A Tea House Of Secrets
***A continuation of A Day Out; Pt 2. Ethan and Amelia's Day out has landed them to our beloved wold Elders; Mary and Ethel. Unbeknownst to Amelia, she has met these elders before. Who knew that the tea shop, in fact hold secrets to the past.***
"I've met you?!" Amelia couldn't help but blurt out. Ethel had finally joined them at the table, seated next to her sister of course. Mary and Ethel looked at each other and smiled. "Should I tell the story, or should you?" Ethel asked with a smile. Mary waved her hand with a gesture thar looked to dismiss her sister question. "I'm tired today, you go ahead" Mary stated with a grin. "Very well" Ethel said with a smile back.
Ethel let out a sigh before she said anything else. "The story goes like this..." Ethel made a quick pause to reassure herself that it was the right time to unleash such secrets. "A beautiful witch, the last of their ancient royal bloodline, was fleeing from the slaughter of her entire coven. That witch made her way to Ravenwood to ask help of the elder wolf council. Mary and I, were in our mid 20's at the time, waiting for our final testing to become part of the council, since we are direct descendants of the past elder wolves. Our elders took in this witch. This witch had something very precious with her. A baby, with ebony hair and held the last hopes of their coven. The witch's mate had parished in the battle. We protected the baby, while the witch had to go back to to her coven, to safe guard their secret spells and history...." Ethel paused as she seemed to become emotional. "What happened then?" Amelia said muffled.
"Though, we don't know what happened in full detail, but lord Ulrich who orchestrated the coup, was lying in wait and captured the witch. Later, he must have found out about the baby somehow. Not much time had passed when the witch's covens demise took place, to when Ravenwood lost nearly everything. When lord Ulrich destroyed much of Ravenwood, that precious baby was taken, and our royal heir was hidden away" Ethel stated wiping a tear from her eye. "Who was this witch?" Amelia asked softly.
Ethel's sadness was now masked with hints of anger. "Bella Donna Eastly. Your mother, Amelia" Ethel said. "One of the most powerful ancient witch bloodlines that predates Salem" Ethel said coldly. "In secret letters that your mother has passed to us, she informed us that she was being blackmailed by Lord Ulrich. That he was done with royal and ancient bloodlines, amongst the Supernatural and his life was dedicated to destroying us all, so that he could become the most powerful. Your mother also said she was so sorry for any death, harm or malice, our pack may suffer because she had to protect you at all costs" Ethel said with anger.
Amelia's heart broke at this revelation. "I never knew my mother, why do you accept me" Amelia asked with tears running down her face. "Wolves never break a promise and it was our duty to try and stop Lord Ulrich. Here we are twenty plus years later, barely managing to put our precious pieces back together" Ethel stated. Amelia was overcome by emotion. "Does Dahlia know all of this?" Amelia sobbed out. "Of course she does my dear girl. To be a good leader, you have to know the past and present to make the right judgment calls for the future" Ethel stated with a smile.
Amelia was in a state of shell shock. Even knowing these things about her bloodline, Dahlia has still accepted her into her pack and holds no grudges about the past. Amelia turned serious and made a declaration. "I Amelia...Eastly, dedicate my life to righting the wrongs of the past and to put an end to that devil's ways, lord Ulrich, will pay" Amelia said slamming her fists on the table. Ethan and Mary and Ethel gave her a smile. "You know, you remind me of someone I know" Ethan stated with a grin. Amelia looked surprised. "Who do I remind you of?" Amelia asked loosing her rage. "Well Dahlia, of course" Ethan said with a chuckle. Amelia smiled. Mary finally broke her silence.
"Amelia, your mother did a lot of good before everything happened. What Ethel fails to state was your coven was an ally of Ravenwood. Your mother was the next out of your bloodline to become our witch advisor. A lot of the magic you feel here, was put into place because of her. Our mirror wall is one of them. Without that, I'm sure we would have lost a lot more, if not every pack member" Mary stated with a smile. Amelia thought hard about what she said. "My instinct told me I knew this magic" Amelia stated. Ethel nodded her head. "That's because it's a version of your own" Ethel said.
"We will work together, like we were always meant too" Ethan said with reassurance. "Now that you know more about your past Amelia, how do you feel?" Ethan asked. Amelia was unsure about a lot of things, however, all she has known since she has been shown here is love and kindness. "Somethings are hard to digest but I know I belong here. I will do my very best to be the witch fate wants me to be" Amelia said with conviction.
