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Prolog

  The witch.

  Whech was 20 years old, she won the war that broke out between witches, werewolves, and elves with a brilliant move. Her ability as a seer gave her a distinct advantage. Although images of the future were always random, luck was on her side, and she saw what her enemies were pnning and prevehese pns from succeeding. She articurly powerful witch, able to ge the future to a certain degree.

  At 21, she became Queen of the Three Territories. The woodnd, where mainly elves lived, the mountain try, home of the wolves, and the fertile weewo territories up to the cliffs: home of the witches. Whech was 600 years old, she married a mortal. The young man was the son of a wealthy mert family. Together they had three children: Fritz, Cleo, and Lea. None of the three children was born a mortal human without magic.

  The witch saw this as firmation of her rightful rule as queen, as magic always came from the mother. And only if the mother was a witch herself. However, the ce that the child would be mortal was 70 pert. Witches and wizards were rare. That's why they were powerful.

  Mortals, humans were born more often. ordinary. workers, merts, and farmers. They were important but not in power. Yes, she herself was the rightful queen. Empress. That's how it had to be!

  50 years after the wedding, the mortal died.

  100 years ter the witch remarried. This time an immortal sorcerer, a gifted healer. They had three children together: Ingrid, Paul, aer. All three were born mortal. She saw images of her future as a mortal. Was this a bad sign? The Seer saw the future again. There she saw a fourth child, great magic, sorrow, and war. Shocked, she told her husband about the vision and the two decided to have more soldiers trained and show more presen the forests and mountains.

  Twe barracks were built there within a year. Four years after Peter's birth, a little girl was born.

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