The Witch and The Whale, Part 3

Acquisition of Rosewood Manor

Acquisition of Rosewood Manor

The Witch and The Whale Parables, by Alysia Moonrise

Image by Alysia Moonrise

The Witch And The Whale Parables: Index

Part 1: The Witch And The Whale

Part 2: A Darkness Unfolding To Magic

Part 3: Acquisition Of Rosewood Manor

Part 4: Opal The Orca

Part 5: The Elder

Part 6: The Order Of The Violet Rose

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In what became perfectly serendipitous timing, at least for Wyndi, the elder woman who lived in the “creepy haunter manor” was looking to donate her home to the right person. You heard correctly… donate, not sell. The Elder, as we will call her here, decided it was time for her to move into a care home—or so she told the story when asked about it.

As it happens, the Elder was looking for the ideal candidate to take over her manor, which had been named Rosewood Manor for millennia. It had to be someone who would love it as deeply as she did. Given her special circumstances, along with no living family to pass the manor onto, she wasn’t asking for payment in money.

Let’s be clear… Wyndi had the money. She would have gladly paid, too. In fact, she insisted many times on paying the Elder something for her beautiful manor but was silenced by the woman’s loud exhale and rolling eyes.

Instead, the Elder asked for a promise to keep the land privately owned under all circumstances. No matter what attempts the law, the government, or any others would try to scare Wyndi into selling the property—and they would try—she must not give in.

The Elder also sought someone who had descendants to pass down the land and property to. But most importantly of all… she sought someone who didn’t scare easily. The Elder never made it clear to Wyndi why she had these requests, and the witch didn’t press matters when she was selected to take over the manor.

It was the perfect fresh start she needed now that her daughter was grown. Besides, the witch had survived and risen above so much; there wasn’t much that frightened her or waivered her will anymore. What were some more threats to add to the list?

Wyndi actually loved breaking the rules because she believed the laws and governments to be a control mechanism run by something much darker than most realized. The government and all those who ran it were just puppets in a much bigger show—a show being held in the deepest, darkest places of the multiverse.

This story is for another time, but it’s important to mention it here because the witch survived this truth more times than she could count and, therefore, believes all rules set into place by any system to be ludicrous and not worth her time.

Besides, the Elder would still be around for a while—or so she said. So, if something came up and Wyndi needed advice, she could simply call or go visit.

As we wrap up this piece of The Witch and The Whale Parables, there’s one more thing we need to point out.

To be fair, there wasn’t much competition for the next owner of Rosewood Manor. Most thought it too haunted or the deal too risky to consider such an offer. Yet, for Wyndi, the entire situation couldn’t be more perfect. What she didn’t know was just how much she was agreeing to.

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If you missed the first two entries, you can read the beginning of the parable here:

Part 1

Part 2

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