Witch-Star Milk Farm: A Blackwood Realm Story by Eden Redd

Author:Eden Redd [Redd, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Decisions

The hearth crackled with warmth and light. Brenna sat on a couch, with a book in hand. The buru’s eyes moved from left to right, absorbing knowledge, and mentally filing it away. When a shadow touched the edge of her vision, she looked up to see Zophia standing before her.

“May I sit with you and talk?” the angel asked.

Brenna closed her book and put it down on her furry lap. She patted an empty spot beside her with a furry hand.

Zophia sat down and turned slightly so they could look at each other, face to face.

“I have many questions about how this farm is run, and maybe a few about Lord Witch-Star.”

Brenna gave a small nod and smile. “I understand. Please, ask me anything.”

“You have truly committed yourself as an apprentice to Lord Witch-Star’s work?”

The buru nodded again. “It is important work, and he has no heirs. He has been searching for someone he trusts to take it over. Lork is under no assumptions that he will live forever. In our quiet moments, he tells me as much.”

“There is a great deal of trust between you both,” Zophia said.

“There must be, for the work to continue. What we do here, and on many farms like ours across Valoria, is provide a solution to a demand. It is unusual, from the outside, but from within, it provides us with a freedom I’m not sure I would have ever known.”

Zophia stared at the buru’s aura and spirit, while her words touched her mind. Truth and honesty swelled and leaked from the buru. She was holding nothing back, speaking from her heart like they were old friends from long ago.

“But, to be beholden to one man sounds limiting, even if the work is important,” Zophia said honestly.

Brenna’s smile remained. “Lork is no mere man. His knowledge of the mystical arts is unparalleled. It is enough for him to combine two professions into one, to become the best at what he does.

“It is true, you don’t know him as I do. We have spent several years together, and I will spend many more at his side. He always has something new to teach me, and I have had a deep-seated desire to learn more of the mystical arts, alchemy, and enchantments.”

The buru lifted her hand and placed it on Zophia’s hand with a tender touch. “If you stay with us, you will understand as I have.

“When I first arrived, I felt like you did. I was concerned that it was a ruse so Lork could play out his fantasies, but after a time, I was mistaken. He has a way of understanding hearts and minds I never experienced with others.

“As for the power dynamic, it may appear like he has all the power, but that is not the case. All who dwell here have different kinds of power and standing. It may seem like I am meek around him, but we both know, that is not the case. I enjoy when he cannot control himself, and capitalize on it.

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