SIGRID

After several rounds of clashes, things finally somewhat settled.

Silas and I made up a story—we were just a couple. No one spoke of my true origin, and I never mentioned that I was a sorceress.

With luck, no one would recognize me. Elementals weren’t naturally attuned to sensing power in supernatural beings, which was why they were often deceived.

Turns out, the old woman was the healer of the village—another elemental, but one who knew medicinal plants, assisted in childbirth, and had