The pack elders smiled at her, they knew she meant every word. Amelia was a lot like Dahlia. "We believe you" Mary said. Ethan and Ethel nodded their heads in agreement. "Moving onto another important matter before we dive into Dahlia mating ceremony. It's come to our attention, you have a mate here within the pack" Mary stated. Amelia blushed with the statement she just made. "Yes...It's Jackson" Amelia said shyly. Ethel became serious again. "Lord Ulrich put a band on mixed Supernatural mates. That death is to fall upon those couples. Even the King of Vampires was no exception. We need to keep it a secret until Lord Ulrich is taken care of. Otherwise, not only will you be put at risk, so will the pack. We will hold your ceremony after" Ethel stated.
"I don't mind, I'm really embarrassed about all of it, I've never even kissed a boy" Amelia said hiding her face with her hands as she could have died, from embarrassment at that very moment. Amelia managed to recover quickly. "Why is Lord Ulrich, so against other species of Supernaturals being mated?" Amelia asked with concern.
"That's because hybrids will be born. Hybrids are stronger than regular Supernaturals. Not quite as strong as royal heirs, but they definitely can cause destruction and make for very powerful soilders. Hybrids tend to have traits of both species they belong too" Ethel stated. "So, basically he is afraid of them? Amelia asked.
"Yes, that's why he put the ban on, and the proceeded to wipe the hybrids from existence. Only keeping one hybrid for himself" Ethel stated. "He kept a hybrid for himself, who is it?!" Amelia stated. "Well, it's you Amelia. You're a hybrid with genes from your mother's witch bloodline and your father was a carrier of witches blood and that of the wolf" Ethel stated. "Oh my god!" Amelia stated with shock. "Why would he keep me?" Amelia asked in disbelief. "I would assume it's because he planned to use you as a weapon" Ethel stated. "This is all so surreal. I never thought I was more than just a witch. How come I've never turned into a wolf or shown any signs?" Amelia asked puzzled. "We're not sure on that but we have two theories. The first theory is, your mother put a seal on your wolf side. The second Theory is, your wolf parent, your father, was killed before he could help you unlock that side. I'm unsure which pack your father belonged to but we can try and help you find the answers" Ethel stated with reassurance. "However, one thing we do know, is that once you've completed the mating ceremony, your wolf side will be unlocked. The test of time has proven this to be the most successful course of action" Ethel added further. Amelia's head was filled with questions. "What will I become?" Amelia said trying hold back her sobs. "We have no idea, as hybrid children don't look the same as normal species of Supernatural. What characteristics you hold, is unknown" Mary jumped in, trying to reassure the scared Amelia.
"Dahlia knows I'm a hybrid too?" Amelia asked with fear in her voice. The three lack elders nodded their head yes at her. "Rest easy, besides us, Dahlia, Lord Ulrich and now you. no one else knows, not even your mate" Ethel stated. Amelia nodded her head. "Okay, that's no many" Amelia said. "Unless, Lord Ulrich makes it public knowledge and declares you as wanted, your secret should be safe but we should also expect him to exploit you further" Ethan chimed in. "Right, got it" Amelia said.
"We will talk more about it all later, let us discuss the upcoming events" Ethan said. "Very well" Ethel stated. Ethel got up from the table to retrieve what looked like a portfolio. "Emma entrusted us with her vision for Dahlia's ceremonies" Ethel stated as she sat the portfolio in front of Ethan. Ethan opened the book and a huge smile over came him. "Emma, has always been like this, planning ahead and such attention to details" Ethan sted with a grin. Ethan handed the portfolio to Amelia to look at. "Oh wow, this is all so beautiful" Amelia beamed. "Emma's foresight was definitely made for a princess" Mary stated. "You have everything in order to fulfill her wishes?" Ethan asked with concern. "All besides the dress materials, we already have our very best hunting it down" Ethel stated. "Jackson, I'd assume?" Ethan stated. Mary and Ethel nodded their head 'yes'. Ethan let out a grin. 'Poor guy' Ethan thought to himself. Amelia let out a small giggle. A royal guard, entrusted to the royal wolf heir, the best of the best, has been sent on a dress making mission. A big tough guy like that, you couldn't help but feel bad for him.