The next day.
"Annie, do you have everything packed?" asked Maddie as she looked at Annie and Annie nodded.
"Mhmm" said Annie as she nodded, she had everything packed already, and she was ready to go.
"Alright, give me a moment, I need to finish getting rid of some stuff" said Maddie as she smiled.
"Okay" said Annie as she smiled and she walked out of the room to the kitchen and out of the kitchen door as she saw Katarina walking back.
"Oh hello Katarina" said Annie with a smile as she waved at Katarina.
"Hello Annie" said Katarina as she waved back.
"You guys are leaving today right?" asked Katarina.
"Well yes, we are" said Annie as she nodded her head.
"Well I wish you all luck" said Katarina as she smiled.
"Thank you for everything Katarina" said Annie as she smiled.
"Hmm, and I hope that you get back your powers" said Katarina as Annie was shocked and she opened her eyes wide, did Katarina know everything all along.
"Which powers?" asked Annie as she decided to feign ignorance.
"You don't have to lie to me Annie, I know everything" said Katarina as she smiled, she found it funny that Annie wanted to pretend like she did not know what she was talking about, she was smarter than she looked.
"Oh Katarina, I am so sorry for not telling you I…" said Annie as she was cut off by Katarina.
"It is alright Annie, I understand why you didn't tell me anything, and I hold no grudge, I know that you have your own reasons, and you were just trying to protect yourself" said Katarina as Annie sighed.
"Thank you for understanding Katarina, really, I really am sorry" said Annie.
"Stop apologizing, there is nothing to be sorry for" said Katarina as she smiled and Annie smiled.
"Thank you Katarina" said Annie as she smiled.
"Did Griselda tell you about it?" asked Annie.
"Griselda didn't have to tell me anything for me to know the truth" said Katarina.
"I don't think that you would believe it if someone's hair grew overnight" said Katarina as she laughed and Annie laughed.
"Yes… I am sorry about that as well, I mean lying" said Annie as she smiled.
"You apologize to much for things that are beyond your control, stop apologizing and just accept that things are like that" said Katarina.
"Yes, you are right, I am sor…" said Annie as she stopped herself and Katarina laughed as Annie laughed at herself, it was a reflex for her to apologize, she was raised to be respectful and apologize for her mistakes.
"I actually enjoyed your company, but do not tell anybody that" said Katarina.
"I won't I promise you" said Annie as she smiled and Katarina smiled at her.
"Are you going to see Ivor?" asked Annie as she just had to ask, and she did not think that Katarina thought that she was stepping out of line, since she did not look angry at all.
"Well I don't know about that, I am very busy here" said Katarina.
"You know, I think that he would be happy to see you again, and Alina would be happy to meet you, and Lilith as well" said Annie as she smiled.
"Who is Lilith?" asked Katarina in surprise, did Ivor have another adopted daughter or what?
"It's a long story, let's just say that she kidnapped Matt and now she lives with Ivor and Alina" said Annie as she laughed.
"That does sound like a long story" said Katarina as she laughed.
"But I will see what I can do" said Katarina.
"I hope that you do" said Annie as she smiled.
"Alright well that's enough talking, I will see you at the training ground" said Katarina as Annie nodded and she walked away.
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"I mean, I knew that Katarina knew everything" said Maddie.
"Of course you did" said Matt in sarcasm.
"No, I am actually telling you the truth, we lived in the woman's house for months after all, of course she knows what happens in her house" said Maddie as she looked at Matt and Annie as all of them walked to the training grounds with their backpacks behind them.
"Maddie did mention it" said Annie.
"You see, thank you Annie" said Maddie as she smiled and Annie laughed.
"Well of course it makes sense that Katarina knows the truth, I am sure that she was suspicious from the time that Annie's hair suddenly growing a lot overnight" said Ollie as he laughed.
"My hair is guilty" said Annie as she laughed and they all laughed.
"Curtis, can you laugh for once?" asked Maddie as she looked at Curtis who looked as serious as ever and he shook his head as Maddie scoffed at him, he was just so annoying at times.
"I can see that you all look very happy to leave" said Katarina.
"Oh it's not like that Katarina" said Ollie as he laughed.
"No I beg to differ it is like that, we are finally getting out of your hair, you don't have to deal with us anymore" said Maddie as she smiled.
"Aww, and I wanted to actually say that I enjoyed your company unfortunately, and I mean without Maddie" said Katarina as she smiled.
"Oh ha, ha, very funny Katarina, you know that's a lie, because there can't be any fun without me" said Maddie as she smiled.
"I beg to differ Maddie" said Ollie as he laughed and he shook his head.
"And who are you to speak Blondie?" asked Maddie as she snapped at him and Ollie just shook his head.
"Don't start you two" said Curtis as both Ollie and Maddie kept quiet.
"Katarina, thank you for everything, I do not know what we would have done without you" said Curtis as Katarina looked at him.
"You are welcome Curtis, it was actually my pleasure, any friend of Ivor's is a friend of mine" said Katarina as she smiled and they all smiled at her, even Curtis.
"I was going to give you a going away present" said Katarina as she smiled.
"Which is?" asked Maddie.
"Guess" said Katarina as she threw a sword in a sheath to Maddie as she caught it and she looked at it in awe.
"Tell me that you are not joking" said Maddie as she looked at the sword and then at Katarina.
"I don't joke" said Katarina.
"Oh my gosh, yes, yes, I finally have my own sword, eat it blondie" said Maddie as she jumped around holding her sword, finally she had her own sword.
"What did I do?" asked Ollie in confusion as Matt just looked at him with an expression that read, don't say anything, so Ollie kept quiet.
"I am started to regret giving it to you" said Katarina.
"You can't collect a present back from someone" said Maddie as Katarina sighed and she shook her head.
"I know that you all can responsibly handle a sword, you have all learnt well, so take these swords to protect yourself, and also as something to remember me by" said Katarina as she gave Annie, Matt and Curtis swords as well.
"Thank you Katarina" said Annie and Matt with a smile.
"Thank you" said Curtis.
"You are all welcome, you earned it" said Katarina as she smiled.
"Ollie, I didn't get you a sword since you already have one" said Katarina as she looked at Ollie.
"It's fine, I understand" said Ollie as he smiled, he didn't mind at all, at least now they all had swords, that was fair now.
Katarina looked at Maddie as she shook her head, she did not even pay attention to what they had all been saying, she was looking at her sword.
"Be careful with it Maddie, don't use it unless you really have to, and don't you even dare think of using it on anyone" said Katarina.
"Oh Katarina relax, don't you trust me?" asked Maddie as she smiled and she stopped looking at her sword as she looked at Katarina.
"Quite frankly, no I don't trust you, not at all" said Katarina as she shook her head and Maddie frowned.
"Ouch, no fair, I am very trustworthy" said Maddie as Katarina laughed.
"Thank you for the sword Katarina, really" said Maddie as she smiled.
"You are all welcome" said Katarina as she smiled happily.
"Now I think that you should all be on your way now, before it gets dark" said Katarina.
"You are right Katarina" said Curtis as he nodded.
"Thank you once again Katarina, for being so nice to us" said Matt as he smiled.
"No thank you all" said Katarina as she smiled, it was nice having some people around her for a change, she would actually say that she would miss them and their company, but she knew that they all had to go.
"I wish you all the best" said Katarina as she smiled and Annie smiled as they all walked right past Katarina.