Unknown time
Another Land
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Once upon a time, as all fairy tales start that way, there was a small village. The village was full of kind and selfless people as they had love, compassion, and charity for everyone, whether they were a villager or a stranger. There was no one the village who ever felt the need to harm because they knew that being good was the way of life.
Unlike the neighboring villages, this village did not have magic. But the villagers were content with what they had and did not complain. They believed that the ability to wield such power will cause them to lose their greatest gifts—kindness.
However, Florence saw no meaning in the village's true gifts. She had no care for love and generosity. They didn't hold any power in her eyes and there simply was no room for selflessness, goodness, and tenderness in her life. Her life was revolves around stories of what was an absurdity to the village—magic.
Magic had such great power, such amazing abilities. And Florence was in awe. Everyday she'll tell herself that she'll learn magic one day. For years she will tell herself about the magic in the outside world of other villages. For years she will listen to stories of magic outside the village. And the years will continue to pass and pass...
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The Wishing Well
FantasyShe heard of stories of magical wishing wells in the land beyond, but those were just merely legends. When her own family abandons her in a town in the middle of nowhere, perhaps those wishing wells were her only hope.
