Willow was lying on the floor and almost lost consciousness because of the force of throwing him by my power. I came closer to see if he was alright after all; I don’t want to get him hurt. When I found he was in good condition and still alive, I walked away from him.
I feel the powerful element that stops me from moving. Suddenly, my feet were stiff and I couldn’t step it freeze like an ice. Until my body gets numb. I flicked my fingers to move and to get away to this place, but it was too late. Willow was in front of me looking too furious.
He would pull out his palms and suddenly a light came out from his palms, just like I have. But before Willow throws the ball of lights to my face, Lady Brume stops him.
“Enough Willow.”
Willow glance at Lady Brume and the lights glow from his palms vanished.
Lady Brume stared at me and she motions her hands after that I can move and step my feet. She back to her seat and just like Willow did. I couldn’t understand why Willow was too furious with me, yet I have done from what he accuse with me. I will admit it. I cannot deny to them. I open the tunnel, blocking the Atenowa and world of mortals against the evil forces. But I can’t tell them I can do that.
They are all looking at me as if their eyes are questioning me. I look at Mia and I try to connect my mind to communicate to her, but there is a strong power blocking my senses from connecting with Mia. Who ever they are, I didn’t know who are they. All superior witches and each of them have a special ability, a special magic that they have received from their ancestor.
It stunned me when the door opens suddenly and I saw Orenda coming in and comes to me. Orenda takes me outside and Mia followed us. Lady Brume just nods to Orenda and it seems they understand each other.
Orenda take me to her room and Mia was beside me, still quiet and just looking at me. Orenda’s room was not that big. It has just a long sofa and on the other corner is her bed with a white lace hanging on it. It looks too comfortable, and its so inviting to lie down and take a sleep.
Other than that, there is no special on her room aside from the dozens of bottle display on the left corner of this room. I wonder what they are? Are they the magic spell just like my Aunt Salina made?
I sat on the long sofa and Mia at the beneath of this room she still quiet and she had no plans to talk with me. As I sat on the sofa, I silently watch Orenda on what she was doing. She took two small bottles with two different colors of liquid inside of it and she pours the half and the other half on a small container. She sways her two hands and a moment later it was turn into a powder of white color. It had a scent of aroma that I never smell before. It was too relaxing and suits your feeling.
She sits beside me, carrying a container with white powder. She put the white powders on my bruises after a while. Suddenly my bruises healed. She smiled at me and touched my face just like she did from my bruises she removes the scratches on my face and she make stops my forehead in bleeding. Orenda's hands were cold and light as it caress you. That brings a magical feeling. No wonder that she’s a Healer.
Thank you for healing me.”
“You should take care of yourself. Atenowa is different from the outside world. Every creature here has a special ability that can harm you.”
“I know. But they force me to fight with them.”
Orenda just sigh and held my hands.
“Just be careful. Especially to Willow he is different from the other superior.”
I just nods at her and it came to my remembrance of what was happening a while ago. Our fight, our magic powers that collided with each other. It made me surprise that he has too a glowing palms just like mine. Do we have the same ability? Are we came from the same clan of witches? Those are the words that running inside my head.
Finally, Mia approached me. She feels like I need more than what’s happening now. I do not know what punishment Lady Brume will impose on me. I do not want Mia to be involved in my violations. Mia held my hand and assumed me that everything will be alright, just like before Mia always on my side when I needed her most. She’s my guardian and my other half.
After an hour of staying in Orenda’s room, she brings us to her secret room. A narrow stair case opens when she opens the door. Mia and I follow Orenda going down to her secret place. I was stunned by what I have seen. Lights are glowing in every corner of the room as if there are fireflies illuminated the place with the lights that are glimmered.
If I was amazed by what I have seen in her room a while a go with different bottles and with different colors. I was totally amazed by the sheer volume of bottles with the flesh of the variety, with different colors and what is more surprising were the Hats of insects placed inside the bottle.
I wonder she puts these insects to heal and cured the sicks. Mia moves closer to me and I feel how she gets afraid from what she saw. Maybe, she Imagining herself what she will look like if she put inside the bottle.
“Are you afraid? “
“Not really. You’re not going to put me inside the bottle, right? “
I was about to laugh at what Mia said.
“Of course not. “
“What about Willow? He’s anger gets higher as he sees us. “
“Oh, forget about Willow. He ruined my day. “
“Willow will not hurt you.” Orenda said. She heard our conversation about Willow that the guy is a threat to us.
“How can you be sure? “I asked Orenda.
She just smiled at me and went to the other side of this room and gets some bottles of different kind of colors. She handed to me those bottles and I’m wondering what I’m going to do to those bottles with liquid inside with different colors.
“What are those for? “
“You can use that in the future Thana.”
I just stared at her as I reached for the bottles.
“Those liquids in the bottle will protect and guide you. They will give you a warning for any danger.”
“Oh! Really? “
I hold my necklace and I remembered that this necklace was what kept me from harm.
What Orenda meant? that I was in danger? Who really I am?