Season 1: The Demon Realm
Chapter 6: New World Order
Four days passed following Eda's transformation into the Owl Beast, and Luz had completed her maturity and gained the ability to fly. It had also been quite possibly the busiest four days of Luz's life, as she continued to deal with the consequences of both the magic mixing plan with Willow, and her tampering with Eda's Curse Cure potion. Each day, Luz had gone to Hexside for an hour before classes to help rebuild (something she was happy to do, since it meant spending time with Willow and Amity, plus Gus who usually hung around and watched), then she'd return to the Owl House to complete whatever gruelling chores Eda had cooked up for her. The Owl House had been restored to its original condition easily enough, but Luz still had to clean it top to bottom, and give Hooty multiple baths. Luz didn't mind though; she was just happy that Eda and the others weren't holding her mistake against her! Once her daily chores were done, Luz would go back to Hexside for the after school clean up hour, then return to the Owl House to have some actual apprenticeship lessons with Eda. Those lessons were just a rehash of potions safety and the importance of not playing around with unfamiliar ingredients, but it was better than cleaning!
Things hadn't been unpleasant, but they had been weird. Willow had been overjoyed to see Luz's new plant magic abilities, though Luz was surprised that even with her glyph upgrade, Willow still blew her out of the water when it came to plants. Willow not only had the knowledge and experience, but also a passion for plant life that Luz just couldn't match. Amity had also been acting strangely; staring at Luz whenever she thought the disguised angel wasn't looking, and blushing crimson if she was caught. She also tended to stick close to Luz whenever they were together, but acted like she'd rather keep her distance, much to Luz's confusion. Still, Amity was pretty, and cool, and fun to be around when she was being nice, so Luz just accepted it.
Eda had been trying to research Luz's evolution and the glyphs using several old tomes on wild magic, the Savage Ages, and angels. None of them had yielded any useful results, leaving Luz no closer to figuring out what was happening to her.
All Luz had pieced together was a theory; she learned a new glyph when exposed to something the glyph represented, and after finding a way to resonate with the glyph, it would appear on her body and grant her a boost in power. What glyphs there were, how Luz could find them, and how resonating with them worked were all beyond her, as was why this was happening in the first place. King just chalked it up to a weird reaction to an angel absorbing magic from the Demon Realm, and saw no reason to question it, especially as learning more glyphs meant he got more power too.
Finally, those four long and busy days were over, and it was a new Saturday. Luz had officially completed her "volunteering" at Hexside, as had everyone but Boscha, so Eda decided to end Luz's punishment at home too, marking a fresh start for the young angel.
Luz was spending this fresh start with Eda and King at their Human Collectibles Stand in Bonesborough, idly reading her Good Witch Azura books while King filled a new notepad with light and plant glyphs, and Eda dusted the merchandise behind them. It was peaceful and quiet… far too peaceful and quiet for what should have been a busy market day.
"Where is everybody?" Eda scowled, tossing aside her feather duster.
Luz looked up from her book and frowned; "There's no one here today. Not even any other stands."
"Maybe we should put on a show or something to draw attention and customers? Something bloody and violent!" King eagerly suggested; "I know! How about a duel, Luz! Like in your book?" he flipped her books pages to the duel scene between Azura and Hecate, which she'd read to him as a bedtime story last night, "Me and you can fight with our glyphs! That'll draw attention and if we get too injured, you can heal us!"
"No way! I could never fight you! You're my cuddly little buddy!" Luz cooed, poking King's belly and making him giggle; "Besides, angels are forbidden from fighting unless its to protect themselves or someone else. Mami told me that in the Divine Realm, "Duels" are actually debates between angels, with a panel of judges deciding who wins based on the best arguments."
"Sounds boring." King crossed his arms, "You know, they used to call me the King of Duels!"
"I thought you were the King of Demons." Luz smiled teasingly; "Are you just making these titles up now?"
"Doesn't matter." King dismissed, "What's important is that my followers granted me titles and would leave me offerings in fear of me!"
Luz just continued to smile at the adorable little demon, until Eda chimed in.
"I'm with King on this one. Well, about the debates are boring thing, not the rest." she clarified, "While it's nothing as flowery as your book, Witches do have duels from time to time. They're pretty fun, and I've never lost a single one!" Eda proclaimed proudly, before frowning; "Well, technically I've never lost a duel I actually fought in. There was one I surrendered before it got started, back in school. It was with my-"
The Owl Lady abruptly cut herself off; she'd gotten so used to being completely honest around Luz that she'd almost blabbed her whole life story!
