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EMBER SAT IN THE KITCHEN, scribbling away at her sprawled out sheets of paper as she tried to figure out more glyph combinations. She only figured out how to make a sprout of water, and rocks, but it was a start.
She tapped the newest one, and an arm sprouted out of it, swiping at her. She let out a scream, falling out of her chair, and Eda came running in, smashing it with her staff.
"Thanks, Eda." Ember smiled at the witch, wiping the goop off her face.
"Mhm," Eda grabbed her arms and helped her up as the others scrambled in. "You okay, kiddo?"
King scrambled over onto her shoulder and grabbed her face, squishing it. "She looks fine."
"I am fine." Ember chuckles, grabbing him and cradling him before tickling his stomach, causing him to giggle. "Just a rogue spell, is all. Luz let me look through Philip's journal."
"You two are still thinking of that guy?" Atlantes asks, sliding into a chair where his back is facing the window.
"I know you don't want us to, and Eda already told us the story about how she and Raine met but..." Luz sighed, she and Ember took seats next to each other at the table. "...we just... we miss our mom's."
Ember grunted softly, pulling her hood over her head softly. King pointed to her and whined, looking up at Eda and then Atlantes as Hooty stretched over and wrapped himself around her.
Eda looked at Atlantes and gestured for him to do something. He glanced at his daughter and her friend then at Eda and the others and they all raised a brow.
"What if... I told you a story this time?" He suggested, and Eda snorted and walked back to the living room.
Ember and Luz shot up, and Hooty lifted Ember towards her dad as Luz leaned over the table.
"Like... a backstory kind of story?" Ember squealed, eyes wide with wonder as she grinned.
Atlantes nodded, and suddenly Hooty was dragging everyone to the living room and Atlantes and Eda were on the couch, while the kids sat on the floor in front of them.
"Alright, I guess." He scratched at his stubble and sighed. "This is the story, of how I met the most incredible, beautiful, fierce person, Alessia Bianchi."
