The Dragon Prince's Forbidden Affair novel Chapter 43

"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?"

I shook my head. "I wish."

"I can teach you witchcraft." Betty offered.

"What? Why?" Could I really learn magic just like that?

"If a dragon trusted you with his feather, then I trust you. Us witches have a good sense of judgement. Come back in a week for lessons."

For the next four years I learned witchcraft under her. She taught me all about the magical world and its history. I felt like I belonged there.

When I turned 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 as humans."

I laughed. "You say we need to be careful in the outside world as witches too."

Betty shrugged. "Exactly, we need to be careful in both worlds." She looked at my feather necklace. "Don't get your hopes up, the hidden world is vast Mae."

I looked down at it. "I know..."

We spent the next few days visiting different magic shops. We stayed 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 because I was sure when I'd see him, I'd know.

I stared out the window. "Is Konain an average name for a dragon shifter?"