"Ooh, I sense secret backstory stuff!" Luz smiled brightly, eyes sparkling with interest. "Who did you surrender against? A best friend? A fated rival? An unrequited love? Tell me!"
"No, Luz. Sorry, but that's kind of personal. Let's just say that was a really bad day for me and leave it at that, okay?" Eda said.
Luz immediately shut her mouth; she was burning with curiosity, but she didn't want to push Eda. After that, an awkward silence filled the air, so Luz said; "S-So, where do you think everyone is? It's Saturday, right? Shouldn't town be super busy?"
"I don't know. This is a bad omen. There must be something horrible happening today!" Eda said darkly.
As if on cue, a loud voice yelled; "Luz!"
Luz looked up to see Willow and Gus running towards them, holding a flier; "Luz, something amazing is happening today!" Gus said.
"Gus, Willow! Hi! Whatcha got there?" Luz greeted, pointing to the flier.
Willow held it up with a smile; "It's the annual Covention! Student witches get to see all the types of covens before they're placed in one. There's even a mystery guest this year!"
"So a Covention is like a convention for covens? That's great! I haven't been to a convention since I started high school back home! Eda, can we go? Please?" Luz asked, giving her mentor the best puppy dog eyes she could muster.
"Absolutely not!" Eda said firmly, "I never joined a coven for a reason! They just exist to force all witches into neat little boxes so we can be more easily controlled by a crooked system!"
Luz, Willow, and Gus all wilted in disappointment. "I only want to go and see…" Luz mumbled, "It's not like I'll be joining a coven anyway, given that I'm… you know."
Willow and Gus assumed Luz was talking about being half human, but obviously Eda and King knew the truth; witches covens were for witches, and Luz wasn't even half witch like her friends believed.
Eda sighed; she hated when her apprentice looked disappointed. She ultimately relented; "Fine, we can go. It's not like we're getting any business today anyway! Besides, it'll let me show you just why I and my wild ways are better than all those rule-following stuffed shirts!"
Luz, Willow, and Gus cheered, and Eda cast a spell to clean up her stand and compress it all into a bindle, which she sent home with Owlbert. With that taken care of, they all walked together to the Bonesborough convention centre, the teens practically bouncing on their feet while King rode Luz's shoulders and Eda began working to stuff her massive mane into her hood. She was still struggling with it when they arrived, forcing King and Luz to help.
"Is this really necessary?" Luz groaned shoving the silver locks into the cowl as best she could.
"Did you think all my wanted posters are for petty theft?" Eda retorted. Numerous stolen items fell out of her hair as it was squeezed into the hood, making Luz stare at her mentor with a deadpan expression; "Okay, they're partly for petty theft. But originally it was because I broke the law by refusing to join a coven."
"So that's the injustice you said you were standing up to before." Luz said, remembering their conversation on the day they met; "But do you really need to keep stealing to survive? Aren't you making decent money now with your businesses?"
"W-Well it's also because of the you-know-what." Eda said, referring to her curse, "It's made me into a bit of a kleptomaniac."
Luz nodded in understanding, but scooped up everything that had fallen from Eda's hair and stuffed it into her satchel, which she summoned with a snap of her fingers. She'd been training to master that spell since she'd awakened her magic. Dismissing it again with another snap, Luz said; "I'll try to return these to their owners later."
Eda huffed but didn't argue. "Let's just get this over with." she said, herding the kids into the convention centre.
Luz gasped with amazement as she entered, finding the inside to look just like a fantasy version of the anime conventions she'd gone to back in the Human World. There were stalls everywhere, each advertising a different coven by handing out free gifts and using their magic in various amazing shows, and high above were nine banners representing the nine core types of magic that witches had.
Gus pointed to the banners; "Those are the sigils of the nine main covens; the really big ones. But there are hundreds of smaller ones you can join too."
As they walked in, Willow began to point some out; "There's the Flower Coven, Artist Coven, Big Dog Coven, Small Cat Coven, Tiniest Cat Coven-"
Eda cut her off with a loud groan, making Willow lean into Luz and whisper; "Also the Grumpy Coven." she joked.
"What was that!?" Eda snapped. Willow eeped and scurried off, dragging Luz and Gus along with her.
