I popped home with Jackie into Mom’s coven House and then up from the basement. I had dressed in my very hottest sort of Witchy outfit or at least the hottest that I could wear around or in the Fragilis world. We drove over to Aunt Pam’s together. I had almost forgotten how time consuming travel is in the real world. I guess on my timeline it had been months and months since my passing where for Jane it had only been a few weeks.

We discussed the young man that had been chosen as Jane’s first witchman and in truth had tried him and several others out before we settled on him. His name was Robert (Bobby) Sanderson and he was a close friend of Jay’s and a top witchman. One of the biggest things that he had going for him was that he scored super high on empathy and was also a history student. Jay had already been picking his brain about sorceresses and said that he was probably the second most knowledgeable witchman after himself in this area.

From my point of view, he gives GREAT enemas and was fun to be with. I felt a deep attachment to him and “KNEW” that he was the right witchman for Jane. I hadn’t seen Jane but once since my passing and that had been carefully arraigned such that she and I were never alone so she hadn’t been able to try and pump me for info. This was also before my powers had bloomed and while I had still been in school.

Jane has always been more like my sister than a cousin. We did everything together during the summer and saw each other or talked almost every day. It had been hard on me not being able to do that. She had been told that I had gone on a trip to check out a University that I was thinking about accepting a scholarship to. This was at least marginally true and my refusal to even try and lie to her was the reason that we had been kept apart. I CAN’T lie to Jane! She would know before the first sentence was half done that I was lying!

As soon as we got there and I saw her I ran to her and started to cry. “Oh God Jane, I’ve missed you so much!!”

She laughed and hugged me tight. “I’ve missed you too but it’s only been a couple of weeks.” She was obviously a little confused by the strength of my emotions and I touched her and removed any wondering and calmed down. It would be over tonight and then I would have her back. I hadn’t realized until I saw her how badly I had missed her. I think that it was that I missed ALL of my Fragilis friends a lot but she was going to be the only one that I got to keep because she was going to be a witch.

Mom and Aunt Pam kept us under close watch and Pam wouldn’t let her pump me for hints about what was going to happen tonight. When they dressed her in her witchy outfit for the initiation she looked HOT!

Jane giggled and told me, “I feel almost naked! Mama wouldn’t let me wear panties because she said they would ruin the lay of the dress!”

I giggled, “Do I look like there was room under THIS dress for anything but me? Believe me you look GREAT Jane.”

She really did. He dress was slinky black silk short with a little fringe along the bottom that was all that made it decent in public. Her Daddy had given her a beautiful herringbone necklace and matching earrings.

We left a little early to stop by and pick up Lara and then went to the meeting hall. Once we were upstairs they got things moving. It went along just like mine did with everyone greeting her and then finally we led her to the front where Mom sat on one side of her, Aunt Pam sat on her other side and I sat right behind her. The questions went along exactly as mine had and in general Jane answered them pretty much exactly the same.

At the end of the questioning Mom and Pam took her and I followed up and to the stage. When the curtains fell away, as I had, Jane understood what was coming and began to cry. She was placed and the pins and strap were locked through their holes as the stocks bound her in place.

Finally, when she saw Louisa coming with her enema and the paddle she cried out, “WHY, What did I dooooo!?”

Pam comforted her and explained as it had been to me that this was something all in the room had faced and overcome. She was offered the opportunity to try and free herself through physical contortions and then faced the fact that escape was impossible. She cried hard as the big nozzle was placed and then Louisa explained the history of the witches 10,000 year history. When the enema was in place the nozzle was removed and the bone was given. Pam was on one side, Mom was on the other side and I knelt right in front of her watching her closely in the witchy way.

