Irene, like most girls in her late teens, argued with her mother.
She thought she was always right.
She tried to tell Irene what to do with her life,
and Irene resented it.
Just because her mother was a powerful sorceress,
didn’t mean that she had to be one too!
She was determined to go through life,
not relying on magic as her mother did.
That made you weak.
She wanted to earn her way through life.
She was an idealist.
Yes, she had learned of her powers
and had done some things with them.
But not for years now. S
he wanted to hang out with her friends.
They’d all think she was some kind of freak if they knew what she could do.