They stopped in the centre of the convention floor, where the nine main covens had set up large booths and stages to show off their magic. The first they saw was the Potions Coven, where a creepy looking man was brewing something in a giant cauldron. The man wasn't a witch but a biped demon with grey skin, long arms, a very long pointed nose, and bird-like feet with only two talons. He was dressed in a long black robe with dirty yellow bands around the sleeves and waist, and a matching cloth mask that covered his mouth. Lastly, he had a tall black hat and a small wooden chest of drawers strapped to his back.
"That's Vitimir, Head of the Potions Coven." Gus whispered to Luz, "My Dad says he's the scariest of the Coven Heads."
Luz wasn't one for judging based on appearances, but Vitimir was definitely intimidating, especially as the flames of his cauldron cast sinister shadows over his face. He briefly looked up from his stirring and made eye contact with Luz, making her shudder and quickly turn away.
"H-Hey, what's that?" Luz said, pointing to a different booth and hurrying towards it.
Willow and Gus followed her to a booth where a short, bearded witch in a hard hat was lugging around large pallets of bricks and tiles. "That's the Construction Coven, another of the main nine." Willow said.
Luz blinked in amazement as the bearded witch tossed the pallets high into the air like it was nothing, causing the materials to land in the form of a perfectly crafted house. Luz didn't even see the witch casting a spell! Maybe the materials were enchanted before being tossed?
She then noticed Tinella Nosa, the little egg-nose demon from the Conformatorium, standing beside the witch, who took a sticker from under his hard hat and put it on Tinella's nose, revealing the sticker had the Construction Coven Sigil on it. Tinella's pupils shrank and an aura of magic appeared around her as she gave a bloodthirsty scream, before grabbing the construction witch and tossing him high in the air. "AAAHH! I'm the Destwoyer of Worlds!" she cried, beginning to trash the Construction Coven's booth.
The other members of the coven tried to stop her, shouting; "Hey, that's the opposite of construction!" but Tinella was far too strong for them.
Worrying her little friend might end up in the Conformatorium again, for an actual crime this time, Luz took aim and shot the weakest light blast she could at Tinella's nose, burning off the sticker and causing her enhanced power, and her blood rage, to disappear. Instantly, Tinella calmed down and thankfully the coven witches didn't take her attack on them personally.
"Sorry about that, folks." said the bearded witch as he climbed down from the rafters he'd been tossed to; "Those things can be kind of potent for the small and unprepared. Hey, Kid." he walked over to Luz; "That was some quick shooting. Never seen magic like that before. Thanks for the assist."
His voice was gruff and gravely, but he seemed friendly enough. Luz just smiled; "Don't worry sir, it's no trouble. Besides, I know Tinella."
Tinella, now fully aware of her surroundings, smiled as she saw Luz and ran over to say hi; "Gweat to see you again, Luz! How is my favowite angel?"
"Angel?" Willow said questioningly, as she, Gus, and the Construction Witch all glanced at Luz.
Luz, King, and Eda immediately panicked; "Ahahaha, I'm half-human remember? Well in the Human Realm, calling someone an angel is a compliment! It's basically like saying I'm really good, y'know?" Luz laughed nervously, taking care not to outright lie.
Willow and Gus bought it immediately, but the Construction Witch was still eyeing Luz carefully; "Half-Human, huh? Interesting. What's your name, girl?" he asked.
"Uh, Luz Noceda." she replied.
"Hmm, mighty fine name you got there. I'm Mason, Head Witch of the Construction Coven. Hope to see you kids join us one of these days. Until then; take a souvenir." Mason reached into his hard hat and pulled out four more of those stickers, which he handed to the three teens plus King; "I figure you three are big enough to be able to keep your heads with these things on. Might want to watch the little one though. Well, I'll leave you folks to it."
With that, Mason tipped his hat to them, gave Eda a long look, then marched back to fix up his booth, while Eda yanked the kids and Tinella away.
"Well he definitely recognised me." Eda muttered darkly. "But Mason and the Construction Coven were always pretty relaxed. They won't bother me if I don't bother them."
"We're lucky there." Willow commented, then looked to Tinella; "Hello, I'm Willow, and that's Gus. We're also friends of Luz."
Tinella offered her tiny hand to the two young witches, getting a shake from each; "Hello! Did Luz bweak you out of the Conformatowium too?"
"You did what?" Gus looked to Luz with wide eyes.
Luz chuckled; "Eheheh, that's kind of a long story. I'll tell you another time; after the Covention perhaps?"
