again?"
"No, I came back for a few things and then me and the other magic one are leaving forever."
"Why need things? Can't use magic?"
"Yes I can but there are rules. I can't use my magic anytime I feel like it. Besides, the less we use magic the less chance we have of attracting attention to ourselves."
"Shame. Magic make you sparkle. Very pretty. Not pretty like us Pretty Ones, but good. Too bad other sparkle friend is a Dumb One."
"Tobias?"
"No. Other one. Us Pretty Ones don't like Dumb Ones. Too bitey and stupid. Has nice sparkle though."
"Fenrus is my friend. He sparkles because I sparkle. He's a part of me."
At this the cat gets a quizzical look on her face and gives me a good looking over.
"Hmm. If say so. You no seem like Dumb One but", sniffs, "do have slight Dumb One stink on you. It okay me guess. How happen?"
"Fenrus was a gift from one of the oldest and wisest of my gods. He is part of my soul."
The cat forms another quizzical look on her face then sits, closes her eyes, and begins to lick her front paw. Between licks she says, "Pretty Ones' goddess does tricks too. Most beautiful of all gods. Smartest of all gods too."
I think for a moment. "Are you talking about Bastet?"
The cat suddenly stops her licking and widely opens her eyes to meet mine.
"Don't say goddess name loud! Very powerful she is! Could do bad things if thinks mock her!"
"Oh no, no disrespect meant at all. On the contrary, I like your goddess very much. She represents all the things that gives life meaning: music, dance, sex..."
"Fierce hunter too, see?" The cat then holds up her paw for me to examine. "Blessed Pretty Ones with powerful claws."
"Oh yes, I can definitely see that. Very fearsome."
"Stopped two Toms from getting last litter all by self."
"Oh. Congratulations. It must have been some fight. Glad you and your babies are okay."
The cat then sits up tall, beaming and purring very loudly. She's adorable.
"We witches, uh, I mean "magic ones" are very respectful of all gods. They all represent primal forces in nature and carry great power within them. Some of us even take one or two gods and bind ourselves to their service. My goddesses' name is Gaea. She oversees all of the nature around us: the earth, plants, wildlife... She nurtures them and offers them to us as a constant gift to sustain us. Just like your goddess nurtures you and blesses you with gifts to keep you safe from harm. I'm sorry, forgive my manners. My name is Devin. What's yours?"
"Pretty Ones don't have names but humans me stay with give me this."
The cat then paws at her collar and a small name tag falls into place. I reach over and hold it up to the light. Engraved into the silver tag is etched "Ms. Whiskers" with a telephone number beneath it. After a few seconds the silver becomes very hot in my hands. I let go quickly before the heat becomes a sting.
"Metal thing around neck makes less sparkle for you. How come?"
"I think my 'sparkle' doesn't like silver."
"Too bad. Me like sparkle. Other sparkle man come sometimes to look at house but sense not friendly. Me leave alone."
"What other sparkle man? You mean one of the magic ones?"
"No. Not from here. Only come once in while. Watches house and then leaves. Not been here for month or so. Always stays in same place. Me show you?"
"Yes, please."
At that Ms. Whiskers begins walking to an overgrown area located behind the mansion's property line and I quickly follow her. I give one last look at the manor to make sure Tobias and Fenrus aren't yet leaving. My mind begins racing on who this other sparkle person could be. We turn the corner and she starts heading toward a large tree tucked into a shaded hillside area. After a moment she stops in her tracks and slowly begins to back up. I can sense something is wrong. Up in the tree I can see the shape of a man crouching on one of the limbs. I feel earth magic emanating from him, similar to my own. He turns my way and a low growl can be heard.
I
"No, I came back for a few things and then me and the other magic one are leaving forever."
"Why need things? Can't use magic?"
"Yes I can but there are rules. I can't use my magic anytime I feel like it. Besides, the less we use magic the less chance we have of attracting attention to ourselves."
"Shame. Magic make you sparkle. Very pretty. Not pretty like us Pretty Ones, but good. Too bad other sparkle friend is a Dumb One."
"Tobias?"
"No. Other one. Us Pretty Ones don't like Dumb Ones. Too bitey and stupid. Has nice sparkle though."
"Fenrus is my friend. He sparkles because I sparkle. He's a part of me."
At this the cat gets a quizzical look on her face and gives me a good looking over.
"Hmm. If say so. You no seem like Dumb One but", sniffs, "do have slight Dumb One stink on you. It okay me guess. How happen?"
"Fenrus was a gift from one of the oldest and wisest of my gods. He is part of my soul."
The cat forms another quizzical look on her face then sits, closes her eyes, and begins to lick her front paw. Between licks she says, "Pretty Ones' goddess does tricks too. Most beautiful of all gods. Smartest of all gods too."
I think for a moment. "Are you talking about Bastet?"
The cat suddenly stops her licking and widely opens her eyes to meet mine.
"Don't say goddess name loud! Very powerful she is! Could do bad things if thinks mock her!"
"Oh no, no disrespect meant at all. On the contrary, I like your goddess very much. She represents all the things that gives life meaning: music, dance, sex..."
"Fierce hunter too, see?" The cat then holds up her paw for me to examine. "Blessed Pretty Ones with powerful claws."
"Oh yes, I can definitely see that. Very fearsome."
"Stopped two Toms from getting last litter all by self."
"Oh. Congratulations. It must have been some fight. Glad you and your babies are okay."
The cat then sits up tall, beaming and purring very loudly. She's adorable.
"We witches, uh, I mean "magic ones" are very respectful of all gods. They all represent primal forces in nature and carry great power within them. Some of us even take one or two gods and bind ourselves to their service. My goddesses' name is Gaea. She oversees all of the nature around us: the earth, plants, wildlife... She nurtures them and offers them to us as a constant gift to sustain us. Just like your goddess nurtures you and blesses you with gifts to keep you safe from harm. I'm sorry, forgive my manners. My name is Devin. What's yours?"
"Pretty Ones don't have names but humans me stay with give me this."
The cat then paws at her collar and a small name tag falls into place. I reach over and hold it up to the light. Engraved into the silver tag is etched "Ms. Whiskers" with a telephone number beneath it. After a few seconds the silver becomes very hot in my hands. I let go quickly before the heat becomes a sting.
"Metal thing around neck makes less sparkle for you. How come?"
"I think my 'sparkle' doesn't like silver."
"Too bad. Me like sparkle. Other sparkle man come sometimes to look at house but sense not friendly. Me leave alone."
"What other sparkle man? You mean one of the magic ones?"
"No. Not from here. Only come once in while. Watches house and then leaves. Not been here for month or so. Always stays in same place. Me show you?"
"Yes, please."
At that Ms. Whiskers begins walking to an overgrown area located behind the mansion's property line and I quickly follow her. I give one last look at the manor to make sure Tobias and Fenrus aren't yet leaving. My mind begins racing on who this other sparkle person could be. We turn the corner and she starts heading toward a large tree tucked into a shaded hillside area. After a moment she stops in her tracks and slowly begins to back up. I can sense something is wrong. Up in the tree I can see the shape of a man crouching on one of the limbs. I feel earth magic emanating from him, similar to my own. He turns my way and a low growl can be heard.
I
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