The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 342

Morpheus and Aureus arrived at the Wood Elf Clan territory. As they flew over the treetops, Morpheus instructed his nephew. "Be careful. These tree spirits are sensitive to the intrusion of strangers."

"Tree spirits?" Aureus asked as he looked at those normal looking trees.

"Hmm! They are not normal trees like what we have in Divine Eagle Clan territory. Wood elves live inside homes made in the trees with tree spirits. These trees have their own thoughts and instincts and can act according to them. Though they can not hear or talk, they can sense the things around them clearly. If they feel any threat, they don't bother to refrain themselves from attacking."

It surprised Aureus, "I have just heard it from mother when I was a child but I thought she was just making up a nice story to entertain me and then I forgot it like any other stories."

"Why don't you try going near them to check if those were simply stories or there is truth in them?"

Aureus looked at his uncle, "Shall I?"

Morpheus nodded, "Go ahead but be alert. Don't go too close."

Aureus heard it and flew closer towards the tree tops carefully. Just as he reached a little closer where the tree spirits could sense the stranger, all the trees around started to shake their branches at the top as if trying to drive the stranger away. The trees closest to him moved their branches even to attack him.

Aureus immediately moved back as he didn't wish to hurt those tree spirits. "Seems like, I won't be able to get past these trees."

"You can. It's just that it's your first time here and these trees have never sensed the essence of your soul or your powers before. They can feel the essence of our powers or our souls and can remember it forever. They can differentiate everyone based on their essence and identify them."

"That's amazing I must say," Aureus praised as he looked at the trees which were calm now.

"Wait here. I will be back in a while," Morpheus flew down through the trees and no tree spirit attacked him. After a while he returned to Aureus, "We can go now."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Both flew down and this time no tree spirit attacked Aureus. They landed at one bridge connecting tree houses and Aureus asked, "What did you do?"

"Not me but Leeora. She can control and command these tree spirits. She instructed them what was needed and the tree spirits understood."

Just then Leeora stepped out of the home, "Welcome to the Wood Elf Clan, Aureus."

"Thank you, elder Leeora," he offered her a light bow and watched his uncle looking at another home connected to the bridge. It seemed to be empty as there was no sound coming from that house.

"Please come inside," Leeora instructed.

"You go ahead. I will be there in a while," Morpheus said to Aureus and looked at Leeora who nodded to him.

Aureus went to Leeora's home while Morpheus went to the empty home on the other side of the bridge connected to Leeora's home. This home belonged to Ember.

'When she was here, I never got the chance to visit her home. That dimwit Dragon ordered this tree spirit to not let any male come closer to her residence,' Morpheus chuckled at that silly act from Draven, '...and he acted as if she was nobody to him when all he was trying to do was to keep her for himself. Stubborn Dragon, he better be good to her at least now.'

Morpheus entered inside that small tree house and this time the tree spirit didn't stop him. That small house was quiet and even though no one lived there, the few things it had were placed neatly as if it was waiting for its owner to return but sadly she won't return.

Small wooden bed covered with a thin soft mattress with animal hide spread on it, enough for only one person to sleep.

Morpheus chuckled as he looked at that small bed, "Only her tiny body can fit on this bed."

Little things she had were placed just like that- a clay water container with a clay cup placed over the lid was still there. Morpheus picked up that cup and observed, 'She must have used this one to drink water.'

He placed it back and walked towards the shelf with neatly folded clothes of the previous owner. From those clothes he could still smell her sweet unique scent, in fact this empty home still had her scent lingering inside.

He stood by the window and looked outside, only to see the palace in front at a distance. 'Did she spend her time sitting by the window, looking at that palace, not knowing she will end up living there?'