Garnet and the Queen

“Do you understand why I’ve been training you these past few weeks, Garnet? Or why I have encouraged you to share your skill with my daughter?,

Garnet had pondered the reasons why a Royal queen had wished to teach her in particular., although she suspected it had something to do with her grandfather. And her kind of magic. And the war, perhaps.

“Your magic is different from Elton’s. Born Elton Renfall, he was gifted much of it from fae ancestors. He had an all-encompassing magic. He could feel a feather in the wind without searching for it. He could sense a stone five metres away. He knew when someone stood behind him. That life energy was a part of his world. And now, I hope it is yours too,

“The path Elton chose.. When he married Loretta Greggory and had your mother, it angered some of the lesser trickier fae. Mixed blood isn’t always appreciated in the realms. After the war and his monumental mistake of becoming involved with the MerLuna, and jeopardizing his role as mentor and royal wizard, she and your grandmother left to hide in the deepest depths of the fae realms. Somewhere that even most fae have forgotten. It’s no place for my dear friend, Loretta, pretending to be full-blooded fae when she is barely a quarter. I do hope they are safe..”

The queen’s sapphire eyes gleamed as she spoke, and creased at the edges.

“Ultimately, I like to think you and Anise could become friends. It was one of the possibilities, possible futures, I could see As for teaching you so specifically, I found it may help you to hone your magic in such a focused and learn together with my daughter. I thought that you might learn from each other. The practical side of it would also be useful for dress-making – should you pursue it, darning and tailoring your own clothes. It makes for a very wealthy career,

“As for that dress you wore the first time we met…I knew it wasn’t your work. Far too refined and smelt at least a decade old. It also beheld a mild charm. But now I’m certain your skill is on par with it.”

“Oh and Garnet, I’m sorry about your grandparents. And your parents who were taken in the horrible war.”