"Aunt Stella I'm here" said Annie as she entered the training room.
"Ahh dear welcome" said Stella as she turned around.
Annie was amazed, she had never seen Aunt Stella wearing anything else other than her green cloak, rather she was wearing grey coloured sweatpants and a plain t-shirt and her hair was tied up in a bun.
"Ahh Aunt, you look so good, I have never seen you in casual wear before" said Annie as she smiled
"Haha Thank you dear, I only dress like this when I am off duty" said Stella
If someone that didn't know Stella before saw her now, they would never know that this was the Vice Chancellor of the whole Witch Realm and also she was technically a grandma considering that she is the same age as Alice.
"Aunt Stel I think that you should dress like this often, it makes you look younger" said Annie
"Ahh so I was looking old before?" asked Stella
"Ahh no no, not at all that's not what I meant" said Annie as she laughed
"Haha it's fine my dear, I know" said Stella
"Okay now let's get to the real reason we are here" said Stella
"Right!" said Annie
"Right" said Stella as she smiled
"So we are going to test your spell pronunciation" said Stella
"It's good to memorize spells and all, but it is just as important to say the spell correctly or else you might end up casting the wrong spell" explained Stella
"Okay" said Annie
"So here is a spell that I want you to try to pronounce on your own" said Stella
"I chose this spell because it will not activate until you have aid it correctly" said Stella as she was writing something on a piece of paper.
"My gosh it's so long" said Annie as she looked at the paper it read "hanc gratiam incantatores donec potes dicere"
"Just take is slowly and sound out every word and you will be fine" said Stella
"Okay Aunt" said Annie
Annie looked at the piece of paper and recited what she saw written on it, when she finished saying it, she looked around and waited for something to happen but nothing happend.
"It's okay dear, try again" said Stella so Annie tried again, and nothing happened once again.
She tried again and again repeatedly but nothing happened.
"Ughh why is this so hard?" asked Annie in frustration
"Come here my dear" said Stella
"Relax" she said as she was meditating
"Come and sit" said Stella as she sat down and crossed her legs over each other and Annie did the same.
"Aunt I don't know why it's so hard for me to perform the spell" said Annie
"Dear, it's not your fault" said Stella
"Okay how do I put it? alright think of it like this, what's a human language?" asked Stella to herslelf.
"Ahh yes Spanish, it's like Spanish" said Stella
"Huh? what does Spanish have to do with this?" asked Annie
"What if your parents spoke Spanish, and you were raised speaking English, so it would be difficult for you to communicate with them in Spanish, since you did not have the foundation of the language" explained Stella
"That's exactly what's happening with you right now, you and your magic are operating in different languages and on different levels" said Stella
"Then how do I make them operate in the same level?" asked Annie
"Firstly you need to relax, be at peace, there is no rush we still have a lot of time, so do not pressure yourself okay?" said Stella
"Okay, you are right Aunt Stella" said Annie
"Good, and secondly, you just need to practice, nothing is impossible, you just need to put in more effort" said Stella
"I understand" said Annie
"Good my dear, so I think that's enough training for today, you should go and relax, take your mind off everything" said Stella
"Okay Aunt, Thank you" said Annie
"You are welcome dear, now go" said Stella and Annie stood up and left the training room.
"Hey Maddie how did you start learning spells?" asked Annie as she was sitting on her bed and holding a piece of paper.
"The normal way, why do you ask?" asked Maddie
"Well what is the normal way??? and also I ask because I need to learn more spells" said Annie
"Ahh, well I was always trained to be a powerful Witch since I was born, so Azazel used to train me when I was little" said Maddie
"Trust me, having Azazel teach you is not fun, it's actually very haunting" said Maddie as she laughed and looked at Annie
"Anyway when I was about 4, Anthony started teaching me magic, how to cast spells and then use them in combat, so using my magic is like a second nature to me" said Maddie
"Yes, but then how exactly do I get as good as you?" asked Annie
"Well it's mostly learning the language and knowing basic spells, because once you can do that, the rest is all memory along with mix-matching spells for the situation that you are in" said Maddie
"And also, you don't have to be as good as me, you can be your own unique self, remember everyone learns in different ways" said Maddie
"Yeah okay" said Annie
"Yes, so what are you holding?" asked Maddie
"Ahh, it's just this spell that I am trying to learn" said Annie as she gave Maddie that paper.
"Ahh I see" said Maddie
"So do you want me to cast it for you?" asked Maddie
"Ahh yes Maddie's that's a good Idea, but only say the first two words of the spell so I can check if I am saying it right" said Annie as she was joyful once again.
"Ahh okay" said Maddie
"hanc gratiam" said Maddie
"Ahh Thank you Maddie, know I know that my beginning is fine, this it's either just the middle or end" said Annie
"Haha Your welcome, goodluck, because I remember Anthony making me do this same spell" said Maddie as she laughed.
"Ahhh you really seem to like Anthony, you talk about him a lot" said Maddie
"Haha yes, let's just say that he's more of a father to me than Azazel was and could ever be" said Maddie
"Ahh right" said Annie
Talking about Azazel with Maddie was a tough subject for Maddie even though Maddie did not seem like she was affected by it, but Annie was sensitive to know that talking about your so called father who was actually an evil villain was not an easy thing to do.
"So you miss Anthony?" asked Annie
"Of course, I miss him everyday, if not for him allowing me to escape I would not be here" said Maddie as she smiled.
"Aww he sounds so sweet" said Annie
"I wish I could meet him" said Annie
"Haha maybe you can someday" said Maddie as she laughed.