Miss Ossy’s Garden
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“So what are you doing, little girl?”
Coco looked up at a tall man wearing a mage’s robe and a tall, peaked hat. His staff landed next to the straw doll she was playing with, scattering dust and sand that partly obliterated the drawing she had been doing in the dirt.
“Playing with Miss Ossy. It’s spring, and we’re planting a garden.”
“I hear there’s an excellent cloth and tailoring shop nearby. Could you direct me to it?” The man flashed a small bronze coin at the cute, blonde, five-year-old girl.
“That’s my mother’s shop,” Coco said with a bright smile. “It’s just over the hill there, where the smoke is.”
“I see,” the mage said, exchanging the coin in his hand for a silver one as bright as the girl’s smile. The coin landed next to Coco’s crouched form, sending up a small puff of dust. “Thank you.”
As cute as the girl was, he had business to attend to and turned in the direction she’d pointed.
“Okay, Miss Ossy cast your growth spell,” Coco said, returning to her game.
The man stopped abruptly and turned back to her. For the first time, he registered the drawing in the dirt: a circle with a many-pointed star in it. His brows knit and lips pinched. “Spell! What do you know of spells!”
“Miss Ossy’s a witch.” The girl added a stock and leaves to the circle.
“I see. A sunflower,” the mage said, relief in his voice. He would have hated to #inform the Knights Moralis that the girl knew the secret of magic circles. “Enjoy your game, but I must warn you: be careful what you say; someone might misunderstand. Magic is not for the likes of you or Miss Ossy.”
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