The Kingmaker Prophecy by Gemma Perfect

Author:Gemma Perfect [Perfect, Gemma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Perfect
Published: 2019-10-20T22:00:00+00:00

14

After a dreamless sleep, Halfreda heads to the garden before breakfast. She is unsure whether the effects of the potion are still with her, or how she will feel when she sees Abe. She wants to clear her head, shake off the fog of sleep and prepare herself. Feeling foolish about how quickly she fell for his charms, she wants to be ready in case the potion doesn’t work. She does not want to fall under his spell again.

She sits on a bench and closes her eyes, the hot sun warming her eyelids. A shadow falls over her and a bolt of panic makes her spring up, as she remembers Zanna’s attack.

In front of her is the most beautiful woman she has ever seen. The woman smiles. “Halfreda?”

Halfreda nods, unsure what to say. Her senses tell her that the woman is a friend not foe, but her instincts are all over the place between Zanna and Abe; she’s not feeling her usual self.

The woman holds out a hand, creamy skin and white blonde hair shining in the sun. She looks like a creature from another Realm. Halfreda cannot move. Never before has she seen such a splendid woman. Is she a woman or an angel? A spirit? She does not look like a normal woman. She looks different.

Before Halfreda can shake the proffered hand, the teacher barrels past her. The woman scoops him up off the floor and hugs him, leaving Halfreda feeling like an intruder on their reunion.

“Ofia! How did I not know you were coming?”

“Are you losing your edge?”

“I hope not! But maybe, maybe!”

The teacher is beaming and Halfreda can see a mutual respect between them – some affinity, some equality. “Halfreda, let me introduce you to my favourite person in the whole Realm. This is Ofia – sorceress, enchantress, bewitcher of man and beast.”

Halfreda has never seen a woman more splendid, yet she cannot help but smile at the teacher’s description, and the look of pure elation on his face. “I am proud to call this woman my friend, my confidant, my colleague.”

Ofia smiles at the teacher and her laugh is a magical sound. “You flatter me. I am proud to know you – you merely put up with me.”

“Ofia is a keeper, like me.”

Halfreda almost misses the sharp look Ofia gives the teacher, though it leaves her eyes quickly, it was definitely there. Irritation? Halfreda isn’t sure. They are friends, good friends, she can tell. But there is an edge to this encounter.

“You are loose lipped with our secrets...” Ofia smiles, but the smile has a hint of ice to it.

“Halfreda is special. You’ll see. I’m so excited for you to meet and get to know each other. How long are you here for? What for?”

“For a few days. I have been visiting Marby in the castle – she is ailing fast and I always see you if I can, you know that.”

The teacher is so enamoured of his visitor that he has missed the two subtle signs that she is not as happy as he.

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