239 Mental Stuff 11

My life is in her hands. I cannot kill her. I have tried, but she keeps me at bay with a word and a gesture.

She tells me that she does not want to hurt me, and though I know her words are lies, I believe her. Her eyes are honest. Impossibly honest. I am afraid for my life, but she says she’ll let me go if I teach her the ways of her magic, to cast more spells and harness her witchcraft.

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Arnven Burns