The Key to the Master's Heart - A Tale of the Kingdoms of Magical Beasts and Shapeshifters

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y both knew as Caravan. On Alessa's side of the story, she had never been in Caravan. She had hardly ever been

ther caught doing magic or was suspected to have even the slightest magic powers. In Alessa's case, she wasn't even sure of what she had. As a child, she had noticed her ability to do cer

lessa from the midst of the surprised and half-ter

very calmly. "You shouldn't

mama!" Alessa would cry in baffl

r and hold her tight, assuring

ons, it was more tragic. She would help a crying child heal her wo

're a devil! She's not a hu

sa, yelling the same words. All Alessa can do is run away and weep in the dark. It was then

om the far East and demanded for all women who practiced witchcraft. The ban on witchcr

murde

actice magic and those who were innocent of it

ragon Dust. It made them completely immune to their powers. They rounded up the women in the town square ready for the execution and to Alessa dismay, after she and her mother had hid safely in the compartment within their house which her father dug before h

sacre, and it was then the entire story painfull

the Ma

t the scream wasn't the problem. I

ess

n't even conscious of her present environment or of the fact that light was glowi

he weight of the cargo. Ikaris had bent to one side, toppling over and Alessa

a great pull, terrible screams of horses and the cargo finally stood its ground while

to the back. Opening the cargo, he looked in to f

lright?" The man

ppened?" Alessa asked

of the cargo and the horses couldn't steady themselves. We were

smile. The man nodded, closed the doors and went forward again, leavi

showed up with two horses and a cargo, moving towards a village that seemed nearby. They appeared to be mere farmers. They had pleaded with the me

tones before Alessa had fallen asleep from exhaustion, only to suddenly jump off

n. "Alessa... your magic put us i

ed. She had been the cause of the n

sor

er jaws and lifted her face so t

eam. That's all. You're going through a toug

on the cheek and smiled too before turning to lo

ealized that som