Master of Youth (Part VI)

With my eyes closed I focused on drawing in the energy around me just like I had read. But I couldn’t hold onto the energy. My mind kept shifting out of the meditated state. I focused harder, I let me mind go blank. It didn’t last. I then smelled something peculiar. It was the smell of blood and dirt. I wondered where that smell could be coming from. I then thought back to the thought of my Master’s smile. What if he was the witch and was draining my blood in the meditated state where I couldn’t feel my body. I opened my eyes in panic. But I wasn’t in the sanctuary; I was lying on the ground somewhere outside. It was dark and I couldn’t see well. I waited till my eyes had adjusted and looked around. I realized I was still in the swamp. I looked at where I had been lying; it was by a large rock that was covered with my blood. “So you a finally wake up again eh boy?” said the witch. I turned and looked in horror. The Blood Witch was standing not to far away just looking at me with her black eyes. “Don’t even try to move boy. You in my scream circle. Did you like that dream of yours? I had nothing to do with it, your mind just made up what had happened after you hit that rock. It was fun to watch though. Do you know the power of scream circle?” she asked me showing her pointed smile. I did. Anything that happened in the dream would happen to the person as well, which meant I was out of magic and extremely exhausted. “I do” I responded to the witch, watching her closely. “I bet your wondering why I didn’t kill yah when you be dreaming?” she got up and moved closer to me, “well I want your Master, boy. I want his blood. His blood it betted then yours and full of wisdom and strength. I want that blood, boy. So I saved you so you could bring him to me.” I looked at her, “why would I bring him to you? I have no reason too he’ll find me and stop you. I still have enough magic to put up a Solitary confinement barrier” this was true, I did have enough magic to perform the spell I just did not know how long it would last. She laughed and grabbed me by the head, “Did you really think I wouldn’t do something to make yah do what I want. I tied our bloods together with a maternity bond. It bond a mother with its child, so if the mother dies so does the child. And it only works in that fashion. Now who do you think be the mama, me or ye?” She threw my face down into the dirt and walked away laughing. I was stuck if she was telling the truth she would force my Master out and trade him me for his blood. I knew that even my Solitary barrier couldn’t stop a maternity spell. I was going to be bait for this witch and I had no idea how to undo the spell, save my Master, or save myself.