out of their beloved Allius and were to never come back. Little did they...
