In Samantha's room;
Sam couldn't stop staring at her hands in amazement. " this... this is unbelievable. This can't be true. How? Oh my, oh my" she was pacing the room panting. " yes! Yes!! Yes!!! This is amazing!! But how? Why? How is this.." she kept asking as if someone was there. Then she brought her hands together and placed it on her chest. " mum, talk to me" then her hands began to glow again.
" ohh" she exclaimed. She didn't know how to control her powers yet. The immense concentration of magic pulled her around the room with her having no idea how to stop herself from bumping into something. She was whirling around. " whoo. Hey, stop, stop" she giggled but then she stopped when she noticed where the force was pulling her to..... her dressing mirror. Immediately, her smile faded and she started screaming. " stop, hey stop. Blue light magic, stop" she kept screaming as she headed towards the mirror. Boom. She landed on something hard surfaced-it wasn't a mirror. It was a flat wood. It appeared out of nowhere preventing her from breaking the mirror. It disappeared immediately and the force in her hands stopped.
" if there's anyone that can explain this, it has to be sarah. I need to see her"
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Sam didn't find sarah in the kitchen. She guessed she would be in her room in the maid's quarters. However, the royal piracy was just before the maid's quarters. Sam heard suspicious voices in the library when she was passing by. Lowered and hushed, sharp whispering voices. They seemed to be discussing something important but secretly. The voices seemed familiar. She tiptoed towards the library door and quietly opened the door a cracked so she could hear them better. She peeped with one eye in the open crack and saw Queen Alexandra and Martha. Alex was standing by the reading table. Her back was turned towards Martha and the door. However, something was strange in the way they were positioned. Martha wasn't standing diligently like other maids. In fact she was almost towering over Alex. She stood like a partner, like business partners. Sam wondered what kind of secret business they were involved on. Alex was leaning on the reading table. She was breathing very fast. She looked weak.
Alex turned to face Martha so suddenly that sam got startled and almost stumbled. She looked angry. " how what!??" Alex growled. Her red eyes was gleaming. However, Martha seemed unshaken. Was she used to this?
" this can't be happened. How is it awakened. It was sealed years ago. The Tree of Blessings died years ago. Why am I feeling this way" Alex smiled in evident pain.
" something must have happened. Maybe we missed something. Now it awakening" Martha muttered .
" no! This can't be. It's dead" Alex coughed. " we have to do something. No one must see me this way"
" could it be that child, Samantha" Sam gasped when she heard her name. She quickly covered her mouth with her hands so she wouldn't be heard.
" no it can't be. It has to be something else. Alex claimed
" stop being a fool!." Martha growled.
' woah did Martha just tell the quit to stopbeing a fool? And Alex didn't say anything? There must be a level of trust between these two' Sam thought.
" What else could it be?" Martha continued, " have you forgotten? It was Lana who snuck up on is while we were trying to harness the power of The Tree and you two got into a fight. She eventually got the other half. She must have passed it on to that little wench" Sam rasped.
" so what are you insinuating?" Alex asked.
" are you so blind?" Martha scolded. " Don't you see? The magic has been passed on to her daughter while she was trying to stop you."
" and..?" Alex inquired.
" it has been awakened in her" Martha said. Alex laughed like she just heard the most impossible thing ever. " You must be a comedian, Martha. If you say the magic has been passed on to Samantha, then why hasn't it been manifested yet. I mean m, the little girl is impotent."
" I don't think so" Martha said, " the soul of the Tree must be waiting for the right time to manifest. Although, it's not fully awake yet, we can still capture its essence. We have a few days before the the Ritual. The Blood Moon will be out by then. Just then the perfect moment to capture the girl, harness the magic and the magic of the Tree of Blessings becomes ours."
Alex faced brightened up, " yes, you're right. The magic will be ours"
' just wait and see, Alexandra. The power will belong to me' Martha thought.
" what about Rosella?"
" not to worry" Alex smirked. " I'll take care of her. But first, let's deal with that wench".
The conversation was too intense and shocking that Sam stumbled and was almost discovered. She ran away and went looking for Sarah.
' only sarah can explain this and I've got too find Rosella "