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"Thalia didn't make it past the second test. I checked."

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

"Oh, Vinnandra," Xander's voice was husky, filled with unspoken emotions, hanging in the air between them. "You have no idea what you're about to start."

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

"Child, truly you are fond of asking irrelevant questions," Uri tsked.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

Uri smiled again, her veiny fingers still resting on Vinn's soft cheeks. "Neither witch nor dragon…" resting her stare squarely on Vinn, which consisted of sewn flesh over sunken eyes, she said intentionally, "perhaps… something in between?"

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

That was not an answer. At least not to Vinn anyways.

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Fantasy · JaneSmitten

"Who would have thought," Marenda quipped, the picture of impatience. "Well greetings, Vinnandra Lanasis."

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Trances And Pesky Powers

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

"Who would have thought," Marenda quipped, the picture of impatience. "Well greetings, Vinnandra Lanasis."

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

"I told you the Lenklock boy is the key to activating her powers." The older woman was saying, her words slow but strong in a way that oozed of power.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

Then footsteps approach, revealing to Vinn's surprise none other than Marenda—the mad trio witch. Besides her is another woman who looked ancient and her eyes seemed to be sewn shut. By the old woman's greying hair, she could be a witch or not…Vinn had no means to identify her origins.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

This time around she would live the most fulfilling life…a goal driven life. To become a dragon rider, or witch she no longer had a desire for. Now, all she wanted was to carve out a path meant solely for her instead of trying to fit into a world where no one wanted to accept her, or acknowledge her for the matter.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

At the end, seventy students passed the final test. By far, that number was the lowest the academy had ever seen. But it only went to show the competitiveness and high standard of the whole process. Vinnandra was proud of herself, although the last test had left her feeling confused, it no longer mattered to her. What mattered was that she was now a part of the Dragons and Riders Academy. Now and forever.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

Master Kaldor instead picked up his clipboard, scribbles something in it and then says, "I expect to see you on resumption day Vinnandra Albridge." Then he leaves behind a dumbfounded Vinn.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

This time around, it wasn't Malone and Marenda that presided over the test, it was instead the most muscular, bulky man that Vinn had ever seen. Her eyes threatened to fall off from its sockets at the sheer hugeness of the man. She knew it was a test of physical strength but still…did they have to be so literal about it?

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten

Kaelan smiled proudly, "Girl, we are going to meet on resumption day." Vinn smiled too, she too hoped for that.

The Red Queen of Nothing

Fantasy · JaneSmitten