Chapter 48: Chapter 43

Julia

 

"You're back! You're back!" Marie ran up to her and hugged her stormily. "You're back! Where were you yesterday? I missed you!"

Her classmates watched the joyful reunion partly with amused and partly with envious looks. Julia sat in her seat next to Helga, who was talking to Philip. The two had greeted Julia much less stormily.

"Good morning, Marie. I wasn't there because my servants were sick, and I was probably sick too... It just wasn't noticeable yet. But everything is fine again." Julia gently pushed Marie away from her. "What did I miss yesterday?"

Marie then told her what they had done in class until the first class started.

During the break, she sat with her friends in the dining room and enjoyed a second breakfast. In the last lesson they had magic and Julia met her tutor.

"Originally, we wanted to provide you with three tutors, but we are glad that Mrs. Neublum agreed. And at such short notice", her teacher told her. Mrs. Neublum was a witch of small stature with large, green-doe eyes and pinned-up blond hair. "I am very happy to meet you", she said. "My name is Frederike Neublum and I will support and teach you for the next three years. Like you, I can use all three kinds of magic."

"Glad to meet you." Julia wasn't happy, but she couldn't tell her that.

Mrs. Neublum nodded. "You will start the beginning of each lesson with your classmates before we both retire to another room. Our space is at the end of the hallway. We have our peace there. Do you want to go? It's best to pack your things because we will stay there until the end of the class."

"I pack everything quickly..." Julia went to her seat and packed her bag, then accompanied her tutor into the room at the end of the hallway.

The room was small, but someone had placed two small sofas and a table in front of the window at the end of the room. On the wall was a large shelf that was filled with all sorts of things.

"We're pretty comfortable here, aren't we?" Mrs. Neublum sat down on one of the sofas. Julia sat down opposite her.

"So, it's best to tell me what you've already learned and what you can already do."

Julia thought for a moment. What could she do? Not much. "I see visions. At night, when I sleep. But not always. I can also if I want to, see visions, but not yet control them very well. I healed my ankle and caused wind in an enclosed space. Both happened unconsciously."

"I can work with that!" Mrs. Neublum winked at her. "We have three school years to make you a terrific witch.”

Wonderful. That's wonderful. Everything I never wanted!

"Thank you," Julia replied instead.

"Thank me, when you have become the grandiose witch, you are meant to be."

After class, Julia was tired. She had been trying to call the wind the whole time. But when she finally succeeded, the wind was so strong that it knocked over the shelves and she had to clean up together with her tutor. She should only create a light breeze. Instead, it became a small tornado.

She made her way to her small apartment, where Sophie was waiting for her with a wonderfully fragrant meal.

When they all were eating together, she told them about her day and her tornado mishap. Finn laughed about it and Marko regretted that he hadn't seen it. "Can you make a tornado appear here?", he asked with a grin.

"No way!", protested Sophie, which made Finn laugh even more. "All the dishes would have been smashed afterward. And the food! On the walls! Or worse!"

"I guess, that's what Marko is after", Leopold contributed. "Pure chaos."

"What?" Marko shook his head with feigned innocence. "I don't! I would never want that. Right? Finn?"

Finn, who hadn't calmed down yet, looked at him laughing. Meanwhile, tears rolled down his cheeks and he held his stomach with laughter. "Are you... you... you... sure?" he stammered between his laughter. "I... think, your... Parents.... should have named you... Chaos King instead..."

"That's not a name." Now Marko laughed too. "That's a title."

"To whom you do justice!", proclaimed Leopold. "Yesterday you hid all my socks. I haven't found them yet." In fact, Leopold was barefoot in his shoes.

"It wasn't me." Marko crossed his arms. "Maybe fairies stole your socks."

"Fairies don't steal socks, Marko", the elf contradicted. "I'd like to have my socks back."

"They're all under the sofa in the living room. I saw Marko hiding them there." Finn took pity on the elf.

"Traitor!" shouted Marko and Sophie rolled her eyes. "You are impossible", she murmured. "Marko? Leopold? You have to go back to the kitchen now."

Groaning, the two stood up. Leopold kissed Julia on the cheek, ignoring the looks of the others, before following Marko. Julia smiled in surprise. She hadn't expected that.

"I saw that!" Finn winked at her.

 

Leopold

 

When he and Marko went back to their apartment, they were both tired. They had to wash up a lot and peeled an infinite number of potatoes for dinner, as potato soup was on the menu. Marko had teased him with the kiss the whole time until Leopold had had enough of it.

"And? Have you kissed Finn, yet?", he had replied to the now perplexed wolf.

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"What? No. Of course not. Why should I!", had been Marko's embarrassed reply.

Why should I?  Leopold only wanted to annoy him so that he would finally stop, but Marko's reaction made him suspicious. Marko's cheeks had turned red... Leopold grinned. "Why...", he had said. “That's a good question."

Now Marko was quiet. He looked tired. But Leopold was no different.

Arriving at the apartment, Marko sat down with Finn, who was reading a book in the living room.

"You're all red!", he heard Finn say.

"I'm not...", Marko murmured.

Leopold went to their shared room to change. But there he met Sophie, who was rummaging in his cupboard and came across the pot with the potion. "Ah! Leopold. There you are. I have your clean laundry here... What is this?" She pointed to the pot.

Leopold panicked. What was he supposed to do? He desperately needed an excuse.

"Nothing special...", he said quickly.” I can put my things away on my own but thank you."

Sophie frowned. "Nothing special?" She took the pot out of the cupboard and took off the lid. A pungent smell came towards them.

Oh no!

Leopold could hardly snatch the pot from her, he would make himself suspicious... "This is from home. Medicine. For elves. Please put it back."

"Oh." Sophie put the pot back in its place. "Why do you keep medicine behind your clothes?"

"So that Marko doesn't knock over the pot?" Beads of sweat formed on his forehead. He hoped Sophie wouldn't notice. Or see through his lie. Luckily, she didn't seem to recognize the herbs.

"Ah yes... Marko is sometimes very stormy. I'll put your things back in quickly. Your closet was very messy."

"No, thank you. I do it myself."

"But tidy, please. A room is only tidy if the closet is also tidy! If you just throw everything in, your clothes are crumpled!"

"I will. Thank you, Sophie."

When the old lady finally left the room, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This could have gone wrong!

He put his closet back. Halfway neat, so that Sophie did not clear it out again, and thought further about the potion.

He thought of the princess. They were together now. Actually together... Something he never expected. Did he have a guilty conscience?

He knew he was deceiving her.

But it was necessary.

He would use the situation to his advantage. Everything would be easier if she trusted him completely. So, he had to make her as happy as possible.

But how do you make a princess happy?

He had no money to buy her expensive gifts. He couldn't sew her clothes himself. (He had no interest in that either...) So, what could he do?

Go for a walk with her?

But outside the rooms of their apartment, they had to keep their relationship secret. Or? Or would the public not care? He was her possession, even if he did not like it. And with her possessions, she was allowed to do what she wanted. Right?

But she wouldn't.

She certainly didn't want the public to have a bad image of her...

Would it be a bad image?

People probably wouldn't care. After all, they treated him like dirt. But he was also able to use that for himself. Until his plan succeeded. Until they all were free.

But how did he make the princess happy?

And then, there was Sophie.

He hoped very much that she would not bring up the 'medicine' again. Maybe she forgets about it? The princess was not allowed to arouse suspicion under any circumstances, otherwise, everything would be over.

It was almost all over.

Did he need a better hiding place?

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