Willow and Gus narrowed their eyes, and Luz had a feeling they'd be very good at reminding her about this later. Tinella, who seemed to grasp that she was exposing a lot more of her saviour's secrets than she'd like, decided that now was a good time to leave.
"Well, see you awound Luz!" she said, running off with only a backwards wave.
Luz waved goodbye, then looked to the sticker she'd gotten from Mason. "What exactly is this thing? It made Tinella go crazy, but also made her super strong."
"They're Power Glyphs." Willow explained, "The Construction Coven uses them to increase their strength!"
King and Luz exchanged excited looks; "Did you say Glyph!?" King asked, already imagining the kind of power he'd wield if he could make these on demand.
Sadly, Eda torpedoed that idea with some truth; "Sorry to burst your bubble there King, but they aren't that kind of Glyph. Look, they're shaped like the Construction Coven Sigil; if that was like your glyph, everyone branded with one could just tap their arms and get super strength. These things are just paper enchanted with a spell that infuses earth magic into whoever wears it, making their muscles and bones tougher, stronger, and harder. It also reinforces a Witch's bile sac, boosting their magic too."
"Oh… Well that's disappointing." Luz frowned, "Still, these could be a neat trump card." she said, putting it in her pocket. Willow and Gus did the same, while King tucked his into his collar.
"Now, let's get on with this crummy show. I've got something I want you to see, Luz." Eda said, dragging Luz back to the main nine coven booths; "You too, Flowers, Goops."
The kids followed her, Gus mouthing "Goops?" to a shrugging Willow as they went. Eda led them
to the middle of the nine booths, then looked around until she saw what she was looking for.
"Take a look over there, Luz." she said, pointing to the Illusion Coven booth, where a couple of coven members were making illusions to amaze the Covention attendees. Luz obediently looked over, while Gus decided to go and join the little performance the coven members were putting on, using his own skill with illusions to conjure up the images of weird and wonderful creatures, and re-enacting some historic battle between Savage Age Witches with one of the coven members by using illusions to disguise themselves. When it was over, Luz and Willow clapped happily.
"Wow… all these covens and all this awesome magic! I don't get it Eda, why wouldn't you want to join one? Is it just that you never found one that fits you? Or did you just hate being forced to pick one?" Luz asked.
Eda shook her head; "If only, kid. Watch closely." she said, gesturing towards the sight she'd wanted Luz to see in the first place.
A slightly older teen was waiting inside the Illusion Coven's booth, obviously looking to join. The people running the booth had been temporarily distracted by their show with Gus, but now that it was done, one of them walked over whilst wearing a strange glove. The witch exchanged a few words with the teen that Luz couldn't hear, then placed the glove on the inside of the teen's wrist, branding him with the sigil of the Illusion Coven, which took the shape of a silver and cyan mirror.
Luz was intrigued, until creepy cyan lines emerged from the sigil and passed through the branded teen's arm to the rest of his body. The lines quickly faded, but the teen was noticeably paler afterwards. Eda saw Luz's expression grow concerned, so explained.
"When you join a coven, you're branded with that coven's sigil. The sigil seals away all other types of magic, restricting you to the magic of the coven. For the rest of that kid's life, he's going to be restricted to illusion magic. That's one of the reasons I'm the most powerful witch on the Boiling Isles; I'm not sealed, so I can use every type of magic." she conjured a ball of fire in one hand and a ball of water in the other to demonstrate.
Luz felt sick; "Coven witches really seal away all their other magic? B-But what about people who join the really small, niche covens? Like the Tiny Cat Coven? Who'd join a coven like that if all but a super specific type of magic was stripped from them?"
"Technically, all the small covens are off-shoots of the main nine. Think of it like the main nine are different schools you can attend, and the smaller covens are clubs you can join within that school. The Flower Coven is part of the Plant Coven, the Tiny Cat Coven is part of the Beast Keeping Coven, and so on and so forth. Some small covens are connected to multiple big ones, like the Artist Coven being a part of both the Potions and Illusion Covens, but members have to pick one of the parents to join." Eda explained.
Luz looked over to Willow and Gus, who were excitedly looking at the displays for their own preferred covens. Being forced into only one type of magic probably wouldn't bother them too much; Willow only used plant magic anyway, and Gus only used illusions, but the fact that the choice to use more was going to be taken away from them was upsetting to the young angel.
