-Ryan's POV-
I raised an eyebrow, hearing that. Viva and Kay were the adopted daughters of my friend, Chon. They were very talented witches, there was no question about that but they were no older or experienced than Hannah herself. "Madam dean, is that really wise?" Worried, I asked.
"Anyone else would be aggravated to tears, watching over a hyperactive little girl." Amused, she said. "Viva and Vogue are well trained and they are just as hyperactive. They will get along just fine." She chuckled. "Chon Kay is not exactly thrilled with the idea." She then turned serious. "All of this had been preset by Elvira Strange; these orders come directly form her."
I sighed, looking at Hannah who seemed to have become slightly nervous. "Why now?"
Elvira closed the door to my room and waved her hand. I could sense a powerful magic and realized that she had sealed the room for privacy. She then gave me a deadly serious look; what she was about to say held a lot of weight so I braced myself for the briefing.
"Hannah has been dubbed the junior head witch due to her incredible magical powers." Softly, she began. "This is a new position of which Hannah watches over the young witches of the world. It bears a great responsibility of which she will eventually grow up to become the next head witch."
"That's unique." Surprised, I said. "Only I thought that the eldest male was transformed into a girl to be dubbed the next head witch."
"That would exclude those born in the UK and other pocketed regions of the world." Serious, Elvira replied. "The laws had to be modified to be fair to everyone. Even so, John Harrison has been dubbed this world's head mad scientist so he is automatically out of the running."
This was a shock to me. John Harrison had wrote that a great honor had been bestowed upon him but he never mentioned this! "What of Hayley or Mel?" Curious, I asked.
"Hayley is this world's witch ambassador." Calmly, Elvira replied. "It is a position of great responsibility as she must keep the peace between witches and mad scientists." She smiled. "Things will be much easier now that her brother is the head mad scientist."
I nodded, remembering the war between the two powers. It became so intense that everyone born in the UK was immune to most, if not, all forms of transformational magic and science. "I take it Mel is out of the running as well?"
Elvira sighed. "Mel has been bonded to Harry Rich." Serious, she replied. "They are now the members of the Watchmen, a very selective group."
"The who?" Raising an eyebrow, I asked.
"The Watchmen are people of all walks of life who are aware and immune to magic and mad science." Calmly, Elvira replied. "They act as private investigators for both sides. Another method of keeping the peace as they help keep young witches and mad scientists in line."
"It's not a matter of lack of options." Annoyed, Hannah said. "I worked hard to earn this honor."
"No one is questioning that, dear." Patiently, Elvira said. "We are merely giving Mr Carlson all of the facts so he can perform his duties to their fullest." She sighed, turning to me. "This is a new position; one that alarms some of those dear to the old ways."
"You believe some may try to bully her into stepping down." Concerned, I said.
Elvira waved her hand, causing Hannah to fall to the floor, unconscious. I glanced at her then turned back to Elvira, surprised. Only I inwardly moaned as she explained, "For now, her position is purely symbolic with no real power. It is a test on Hannah and the witch council."
This did not impress me at all. "You are using a child as bait for this test?"
"The head witch is using her granddaughter as bait for this test." Patiently, Elvira countered. "This is a double test, Mr Carlson." She drew in a breath. "The purpose of this is to test if Hannah will be able to resist using her position to gain what she wants in life. It is also to test if the witch council had learned their lesson from testing John Harrison with his power of science that mimics magic."
I remembered John writing about the cruel tests he had endured to prove he was able to use his powerful science safely and remain male rather than the next head witch. Now it was Hannah's turn and I was thrown into the middle of it with my friends. "Damn, this sucks!"
Twenty minutes later....
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