dangers of sorcery

Chapter 1
A mistake with consequeces

The lady made her way slowly through the market seeming not to notice the figure several paces behind, only when the figure made the move to reach into the lady’s cloak did her hand snatch out to grasp a small bony wrist. The figure gasped in surprise. The lady surveyed her captive. She was a slightly dirty young woman of about 17. The lady smirked.

"So you’re the little thief that has become so infamous among the guilds. I suppose you thought it was pretty clever to steal from magic users. Well now you have been caught. I could turn you over to the guardsmen..." The girl paled. "however because you choose to mess with magic you will instead deal with those consequences." Before the girl could utter a word, the lady made a powerful gesture and spoke phrases from inhuman tongue.

The girl gave a shudder and seemed to shrink into the already tattered clothing as her somewhat ample breasts receded, body hair disappearing, maturity overall reduced to that of a young teen of 13 or less. The now young girl looked up at the lady whose figure dwarfed hers in comparison,took a deep breath and fled.

The lady looked after the now child. Had she gone too far? After all wouldn’t it have been easier to leave her to the guardsmen? Instead she had turned a little thief into a child that,would likely cause more problems. However what the lady Emilene did not know was that the spell she had cast had reacted with the girls own repressed magic, amplifying it.

Several blocks away the girl was finding her clothes to be slipping and quickly ducked into a nearby alley. Over the next half hour the girl continued to shrink going from about thirteen to a little less than six. By this time the sky had darkened and it was beginning to snow. The girl wrapped her tattered clothes around herself and went in search of shelter as she continued to grow younger.

Eventually suffering from exhaustion the girl collapsed outside of rather interesting residence.

The maid that found her immediately took the unconscious child to her mistress.

"Lady Emilene I found this poor babe lying on the ground outside." The lady looked up from the papers she was studying startled. Looking at the bundle in the maid’s arms she immediately recognized the girl and the problem.

"Hand her to me, quickly." Taking the baby in her arms Emilene undid her blouse and after a short chant held it to her now engorged left breast. The girl still asleep latched on and began to suck greedily. It did not go.unnoticed by the maid that the child slowly began to grow from infancy to toddlerhood in the time it took to deplete the milk filled breast. Gently pulling the girl from her, lady Emilene gave instructions to run a warm bath. Once it was ready the lady, still holding the child, removed both their garments disposing or the girls rags permanently. Stepping into the water she lowered herself and the girl into it smiling as the girl started awake in the wetness.

"Time to wake up sleepyhead. You’ve had a long day and now we’re going to have a little talk. You were cursed by me just about two hours ago. What I didn’t know was that you have suppressed magical talents which as a result have regressed you too young to take care of yourself. Now while I can temporarily progress you it is not permanent. You will have to grow up all over again. Do you understand?" The little girl thought a few moments and then nodded sadly. "Good now what is your name?" The girl shook her head. "Don’t have a name? Well then I will have to call you Min. Now then, Min I am going to have to teach you how to use that gift of yours otherwise we could have something similar happen and then where would we be? Therefore, I am going to help reraise you as my daughter. Any objections?" The girl shook her head.

Lady Emilene finished giving Min a bath and then took her to the guest bedroom that had been prepared for her.

"Goodnight little thief there is much to do tomorrow."