The Wanderer: Chapter 1 PrologWhat was she doing here?Why did she put herself through this again and again?What was the point? These thoughts echoed through Althea. Each time becoming more dejected. Each time chipping away what little hope she had left. A weary sigh slipped past cracked lips as she took in the sea of muddy faces before her; blending together in waves of
The Wanderer: Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Corrupt "What ar' ya stupid? Ya told everyone who you were! The others looked around first." An eight year old girl was lecturing him. Wonderful. Upon regaining consciousness Rhen was greeted by a grubby face and painfully tight ropes. She didn't even have the decency to ask if he was alright. The little pest. "The others?" "yeah, you're no' the first ta come lookin." Althea sniffed disdainfully and plucked at the hem of her tattered shirt. "it's not a Witch." she whispered so softly he barely heard it. Struggling to sit up he tried calling on his power to free himsel
The Wanderer: Chapter 3Chapter 3: Fool's ChanceWhat he was doing was madness. He knew the logical thing to do was to leave. Return to the Coven and get reinforcements, a Witch of Quintessence who knew more of what he was attempting to do. That, however, was not how he worked. He was given a task and by the Gods he would see it to the end. Rhen had always been accused of being stubborn to the point of stupidity. He had never denied it.Sitting across from Althea he forced her to practice meditating. To find the thread that bound her to the Deep. To recognize the flow of energy. Still relatively basic training for a new Witch. The hard part would come when she had
The Wanderer: Chapter 7 Chapter 7: Home Kierce talked, a lot. The boy never seemed to shut up. Either with questions about magic, talking about his dreams and hopes, or asking about all the places Althea had lived. He was driving her crazy. She couldn't remember the last time some one talked to her like this and she couldn't figure our how to make him stop. She tried tuning him out, but the boy would just repeat the question till she answered. She finally snapped at him. With a fierce blush he looked away in embarrassment. Glad for the silence she was startled by the growl at her heels. Looking down
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