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

you witchcraft.” Betty

Why?” Could I really learn magic just

then I trust you. Us witches have a good sense

learned 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 full of magical beings. “Mae, we need to be careful here

we need to be careful

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

down at it. “I

in a hotel in a mage kingdom. I saw a few dragons flying but at a distance. I didn’t think any of them were Konain

stared out the window. “Is Konain an average name for a

for him, don’t you? Konain is a name of

afternoon. “He was with his father and grandfather. I think his grandfather had some sort of power because he was able to see me hiding with what he called his third

a holder and that would make their kingdom the first Dragon Kingdom Wilwar. He should be still living

my own family. She

to take as little portals as possible in my old age. You

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 the rest of the way to the castle. I walked to the gates. “Do you have a written statement that you’ve been invited?”

going to be a problem. “No… but I’m here

present with you or you need to have them call ahead so your name is on the list