The Dragon Prince’s Forbidden Affair

A middle-aged woman answered the door. “Oh. I didn’t expect any visitors. Can I help you?”

“I live on the outskirts of the town. It’s the house outside of the woods but close and there aren’t any houses near it. You’re the closest thing I have to a neighbor, so I thought I’d say hello.” I smiled.

“That’s nice, I’m Betty. Would you like to come in?” She stared at the feather Konn gave me since I wore it as a necklace.

I walked in. “This is a nice place.” I put my sketch book down.

Betty sat down on the couch and gestured for me to sit next to her. “Where did you get that feather?”

I covered it. “A friend.”

She got up. “Don’t worry I’m not going to take it; I have plenty dragon feathers and scales.” She leaned over the side of the couch and pulled up a small chest and opened it.

I gasped. “Wow.” I looked at my feather. I knew it had to be Konn’s dragon feather. “Why are you showing me?”

“Because you have one and you said you live close, I just moved in this morning. I’m not stupid, you’re not stupid. If I saw there was a house close, I wouldn’t have magically moved mine here.”

I chuckled nervously. “Yeah, it wasn’t here yesterday… My friend gave me this… I’m not sure why.”

“Dragons gift their feathers and scales for all kinds of reasons. Some do it as a thank you because they’re valuable. Some do it because they’ll want something in return and for some it’s a token of affection.” I wondered which one applied to me. “Humans are very rarely gifted dragon feathers and scales. Do you come from a family of witches?”

shook my head. “I

can teach you witchcraft.” Betty

Why?” Could I really learn magic just

you. Us witches have a good sense of judgement. Come back in a week

witchcraft under her. She taught me all about the magical world and its history. I

eighteen, I moved in with her, I was a live-in apprentice. I learned a lot and when I was nineteen, she was ready to take me to the hidden world that was

we need to be careful in the outside world

be careful in both worlds.” She looked at my feather necklace. “Don’t get your hopes up, the hidden world is

at it. “I know…”

visiting different magic shops. We stayed in a hotel in a mage kingdom. I saw a few dragons flying but at a

out the window. “Is Konain an

you? Konain is a name of high status, not the highest but a noble name.

me hiding with what he called his third eye. He was also able to find my house even though I gave poor instruction. They

sat down in a chair. “It sounds like his grandfather was a holder and that would make

for me than my own family. She taught me not to knock my humanity. I would always say I wanted to

but you can portal there. I try to take as little portals as possible in my old age. You should go on your own,”

I took a portal to Wilwar. There were a lot of places that would open portals for you, and they were called portal stops. I took the portal to the central city and walked

if it was going to be a

need to have them call ahead so your name is on the list of approved guests,”