Suddenly, her eyes widened as a realisation hit her; "Wait, is that why students at Hexside can only join one of the nine tracks? So they can only learn about one type of magic?" she asked.
Eda smirked; "Figured it out, huh? Good for you kid. You're exactly right. Since the Emperor took over the isles 50 years ago and implemented the coven system, magic schools force students to pick one track and only one track. It's easier to strip someone of most of their magic if they only know one kind to begin with. There were a lot more wild witches in the early years of his reign, but when you get to the kids early, you teach them to think how you want."
Luz was beginning to look rather pale, making both Eda and King concerned.
"It's a lot to take in, huh? Are you okay Luz?" Eda asked gently, "Do you want to go home?"
"N-No. It's just… Mami told me that Ang- I mean, my kind…" Luz censored herself, wary of listening ears, "…view magic as our lifeblood. Our essence. We are made of it. To seal up the majority of our magic would be like sealing up most of our very being! I know witches are different, but I don't understand how anyone could want to do this."
Eda nodded sympathetically; "We were the same once, back in the Savage Ages. But then Emperor Belos showed up… he made everyone afraid of Wild Magic and the witches that used it. Said he could talk to the Titan and that the big lug was peeved that we were using its gifts wrong. He made people afraid, and in their fear, they helped the Emperor install his own order, replacing the wildness of our history. Witches exchanged freedom for safety, and ended up with neither. Funny how that works, eh?"
Luz nodded grimly; "I never imagined I'd find myself hating something that was bringing order to chaos… It feels wrong to just let this go on, but if this is what people want…"
"The system is broken, kid. But it ain't your responsibility to fix it." Eda said. "Why don't you keep looking around; one good thing about a Covention is you actually get to see all the different kinds of magic. For those of us not limited, it's like a catalogue of fun stuff to try out. Go have fun."
Luz perked up a bit; Eda was right, it wasn't her place to walk into a new world and start telling people how to live. It was things like that that made the Demon Realm wary of angels. Instead, she'd learn about their way of live and continue having fun with her friends!
Eda smiled as she followed Luz back to her friends and watched over them as they continued to browse the Covention, while King was distracted by free samples that he called "offerings." They browsed all nine of the main covens' booths while Eda watched from a distance, and while Luz clearly enjoyed herself, she was obviously a bit more wary of the smiling faces imploring her to consider joining their covens. It's be a cold day in hell before Luz allowed herself to be branded by one of those sigils! The only marks that would grace her skin would be the glyphs!
After seeing the main nine, the kids gravitated to a much bigger show being held in the main theatre. The entrance was lined with velvet ropes and flanked by witches in identical white hooded robes and silver bird-like masks, and a golden banner with an unfamiliar sigil hung above it.
"Wow, this one's got it's own room." Luz commented.
"It's the Emperor's Coven!" Gus gasped, "Do you think they'll sign my forehead?"
"Only one way to find out!" Willow replied, just as excited. The two then rushed inside, leaving Luz and Eda outside. Luz didn't even bother asking, instead just looking up at Eda with a raised eyebrow.
Eda chuckled; "The Emperor's Coven is the tenth main coven, and the one in charge of the other nine. They can still use all their magic, but serve directly under the Emperor."
"So it's either "Serve the Emperor" or "Lose most of your magic". Did I get that right?" Luz asked with an unamused look.
"You got it. We'll make an Anarchist out of you yet!" Eda joked, leading Luz inside. "Now let's go and see this fancy show. I wouldn't normally be caught dead in there, but I figure it'll be more bearable with someone who hasn't drunk the Emperor's Kool-Aid."
"You know what Kool-Aid is?" Luz giggled, earning a playful flick to her ear.
The two walked in together and found a good spot to sit in the arena-style seating. There didn't seem to be anything happening at first, but shortly after they sat down, the room went dark and Principal Bump rose up from the stage in a flash of green magic. A spotlight shined down on him as he summoned a flying microphone to project his voice, and the room erupted with applause.
"Hello Bonesborough!" Bump greeted, "Students ask me all the time; "Principal Bump, what's the height of magical achievement?"
"Is it this?" asked a boy in the front row, casting a spell to make his head swell to a massive size. So massive in fact that his head was too heavy for him to lift, and it tilted to the side and squashed another kid.
