Literature
Witches Ep2: The Sickening Chill of Seawater
To the Beginning: Witches, Boys, and Other Monsters
Chapter 3 - Ogle : Eliza
Eliza sipped tea as she watched the boy chew his bread, feeling just the tiniest bit guilty for having put a charm on it.
In the week he’d been working for her, he’d been quiet, and while he’d often pause to examine things, carefully figuring them out, he rarely asked questions.
He hadn’t even asked who the flame bloom was for. Most people would be a little curious, wouldn’t they? Well, not even she knew who her employer was, not exactly. It had been arranged through the council of wizards, though her contract bore a government seal.
“May I go, Ms. Scaggs?” Something in the boy’s voice wasn’t quite right. He was anxious. About what, she had no idea.
Trying not to show her suspicion, Eliza nodded quietly and watched him slip out the door. A few minutes later, as the Sun dipped below the city skyline, she dumped her remaining tea into the sink and headed out into the streets.
It was the height