Realm of Galderia

chapter 17

She didn't get a sense that something was wrong, she would have if one of her mortals were in any danger.  She enjoyed watching some of the mortals walking those pets, dogs? Yes that was it she thought . Those were bizarre little things. They reminded her of a troll merging with a mountain goat. She watched a couple pass by her, most likely in those first few months where everything seemed a fairy tale. She nodded to them, thinking how adorable they looked. Barely any time passed between that moment and when Trinity snuck up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder. Canella spun around, startled by the girl.

"There you are Ma'am, shall we begin?" Trinity greeted her.

"I think so; we have a lot of things to cover."

"Really, like what?" Trinity's eyes grew wide, sparkling with curiosity.

"Do you understand the concept of other dimensions, other worlds?"

"I suppose so, why do you ask?"

"You will see dear, soon. For now we need to teach you to protect yourself with your wand, and without it."

"I don't understand, why do I need to protect myself?"

"Just follow my instructions, all right?" Canella asked her, annoyed for the delay.

 If she knew what was riding on this entire she wouldn't be stalling the lesson. It could mean war; it could mean the dark ones were gaining power. Trinity wouldn't stop studying if she knew there may be a war involved, maybe not. It was worse not knowing if her own realm would be there when she returned. She felt a shift in the cosmos several days ago. It wasn't good whatever it was.

"Yes, I am sorry. Go on; please I am ready to listen." Trinity sat up straight, ready to learn.

 She did not mean to annoy her watcher. She was beginning to wonder why the woman was so uptight.  She tried to not show any loss of focus, but could tell Canella was on edge. She stayed focused through the entire lesson; it was past sunset when the lesson was complete. Trinity really didn't mind it. She loved learning about all of it and made her crave for more of it with the thirst of a vampire.

"Trinity, I need your help dear one."

"I would be more than happy to help you, but how?"

"I need you to go somewhere with me, to help people." Canella waited to see if the young witch would say yes to the request. There was a long moment of silence. It seemed to be ages before she got an answer.

"I would love to help. What do we have to do?"

"I will take you there tomorrow for our next lesson."

"Ok, sure that will be great, but I need to get home before I am in trouble." She informed the watcher.

"Yes of course, goodbye dear."

"Goodbye." Replied Trinity before darting off to her house, to avoid any kind of punishment.

Her mother seemed to think every horrible thing in the universe was going to happen to her whenever she stepped outside. She giggled at the thought while she walked home in the night. She quickly rounded the corner and walked in the front door. She heard a little grief from her mother, but she was not in any real trouble for being late. Good Trinity thought, one less thing to worry about. Thank the goddess, she whispered as she slipped into her bedroom to get to work. She lit the candles first, she would need to get more soon, and these were her last ones. Then flopping down on her bed, grabbing her spell and poetry book.