“Do you think it's… mean to keep him trapped?” Phoebe asked.

“He’s asleep when he’s inside you, and I don’t think he needs food or anything. I don’t really like it either,” Julia confessed, “but it's more humane then keeping him in the garage.”

The both paused for a moment. Phoebe, unsure of what to do, turned her head and looked out of the window behind her. Beyond the field, gusts of wind caused the trees to bow.

"You can see him again if you want."

Phoebe turned back around. "I can?"

"Yeah! I mean, the rule was that we'd have to be there with you. Yuli and I have supervised newbie witch-familiar pairs before; it's part of the process they have to undergo before we can perform the Rise. I don't think it'd be much different with you and Silver. We've seen all sorts of stuff."

"You aren't worried he'll hurt me?"

"I am, but if you think you can handle it..." Julia smoothed the feathers under her beak. "Do you think you can handle it?"

In spite of the embarrassment flaming up in her, Phoebe was happy to have Julia on her side- and maybe Yuli, to boot. Even so, she couldn’t help worrying about how Mal or, god forbid, her aunt would feel if they ever found out. Apparently, the worry wasn’t enough of a deterrent. “Yes.”

04.02.2025
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Hi, sorry about the short break. I might have to take another one this month- pretty much, I'm moving but don't know the exact date. I originally thought I was going to be moving in March but that ended up not happening. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I've been writing a ton the past 6 months and that feels good. Switching Katabasis to a 2x/month schedule has been helping in that respect. Have I been writing chapter V? Well, not recently, oops. Will I be sharing with the class? Also no. But it has been fun! Wanted to let you know :3