The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 115

That night.

After eating a delicious dinner in the dining room, the women went upstairs to retire in their room.

Amber was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when she heard the familiar chirping of the bird. She finished brushing her teeth and exited the bathroom.

“Hello, cutie pie!” Amber said and went to the window sill. “Why are you staying there? Come inside the room!”

“Hi, girl! What’s up? How’s your day?” Ivy asked and flew into the room, landing on the table smoothly.

Amber went to the table and sat on the chair, looking at her little friend. “My day is just fine. Lady Helen, the owner of this mansion is currently in the house and she told me that she will bring me to the capital so that I can do sightseeing there with her. Isn’t that nice?”

“Whaaaaaaaaat?” Ivy asked, alarmed.

“Why?”

“How long will you be staying there?” Ivy asked.

“Just for one week and I’ll return here afterward,” Amber replied.

“Thank God!” Ivy gushes.

Amber smiled in amusement. “Do you believe in God?” she asked.

“Yeah, he is the creator of the universe and all the living things here on earth, that includes you and me,” Ivy replied.

Amber smiled brightly and patted the bird’s back. “You know what? You’re talking like a human being. Are you even a real bird?” she asked in wonderment.

Ivy shook her head. “To be honest, I’m not a real bird…”

Amber’s brows knitted together. “Then what are you?”

“I’m not a bird. I was turned into a bird by a cruel witch which happened to be my step mother. Unfortunately, my father didn’t believe my claim thinking I did it myself, that I turned myself into a bird accidentally after participating a new magic spell. He doesn’t believe me when I told him that his new wife is an old witch, because the witch turned herself into a beautiful maiden and my father was smitten by her beauty and charm. Then my brother and I were kick out from our house and the witch erased our memory from our father’s mind and he can no longer remember his children,” Ivy elaborated sadly.

“Oh, that’s sad! I’m very sorry, I sympathize with your sad flight my friend,” Amber said. “So, what is your origin, are you a human or some kind of powerful being?” she asked curiously.

“We’re not humans, we’re the spirit of the lake. After a thousand years of cultivation, my family finally gain our human forms. But we can always turned into our spirit form anytime we want. Sadly, I can’t stay in my spirit form for a long time because my bird form will not allow me,” Ivy said.

Amber’s eyes widened in surprise. “Whaaat? You’re a spirit of the lake? I never know that lakes have spirits living among them!” she said. She thought that a talking magician bird is already unbelievable… after hearing Ivy’s origin that she’s a spirit of the lake, everything is getting weird. The whole revelation blew her mind away.

“Do you want to see me in my original form even for a few seconds?” Ivy asked.

“Sure! I would love to!” Amber replied excitedly.

“Alright, don’t close your eyes, don’t blink! I’m turning mys elf into my spirit form now!” Ivy said.

Suddenly, the bird was gone and replaced by a transparent woman floating in the air, with long hair flowing behind her back. Her whole body is like water in a woman’s form.

“Hi, Amber!” the transparent-looking woman said.

“Wow! Amazing!” Amber gushes in astonishment. It’s like watching the water in a woman’s form.

Suddenly the water woman vanished and the bird is back on the table.

“Well, the transparent woman you see a while ago is me in my spirit form. I can’t stay any longer in my spirit form and human form because my bird form is always been the dominant one due to the curse cast by the witch upon me,” Ivy explained.

“That’s sad,” Amber said, feeling sorry for her little friend. “How I wish I can help you but I don’t have power. I’m also cursed since I was young, good thing the hideous look on my face was already gone or else I’ll continue to suffer for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I have white hair as of the moment, the curse in me continues…”

They fell silent for a moment.

“You know what… I’m going to be sad for a long time…” Ivy spoke.

“Why?”

“Because my brother is dying… he will leave me alone on my own soon,” Ivy said.

“What-? But why your brother is dying?” Amber asked, confused.

