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The feeling of soft grass under my feet gave me the feeling of peace that the forest offered to its residents. A smile painted on my lips as a familiar cabin came into view, the outside had a garden variety of different vegetables while also having a small table to sit out and enjoy the scenery. The wooden logs that surrounded the building were covered in vines that now had flowers blooming everywhere. A familiar figure stepped outside with books in his arms, his blonde hair played with the gentle breeze that blew his way. "Master! Master!", I grinned, running towards the man. "Yes, dear?", smiled the man, putting his books on the table. His blue eyes were filled with mischief and his smile was always there. "I can finally open the portal to the Otherside!", I grinned. Philza chuckled and patted my head; giving me praise for my achievement.

He invited me inside while looking up to the sky. "Looks like I better bring these books back inside...", he chuckled. We entered after we shared the book load, I placed them in their rightful place before I heard a giggle. A familiar face popped out of the kitchen and Philza glowed like never before as his wife walked into the living room. "(Y/n), sweetheart! Come in and eat, I just finished making dinner!", smiled Kristen. She was a beautiful woman that had married my master a long time before I was born. She was someone that I greatly admired not only because she was a great witch but she was also very kind and humble.

"Is it okay, Mistress?", I asked. My Masters looked at one another before they laughed and rushed me into the kitchen. My eyes caught the figure sitting on the counter, a boy with a yellow shirt and brown shorts. The boy was named Wilbur, he was my Masters's son and also only a few years younger than me. He saw me and reached for me, I laughed before quickly scooping the boy. "Wilby!", I grinned. The boy laughed and started to tell me about his day, his parents chuckled and asked me to sit down. We ate dinner and Philza asked me if I wanted to spend the night, to which I wholeheartedly agreed. "It's just not safe for you to be heading back to your village so late... Plus Wilbur will have some company for tonight.", smiled Kristen. Wilbur celebrated while Philza and I collected the dishes. I followed my Masters to the door with Wilbur, we watched them prepare for that night as we heard the thunderstorm outside.

"(Y/n), Kristen and I will be out collecting lightning... Can you make sure Wilbur stays inside?", asked Philza, tying his hair up in a ponytail. I nodded and watched as both of my Masters made their wings appear, I admired the couple's wings. Kristen had a pair of gorgeous white wings while Philza had a pair of black wings. Wilbur was so excited to see his parents' wings that his tiny wings appeared, they were fluffed up and flapping softly. The couple chuckled as they noticed this, keeping quiet so Wilbur wouldn't be too embarrassed since he was very shy about his wings.

"We'll be back... Listen to (Y/n), my love.", smiled Kristen before kissing Wilbur's head. Philza did the same and ruffled my hair before he opened the door for his wife. They walked out into the heavy rain and waved at us. We waved back, that's when I heard thunderclap in the sky before noticing that it wasn't thunder but the couple flying off into the sky. Wilbur admired his parents before asking to go back into his room. I smiled and closed the door, placing a spell on the door for extra protection. "(Y/n)! Let's go read my new books!", grinned Wilbur, grabbing my hand and dragging me away. We read through half a book before noticing that Wilbur was fast asleep, his head gently placed on my shoulder. Carefully picking him up, I placed Wilbur into bed and covered him in his soft blanket. A quick chant left my lips as I made a few light orbs around his room so it wouldn't be so dark and closed the door softly.

My eyes scanned the dark sky as the lightning danced across it, it was quite breathtaking and always fascinated me. My only concern was that it was the longest thunderstorm I had ever seen, meaning that my Masters would be busy and having fun. They were both free spirits and gods of mischief in my opinion, it wouldn't surprise me if they were Gods the more I thought about it. My eyes caught something out in the darkness of the forest, my eyes focused before a glimpse of something brown ran past the trees closest to the cabin. I frowned as it disappeared, I grabbed my cloak, my bag, and a lantern before opening the door. Something was wrong with that, it would pain me if it was an injured or lost animal. I chanted softly before closing the door, a magic circle formed over my head as I walked out into the storm. My mind eased as I made sure that the door of the cabin was still protected by my spell.

