BEWITCHED!

3_AN ENCOUNTER I

ELEVEN YEARS LATER.

King Aindrea had forgotten about the witch and decided to focus more on his family.

There was a saying that the child had died while running into hiding so people said. This made King Aindrea happy, he made sure to ban the spread of the rumours and prophecy, making sure it didn't get to his children's ears, for the past eleven years peace regained, this required the practice of magic to be destroyed.

Liviana— the child of the prophecy, was still alive and healthy only that Gaia—the seer and healer had hidden her in the thickness of Sura where humans weren't able to explore. She was beautiful like the prophecy described, with eyes like the moon and beauty like a goddess, her beauty shined more each year.

"Liviana get down here!" Gaia yelled from downstairs, she had a stick in her hands.

"Coming" Liviana ran down the stairs. Her black wavy long hair blew along with the wind, her eyes were white, her jawline was perfectly shaped, and she was tall and outstanding.

"Careful you might hurt yourself!" She says, helping her down.

"You know I'm always careful," she says with a smile gracing her attractive lips, she blows herself gently to the ground landing slowly on her feet.

"I need you to fetch me some herbs, some wolfsbane and Black henbane," Gaia says laughing.

"Okay, on it!" She jumped picking up her herbs bag.

"Go with Bion" Bion- Is a white wolf who she grew up with, she hopped on him and they ran out of the house. "And stay off the water!" She warned, that they lived inside the forest near an undiscovered hill and valley.

"I know that!" She waved,

Liviana was a very cheerful child, she roamed the forest like she owned the whole area except for the path that leads to the village, she wasn't allowed to go there, Villagers often go hunting and fishing which was dangerous for her.

"I wish I would go there," she says, sitting on Bion, admiring the pathway.

Bion was more than just a wolf to her, he was like a brother, guardian and friend she never had, at the time of her mother's death, he had come to her rescue.

"Gaia wouldn't want you going that area," he says, pushing her off his body, he wasn't an ordinary wolf.

"Still it would be fun!" She laughs getting off him, moving backwards.

"Lily stop!" He followed dragging her back.

"Okay, I was only kidding!" She laughed heading back.

(Branch breaking) Hearing this Liviana hid beside a tree looking, she had heard the branches make noise which wasn't common unless someone or an animal was there.

"What's that?" She whispered to Bion, moving closer to him, Bion shook his head.

"Mom?" Liviana heard a boy's voice, she peeped through the trees checking for him. She saw a young boy in a Clark, he was tiny he was about her age. "Kallias?"

"Don't go it's too dangerous!" Bion pulled her dress with his teeth.

"I'm not, but he looks lost," She says, watching him from the trees.

"Who's there!" He turned in their direction causing them to hide. "Show yourself I won't harm you!" He added, liviana smiled hearing this.

"He must be a wizard" she giggled to Bion. "He's brave and tiny" he blushed.

"Shush!" He ordered. Liviana smiled away. She peeped at him again, he didn't look like he was a wizard. His garments were made of raw materials and his hair smoothly brushed backwards.

"Lily!" Bion nudged her.

"He has no powers!" She guessed, he looked so ordinary to her, only someone from a wealthy family would be allowed to use raw silk.

"Do not use magic!" Bion whispered nudging her with his mouth.

"Who's there!" The little boy cried, he moved further. "I just want to go home" he sat on his knees, crying.

"Told you he's lost" she whispered a little louder.

ROAR

Liviana shook hearing the roar, it would either be a lion, tiger or a bear. She had always wanted to challenge one but unfortunately, it was the noise of a hungry bear, he roared louder as the sound covered the forest.

"Guards! anybody!" He trembled falling to his knees, he got up running towards them.

"We've got to save him" Liviana stepped out, she gasped seeing him right at her front.

Aiden stopped as his eyes met with hers, he wouldn't believe the beauty standing at his front, he swallowed lost for words.

Liviana smiles raising her brows at him, she was indeed bewitching, she took her eyes off him, seeing the bear right at his back.

"Run!" She pulled his hands, running passed Bion. Bion followed, he had no idea why he was running but he did along with Liviana.

"Who are you?" He asked coming back to his senses, as Liviana took him closer into the village pathway.

She ignored him and finally she stopped at a riverbank. Her breath increased, "That was close" she lets go of him.

"AHH!" The little boy screamed seeing Bion. She blinked looking at them both.

"He won't harm you" she got up, hugging Bion.

"What? A wolf at my front and you believe it won't harm me?" He yelled.

"You should be grateful she saved you," Bion said,

"W-what a talking-" he dropped to the ground fainting.

Liviana and Bion stared at him.

"Is he dead?" She asked, making some enchantment.

"You should not use your magic-"

"He's alive!" She says, smiling at Bion, she had no idea why he dropped to the ground.

"AHH!" The young boy, moved away from them "Who are you pe-ople?" He looked at Bion, moving backwards.

"You better be careful, you could fall into-" he fell into the water. Liviana giggled at his foolishness.

"Help!" He screams, struggling for his life, liviana without thinking jumps into the water, swimming to save him.

"Lily!" Bion calls, dragging him out of the river, she places him on the floor checking for his breath.

"He's alive" she cleans her face, wiping the water off.

"Let's go his people would pick him up," Bion says, walking past her.

"People?" She turns to Bion, her eyes growing wider curious about what he meant.

"Your grandmother would be waiting!" Bion ignores.