“Because our witch stepmother forced him to drink a poison that would kill him slowly as days goes by. Lately, he was in a great deal of pain. I think he wouldn’t last ’till the end of this month if I can’t bring the cure to him,” Ivy said.

Amber asked, “What is the cure?”

“Do you want to know about the cure?” Ivy said.

“Yeah… I’m curious about the cure. What kind of cure is it?” Amber insisted to know.

“The cure is you!” Ivy said. “I saw it in my vision!”

Amber’s eyes widened in surprise. “Whaaaat-!? How can I be his cure? Why? I don’t understand?” she said, confused.

“Your blood can cure the poison that is circulating inside his body. The poison is making him scream in pain all the time when it starts attacking his internal organs lately,” Ivy explained.

Amber looked at Ivy, feeling frightened all of a sudden. “A-are you here to kill me? Did you be friended me just because you… y… you want my blood?” she stammered.

“No! I’m not here to kill you. I just want a few drop of fresh blood from your hands so that my brother can finally get rid of the poison in his body,” Ivy said.

Amber went silent for a moment.

“Friend, can you help me please? It won’t take a long hours to go to our place to see my brother. I’ll just need a few drops of your blood to cure my brother. Help me, please?” Ivy begged in a pitiable tone.

Amber was shaking her head. “I… I… I’m sorry… I can’t decide right now…” she said.

“It’s okay, I won’t force you to come with me to our place right away. I’ll give you time to think about my request. Don’t worry, I won’t harm you. I don’t have a bad intention of befriending you. I really need your help for my brother, I’m desperate of your help right now,” Ivy said in a distraught voice.

Amber released a deep sigh. She can hear the desperation in Ivy’s voice. Can she trust her? What if she was just pretending to be a good and friendly bird to her just to lure her into something terrifying. The thoughts of the unknown and unforeseen danger terrify her.

Ivy saw the fear leaping from Amber’s eyes. “Are you afraid of me? Do you think I’m a bad spirit and want to bring you harm?” she asked worriedly.

Amber breathed deeply and shook her head. Then she made a fake yawn, pretending that she was already sleepy. “Can you please leave my room now? I’m sleepy. See you tomorrow,” she said, dismissing her.

“Okay,” Ivy said sadly. She can feel that Amber was sending her away. “How about my request to you? Will you help my brother?” she asked desperately.

“Um, regarding that… you will know my decision tomorrow night,” Amber replied. She needs to think a million times about whether Ivy can be trusted or not. She understands that if she goes to Ivy’s place, she might encounter danger and she has no power to protect herself.

“Okay, I’ll go now. See you tomorrow!” Ivy said, flying towards the window and disappearing into the darkness of the night.

Amber walked towards the window and closed it.

Then she turned off the light and lay her body down on the bed. She stared into the darkness of her room, truly bothered by Ivy’s request. The bird looks sincere with her intention. If she finally decided to go with Ivy to help cure his brother and it’s all a lie, she only has herself to blame.

Amber wasn’t able to sleep right away…

She was debating whether to go with Ivy tomorrow to her place and help cure his brother or not?

What if she will refuse and Ivy was indeed telling the truth and her brother died because she hesitated to help? That would weigh heavily on her conscience later on!

She doesn’t want to make a wrong decision.

She was confused right now. What is the right thing to do?

Should she trust Ivy?

But she was also aware that she didn’t even know Ivy that long yet. Their friendship hasn’t lasted for one month yet.

How can she truly trust Ivy’s words? How can she make sure that she can still return to the mansion after going to Ivy’s place tomorrow night?

Jeez, she’s having a headache just thinking about it.

She wanted to help Ivy’s brother, after all, it’s just a few drops of blood, she won’t die in the process. She would save a precious life!

But her fear for her safety was also a big factor to consider. Her desire to help her little friend is driving her crazy.

Ugh!

She will just continue thinking about Ivy’s request tomorrow. She has one whole day tomorrow to decide, she still has enough time to weigh the pros and cons of her actions.

She needs to sleep now, to rest her weary mind. She finally shut her eyes to sleep.

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