Ella smiled at the lying wastes of human flesh that were Sophie's parents. "Well, if that is the case, then we have the perfect solution. We have a powerful Fae back in our village that can help heal her mind and soul the way that I healed her body.
She's about to awaken as a Witch, so she will be an adult by law and tradition once she wakes up, and she will be free to return once her treatment is over. The Elders have already kindly agreed to the arrangement, so there is no need for payment on your part."
The girl was clearly much too young to be awakening, and the mother was about to say something, but the aura coming off of Ella was suddenly incredibly oppressive, and the thought of angering the small Witch terrified her.
"Well, yes, I can see how that would be to her advantage. But she is far from awakening. She's just a girl." Sophie's father stammered.
