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“M-Mother?”
My heart skipped, my eyes widened, and I questioned whether I was still awake.
If this moment was real.
“It’s nice to see that you two have reunited,”Mother declared with a beaming smile.“We don’t have long. Both of your magic is dwindling down. I’d like you both to return to the realms of reality in one piece.”
“Mother…how?”
“Though my soul has indeed moved on to paradise with your father, our magic will always remain in this world where the High Courtl resides.”She lifted her arms to gesture around us.“This is a glimpse of the world above. Some would say it’s a gods’ realm, others like to say it’s purgatory because of the white. To be honest, they’re both wrong, but we got tired of correcting and giving humans options, so we let them guess.”
“Meaning…we’ll be able to come up here again?”
“Yes. In due time. You’re not magically capable yet. It’ll take a bit of time and lots of training. That’s not something you or Willow will have time to focus on upon your return, but seeing as you’ve connected with the fae, you’re on the right path.”
“You know about Milo,” I whispered.
“Your father was very good friends with his. Milo is one you should not underestimate like the rest of the world does. He’s what your father would call a trump card,”she admitted.“But realistically, all seven endangered wolves are trump cards in the war that’s approaching.”
I knew what she was referring to, and though I didn’t want to admit it, the inevitable was coming.
“We can’t change anything…can we?” I asked as if my sweet mother could fix it. She was always able to fix everything that was broken. If only she had the ability to do so now.
The sadness that drifted in her eyes only proved that my request was just wishful thinking.
“A cycle needs to end for a new one to begin,”she whispered as her eyes lowered to peer down at Willow.“You all are enduring the harshness of this life because those before you couldn’t end their cycle out of pity for the enemy and city around them. Now, their children are reaping the consequences.”
Her eyes returned to mine as they grew serious.
“Don’t let the past repeat itself, Viktor. That is one of your duties as Willow’s Master.”
“Mother…there’s so much I’ve forgotten,” I confessed.
So many spells and incantations I’d been taught by this very woman were buried by the endless scrutiny of surviving the wars that taught me nothing but bloodshed and death.
“Nothing is forgotten,”Mother whispered. “It’s simply hidden in your mind, waiting for its time to return.”
She began to walk towards me until she stood right there. She reached out to press her hand against my cheek, and my vision blurred as I swallowed the lump in my throat.
“Your hand…” I whispered. “It’s warm.”
Warmth.
Warm hugs. Warm mugs of hot chocolate. Warm laughter.
Our family was never much for words when it came to expressing our love, so we did whatever actions brought warmth into our lives.
“I’m so proud of you, my son,”she whispered, and that was all she had to say to make my tears fall.
“I never…said goodbye,” I choked.
“My silly Vincenzo,”she whispered.“It’s not goodbye. It’s simply…farewell for now. We’ll meet again. Not just these instances with my magic, but there’ll be a day, far away from now, when we’ll be together. I’m sure by then the world will be a little greener, a smidge brighter, and your children, grandchildren, and all those that come after will be given the privilege to live a better life. A warm future.”
A warm future…
She leaned up to kiss my forehead and proceeded to move her hands from my cheeks to place one on my chest and the other one on Willow’s.
“It’s time for you to go home, son. You know what needs to be done.”