When she was pronounced ready the test began. It was the hardest thing that I have ever done. I knelt there helpless but NOT and watched someone I loved paddled mercilessly. She squalled and lost focus until I saw on her 9th stroke that she was coming together. The pause between the strokes was all it took and suddenly the pins flew out of their holes. They came out with such force that they flew across the room. I deflected them up and they stuck in the wall like a pair of arrows. Louisa was just about to swing when Jane turned and I saw her phasmanus manifest and reach out. It was HUGE and moving way too fast. I wrapped Louisa in my care, the paddle popped from her hand and passed into Jane’s control. All of this happened in and instant. One instant later there was a loud CRRRrrraaaack as the paddle was crushed and broke into many small pieces. I knew that this would have been Louisa’s fate had I not been there and prepared.

“NOOOOOooooooo MOOOoooooree!!!” Jane shrieked!

Ever fearless, in that same second that I released her, Louisa rushed to Jane and welcomed her into the coven. Mom, Pam and I all swarmed and Jane calmed right down. It was quickly explained to her and then Mom, Pam, Louisa and I popped with her to the bathroom. A few seconds after we got there, Louisa kissed Jane, let me do the same and then touching my elbow Louisa popped she and I elsewhere.

“WHAT did you DO? I felt you all over me and the paddle was suddenly too slippery to hold. I know your feel now. It was YOU and not SHE that took the paddle!”

I looked and understood that this was part of the difference between a witch and a sorceress. I can slow time to the point that I can move and to anyone else it happens and they never saw me move my phaz. Louisa never saw that she was about to be crushed. She just felt me for a second and then it was done and over.

“No my Queen it was she that took it. What you felt was me keeping her from crushing you as she did the paddle when she snatched it from you. When her phasmanus reached for you it was so huge and fast moving that it would have been like being hit by a Greyhound bus doing 70 miles and hour! She is hugely powerful my Queen.”

“So she is a sorceress also?”

“No ma’am, she is a witch but will be phenomenally powerful. I have touched none that even approach her power; not you, my Mom or Pam. She is despite all her power though only a witch. I knew earlier but haven’t been able to tell anyone because I have been with her under the close eye of my Mom and Pam every moment since I found out.”

“How did you find out?”

I blushed, “I was so happy to see her; it has been MONTHS and MONTHS to me. I was so excited that she sensed something wrong. It has only been a couple of weeks to her. I reached out without thinking as I have been taught to do with Fragilis if I mess up and smoothed her confusion. When I did it I read her and you know a witch can’t slip through another witches shields without them knowing it. She was already there, her powers were moving in her and I knew the second I touched her which she would be. I also knew that she would be VERY powerful and so was there when she reached out for you. She was terrified my Queen! It would have broken her mind and heart if she had smashed you… it wouldn’t have been very good for you either.”

She came to me and kissed me, “Thank you my sweet girl! I have to tell you, I was scared up there tonight. I knew that we had been lucky with you. You passed before you were totally terrified and so were gentle.” She looked at me puzzled. “How though did you manage to get to me before her if you waited for her to reach for me? She was closer and well there is reaction time to consider…???”

“I did it in slow time.” I told her puzzled.

“What is slow time?” She asked.

Confused I answered, “You know, I slowed time so that to me it was all happening so slow that

I had plenty of time. I also deflected the pins up or they would have hit you too. Didn’t you see it happening?”

She looked at me closely, “Baby, I saw nothing. I didn’t even know that the pins had gone. I felt an instant of your slippery touch and then heard the crack of the paddle. At first I thought that you might have done it for her because you didn’t want her hurt further. Then I sensed her and knew that her power was awake and she was passed. I still wasn’t sure what had happened. I doubt anyone in the room even knows that you did ANYTHING. Baby, Witches can’t slow real time! We make little places out of time and we can stop time but we don’t just slow it down. THAT is one of the things that separates a sorceress from a witch!” She kissed me again and took my hand. “Let’s go back to the party. I just needed to know what had happened.”

“When is someone going to teach me how to pop from place to place??” I asked.

“School my dear! That is one of the first things they will teach you. You and Jane will be powerful but we will still have things to teach you.” Louisa said softly.

I hugged her, “You will ALWAYS have things to teach me my Queen!” We popped and were back in the bathroom and had never left as far as they were concerned.