"I don't want that to happen to you Rose. I am here to beg you to give up your powers. You can still do it.

" Ginevra said, her voice broke and a tear fell down her face.

"Mom…

" Roselyn hugged her mother she felt her heart melt seeing her mother worried about her. She didn't imagine her to care about her that much, after their argument.

"I can't give up my powers mother..

" Roselyn observed, she traveled her gaze down to her belly, she was sat down so the bump seemed even bigger than usual.

"I have to train harder so the baby can also grow stronger,

" Roselyn said caressing her bump.

Ginevra smiled genuinely when she gazed at her bump but her eyes were still sparkling in sadness..

"Then after the baby has grown. Do it for me. I can't think of you being in danger all day.

" Ginevra pleaded with Roselyn with her gaze but Roselyn shook her head, she didn't want to give up her powers.

She felt amazing when she used them especially after all the hard work she had been through and the practice.

"I can't,

" Roselyn whispered.

Roselyn then shook her head slightly to fix her sentence,

"I don't want to. I want to get stronger because I love being able to control nature. I love feeling the plants grow at my command and the wind blush when I move my hand. I feel alive and I never felt more happier and accomplished in my life before. I belong to nature mom and I won't give up my powers.

"

Roselyn explained, staring at her mother straight in her eyes. Ginevra nodded, she knew Roselyn enough to know very well she wasn't the type of girl who changed her mind often so insisting would be useful.

Ginevra forced a smile,

"all right then, but please be careful.

" Ginevra said if Roselyn rejected her demand that only meant she had to be concerned about her daughter's health from now on.

Roselyn saw her preoccupied gaze and she sighed,

"what did dad tell you back then? What were those people doing to banshee?

" Roselyn asked to get more information about what she could experience and at the same time reassure her mother she was fine.

"He told me they tied their arms and that they left them in dark empty rooms in desert lands so that they couldn't use their powers since there was no vegetation in the surroundings. Only a few banshees can get stronger and I remember him telling many banshees even got wings but then weren't able to keep up with their powers and died for the efforts. You're in dangerous Roselyn.

" Ginevra said all in a breath, her eyes filled with tears once again and her voice sounded, even more, lower due to the crying.

"Look, mom. John had been training me for so many months. I know how to use my powers without moving my hands and even if there is no vegetation around me. I am prepared for any attack because we had to fight against so many different creatures. I am stronger than you think.

" Roselyn shook her mother's shoulders and lifted her chin.

"Trust me.

" She whispered.

Ginevra felt more relieved to know John had prepared Roselyn for that, even if that was not enough to drive away every preoccupation, she still felt better.

After about ten minutes Roselyn offered her mother some food. John went to say hi pretending he didn't hear her mother come in.

He asked what they talked about and Ginevra made up she congratulated Roselyn about her pregnancy. John knew that wasn't true since he heard him ask Roselyn to have a private chat with her but why lie then? He didn't like lies at all.

John returned the smile, but his smile was fake hiding a surface of suspiciousness he had in Roselyn's mother's intentions.

"It had been a long time! You look more muscled. Sounds like you had been training.

" Ginevra said, John, shrugged.

"I train daily.

" He replied coldly making Roselyn clear her voice to catch his attention on her and then glower at him to scold him and push him to be nicer.

John put a major effort not to roll his eyes at Roselyn instead he fixed his approach and lower down his tone of voice in a kinder one.

"I mean I train daily so it could be but thank you for your compliment, I appreciate it,

" John said curving the corner of her lips up to smile.

He didn't want to bother Roselyn hence he pretended he liked Ginevra even if deep down he had still to figure out if he could trust her or not.

"Thanks for having stepped by.

" John gestured to the kitchen,

"may we offer you a coffee or a tea?

" He asked.

Roselyn smiled at him appreciating his efforts.

Ginevra shook her head and told them she was going to leave. It was late and she didn't want to return home too late so she said hi to Kathy and then whispered to Roselyn 'good luck' before she left.

Roselyn stared at her mother get on the carriage through the window and only when she made sure the carriage took off did she give a deep breath.

John was looking at her tilting his head, probably waiting for answers.

Roselyn suffocated the laugh and walked closer to him.

"She told me Abigail told her about me being a banshee and she remembered about my father. She was concerned I could be in danger and she asked me to give up my powers.

" Roselyn confessed, John's face got paler as soon as he heard what her mother dared to do.

He was the first one to be concerned about Roselyn and he knew very well how risky it could be if people understood how strong she became yet he would never dare to ask such a thing.

He could feel the blood run through his veins, Ginevra had told her so many cruel ruthless things and now she wanted to pretend she was a considerate mother. John wasn't buying that.