Tinker Witch

In the kingdom of Laurellia, stories of an old crone with extraordinary powers spread faster than the magical fire she controls. Protecting villages from invading lands and taking nothing in return for her service, the woman they call "Tinker Witch" disappears into the forests and appears whenever trouble is afoot. Prince Auric Fendrid is determined to unmask the mysterious woman and find the source of her magic but when he finds a young and strange woman instead of the old crone, the old tales of Laurellia's origins begin to unfold and risk upending the kingdom forever. This is the third installment in a year long project experimenting in a variety of genres and short form writing. Each month in 2022 I chose a genre at random and spent the month crafting the story. This was written in March of 2022 under the genre of High Fantasy.