CAMILLE’S POV :
“Hello Cousin”, Nara said at my side as I turned almost scared to death and looked at her with a confused look. How she got there so fast was a different case.
“Of course I’ll know family when I see one sweetheart”, Nara laughed at my face. She doesn’t look old at all and she looks very beautiful… wow.
“I’m glad your back Nara, I’m Camille. Ryder kid” I told her as she pulled me into a hug, which I didn’t expect but I hugged her back with a smile on my face.
“How are your parents? I’m sure uncle will be furious at me”, Nara asked faking a pout.
“Sadly they are both dead, they died at war”, I said to her as her face turned into a sad one.
“I wouldn’t want uncle to be upset with me before he died. I’m sorry Cammy, you have me now too”, Nara smiled and I returned the smile back.
“And don’t mind this craziness you just saw though it was a good way to be welcomed back” She chuckled, earning a laugh from me.
“I also see you kept the ancestral name, Inadu?”, I asked Nara, getting a nod, “it suits you too, someone told me I was a descendant and I tried to understand how but I guess the pieces are coming back together”.
Nara smiled at me and held out her hand. “Take my hand,” she said. I hesitated for a moment, but then reached out and took her hand, she is my cousin and I see no need to not trust her. Her hand felt surprisingly warm and comforting, little bit cold.
Nara muttered something under her breath, and I felt a strange sensation wash over me. Suddenly, we were no longer standing in the cemetery but we were standing inside my aunt’s old house, where my aunt and Nara lived. Okay I had never experienced anything like that.
“You got to teach me some tricks cousin” I whined playfully. Nara looked at me laughing and then going to on the lights.
“Why don’t we do a little catching up before business?”, I proposed.
“Sure”, Nara agreed as she went out of the sitting room, which was where we were. Few minutes later she came back with two plates of food, one for her and one for me and with a glass of wine, with two glasses. I watched her every movement, trying to understand where the food was coming from.
I raised my brow at her as she took a sit, handing over my food to me.
“It’s a secret”, Nara whispered. She started eating and I did so too, I would say the food was yummy.
Nara complained about how the house needed some cleaning and renovations and some stuffs. She had her powers to herself, that could serve as an advantage and help her out. Since she’s thinking of doing all this, I don’t think she’s planning on relocating anytime soon. We talked about lots of things, both the ones she missed and explained somethings for her. Nara was becoming one of my favorite people, she was a very good person to talk with and to. She asked about Aunt Zara and was feeling very sad for making Aunt Zara worry so much but I assured her that it will be fine and they will both meet each other again, it’s not like anyone is going to disappear again. We finished our food, sipping our wine and laughing at funny things.
“But what really made you put yourself in a deep slumber Nara? Your strong enough to take down those witches”, I asked Nara, wondering.
Nara then explained it to me, ” Yes I could take them all down, I could kill them all but the pain I felt had made me weak. I fell in love with a young man, he was a wolf though and it happened that we fell in love or so I thought. You know Aunt Zara wanted me to come with her but I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the man I loved so much and I wanted to be with him. For some years we were together, I trusted him with all my heart, gave him all the love I had for him. But I never knew it was all an act to get to me, to find a way to kill me. I didn’t understand how for years , someone could pretend to love and not feel guilty or anything.
He had ganged up with some witches and they all planned to take me down. It was all envy from the witches and he would gain something if he helped them take me down. I don’t know how he did it but he managed to trap me and invited the witches to come see me, the one who they had wanted. I cried and begged him to stop this madness, I didn’t want to believe that he could betray me ever but he did. The witches had come and the truth was finally out, at first I couldn’t escape where he kept me but all my anger and fury caused me to explode”.
Tears rolled down her face as she told me everything, I held her hand, rubbing it to soothe her and calm her down.
“He tortured me with his own hands Camille, he heard my cries and pleas but he never stopped”, Nara said as she took deep breaths.
“What happened to him Nara?”, I asked feeling very bad for her. She didn’t deserve that kind of pain.
“I killed him, I made him suffer. Him and those witches. I got so angry and my powers growed with my anger and I was able to break free and I killed all of them. The pain and heartbreak made me weak, I was feeling very vulnerable. Everything hurt and I just needed some peace and that’s why I put myself in a deep sleep”, I hugged her while she hugged me back and cleaned her eyes.
“It’s all in the past now okay. Now tell me how I can help you because I can sense you needed my help and that’s why aunt Zara gave you info about me”, I nodded my head in agreement to what she said and explained everything to her, making everything brief.
“I don’t have the necessary ingredients for that but don’t worry, we are going to have to visit a place. A placed called….”.