Poor Principal Bump winced; "Wow, I've failed you as a principal…"
Eda laughed, while Luz covered her mouth to stop her own giggles from escaping. Bump looked so tired of this show already, and he'd literally only just started! Taking a deep breath and ignoring his students' issues, he continued; "The actual height of magical achievement is thus; to be selected to join the best of the best! And there are none better than the jewel of the coven system…" three of those white robed witches rose out of the ground in front of the stage, "The Emperor's Coven!"
"Whoa. The Principal sounds like he really believes that." Luz commented.
"He isn't the only one." Eda said, pointing out a couple of kids sat a few seats away.
It was Willow and Gus, the latter of which had his forehead signed, both eagerly trying to get Luz's attention to show off the autograph. Luz cringed a bit, but gave them a fake smile.
Down on the stage, Bump continued the show by having the members of the Emperor's Coven (whom Eda whispered were known as Coven Scouts) perform impressive feats of magic. Eda made snide comments to Luz, making the girl giggle, while Bump continued to act like a salesman on an infomercial; "Only the best can ascend these ranks. Some day, that could be one of you!"
Bump pointed into the crowd, and just so happened to point at Amity, whom Luz hadn't seen until that moment. Amity gave an excited squeal at the idea of being selected for the coven, and for some reason, Luz found her heart feeling lighter at the adorable sight, whilst also feeling a pit in her stomach at the idea of Amity's face behind one of those silver masks.
The Coven Scouts, now done with their part of the show, disappeared like illusions as Principal Bump prepared to introduce the grand finale.
"And now, I'm pleased to introduce the esteemed leader of this coven and this year's mystery guest! You know her, you love her! Lilith Clawthorne!
The audience gasped, and the sound almost drowned out Eda's choking in shock. Luz's eyes widened; wasn't Clawthorne Eda's last name?
A giant illusion of a raven on a branch appeared above the stage, then it flew off and landed in front of Principal Bump, causing a new figure to appear. The figure was a slender woman in a long black dress, with a white cloak and a slightly different silver bird mask over her face; one that resembled a masquerade mask rather than the plague doctor-style masks of the scouts. The woman raised her arms and the illusory raven vanished in a flurry of magical light, and her mask floated off her face. She snapped her fingers with a smile and both the mask and her cloak flew into Bump's arms, fully revealing the witch. She was extremely pale, but with piercing cyan eyes and long black hair. She was also rather beautiful, with similar long and sharp features to Eda (especially with the Owl Lady still looking younger thanks to the botched Curse Cure). Given how old she looked and her name, Luz could only deduce that this woman, Lilith, was Eda's sister, though whether she was older or younger was hard to tell.
"Did you know she was the Head of the Emperor's Coven?" Luz whispered to Eda, who was still staring at Lilith in shock.
"Yes. I just never imagined she'd show up here… I figured she'd consider something like this beneath her." Eda muttered. "You've probably already guessed, but she's my older sister."
Luz nodded as down on the stage, Lilith gave her introduction.
"Thank you all! It wasn't easy for me to rise to the top. Like many of you, I also started from humble beginnings. Now I have the highest honour of enforcing the Emperor's will! So be more! Become more! The Emperor's Coven awaits you!" Lilith grandly proclaimed, conjuring a massive spectral raven around herself to the applause of everyone in the room (except Eda). Even Luz couldn't help but clap in amazement at the display of skill and magic.
The show came to a fairly abrupt end after that, with Lilith announcing that she would be spending some time wandering the Covention and inviting the other guests to come and speak with her about opportunities in the Emperor's Coven. Eda left hastily, with Luz following close behind.
"Luz, I'm going to head home and wash the Con Funk off my skin. You can hang around longer if you want, but you're in charge of watching King." Eda said.
"But Eda, aren't we going to talk about this? I mean, you're older sister is here! Ooh, was she the one you refused to fight in that duel you mentioned earlier?" Luz asked eagerly.
"If we have to talk, we'll do it later. My sister is a loyal lapdog to that bonehead Belos and has been trying to capture me to force me to join his coven for years. If she's wandering around this place, then I've got to get out of here; she isn't chill like Mason is." Eda replied, feeling irritable as the sight of Lilith brought back painful memories.
Luz was disappointed, but she understood Eda's reluctance to hang around and didn't want to be pushy, so she nodded; "Okay Eda. I'll go find King, and we'll both come home when we're done looking around."
Eda smiled and ruffled Luz's hair; "Have fun, and don't do anything I wouldn't do!" she said cheerfully, before walking off.