A gasp escaped my lips as I saw a trail of blood, my legs burned as I ran in the direction of the blood until I entered a clearing. To my surprise, it was no injured animal but rather a boy. It didn't take a second before I knelt next to him. He groaned in pain, he struggled to breath as he was burning up. With all my strength, I pulled the boy back into the forest away from the clearing. A loud crack hit the ground of the clearing, I looked back to see where a lightning bolt hit the dirt. The boy was quite dirty and injured, from the looks of it he was a runaway. "It's going to be okay...", I whispered as I laid him down. His large crimson eye finally focused as he looked at me, he pushed me away before he struggled to sit up. "NO! Youre injured!", I frowned. The boy glared at me with his good eye while I took note that his other eye had been damaged. "Stay away from me...", he muttered. I forced him to lay down while I tended his wounds, he protested for a bit before he passed out. As much as I wanted to, I wouldn't take him back to my Masters house. Their cabin was protected so that no one could detect it besides the people they trusted.

After cleaning the boy up, I started to rip my cloak into makeshift bandages to wrap the deeper wounds on his body. I made sure to heal his bones and stop any internal bleeding with the spells I knew. "There you go...", I whispered. A sigh left my lips as I moved some of the boy's hair out of his face, the injured eye would be a problem but nothing I didn't believe I couldn't heal. After examining him, I noticed that he was quite young but definitely older than me. "Don't worry, even if you are a runaway... Hopefully, this helps you escape from your prisoner...", I mumbled, calming the boy's fever.

The rain kept pouring down as I dragged the boy somewhere safe. There was no way that I'd leave him there, vulnerable and alone. A smile graced my lips as I saw a small cave in the mountain nearby. With a final grunt, we both stumbled into the empty cavern. My hands quickly got to work as I made him a comfy bed. It was hard to make the place as comfortable as possible but somehow I had pulled it off. The cave was now secure at the entrance with a fire to keep my runaway friend warm for the night. My cloak now served as a blanket which was good since it had stopped the boys shivering. I found myself at his side, he mumbled in his sleep before I took hold of his hand. I sang softly until he settled, a small smile graced his features. The lullaby seemed to calm the boy, which was good because this meant he'd sleep soundly. Thunder kept going outside, reminding me that I had left Wilbur all by himself back in the cabin. I looked down at the boy before I remembered something, a gentle kiss on his forehead was enough to be considered a blessing. Which according to my Master was very important when you used your magic on someone.

I placed a spell on the cave so no one could find it or any wild beast could enter. Looking back at the boy before whispering a goodbye, he would be fine since I left him supplies. A sigh of relief left me as I entered the cabin to see everything in order. Wilbur was fast asleep in bed while the storm kept raging outside, I headed for my room to change. The clothes I changed into were soft and warm; laying in bed, my heart hoped my parents wouldn't be too mad at me.

The next morning, Philza and I walked to my village to ask for my parents forgiveness because I hadn't told them I'd spend the night at my Masters place. "Think they'll be too angry?", I grinned. Philza shook his head and let out a soft chuckle. "I highly doubt it, my dear... If anything they'll ask for my wife's fresh pastries!", laughed Philza, easing my worry. As I ran up the hill to look upon my village, I was struck with disaster. "Oh no... (Y/n)! Don't look!", shouted Philza, covering my eyes.

Unfortunately, the damage had been done to my heart and soul. Even without looking, every detail of what I saw was etched into my eyes. The stench of burnt corpses and iron invaded my nostrils; Philza quickly scooped me into his arms. My body shook as my sobs escaped me, the bodies that hung from the trees invaded my mind. I couldn't handle it as the most disturbing image appeared again even if it was for a few seconds. That image would haunt me till the end of time, it was of my parents heads, hanging from the entrance of the village. Pushing away from Philza, I ran to some bushes and emptied my stomach. A gentle hand patted my back before my face was cupped, a handkerchief wiped my mouth and my Master hid me into his chest.

"Master... Tell me this is a nightmare..."

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