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The older woman stood across from Lila and regarded her. She could not tell if the woman was a threat. Although one could never tell another's true intentions until it was too late.

"There is something I cannot quite put my finger on. You are a witch are you not?" The older woman asked bluntly.

"I am," Lila slowly nodded her head.

"You are the only one here?" The older woman questioned again. Lila slowly nodded her head, but her eyes flew to her stomach without thinking first. "You are pregnant," she said without waiting for Lila to confirm.

"Sensing the aura, it is something mythical. What is it?" The woman's gaze met Lila's once more.

"Werewolf," Lila said quietly. It was better to come clean now than deal with any sort of torture that the woman might inflict on her to get her answers. "I am not threat to you. I just wish to live here peacefully and raise my child. The same as my parents," Lila said. She hoped that it sounded convincing enough.

There was a moment of silenc