Picture Perfect
Art by the always fantastic @plastic-pipes
Leona stared off into the Horizon.
She knew the upcoming battle would test not only her wards,
but the brave men and women who put their faith in her magic.
Her trials as a witch were never over.
Every day brought on a new challenge, and she would face it head on.
Page. 267 - Witch Trials Book II - Season of the Witch.
Amber had loved that moment in witch trails, but never in her wildest dreams did she think she would be able to recreate it in person! Here she stood on the battlements of an actual castle. The sun setting over the mountains upon the fortifications was breath taking and it was taking every ounce of self control for her to remain still and keep as in character as she could. While her girlfriend continued to snap picture after picture.
Gina couldn't stop herself from constantly smiling as she snapped more and more pictures of Amber. When they first met, Amber costume was simple, but Gina recognized the silhouette and details almost immediately. Her late mother was a very detailed writer, and those description were burned into her mind. Now here they were, standing atop an actual castle to take the most neat perfect costume they had managed to construct. With Gwen's years of experience making costumes for films.
After 10 minutes of shots, Amber finally stopped hearing the sound of the Camera shutter stop clicking. She finally let her body relax as she turned to, face Gina, "How was that?"
Gina snapped one last shot of her girlfriend before answering, "Beautiful~"
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In an unexpected turn of events. Gina and Amber found themselves travelling to Scotland to accompany their friend Gwen. Along with Deja, Veronica, Linda, MJ, Bethany, and a few others. Apparently Gwen's uncle Arthur, on her father's side, had passed away, and was asked to come in person for the will reading. While she had fond memories of him teaching her some tricks of the trade for set building and restoration projects. She hadn't seen or spoken to him in nearly 20 years. There was no big falling out, she was just living in the states. And he tended to keep to himself. Communication was neither of their strong suits.
Apparently, he had been obsessed with restoring an old Scottish castle which their family had ties too. He had managed to complete it roughly 5 years ago. But he had also been in a legal battle with the rights for the last 5 years. He had managed to win, but then he died a month afterwards from an aneurism. Now, the opposing party would have gained ownership of the property. However, Arthur had updated his will shortly after the legal battle. And Gwen was named as the sole inheritor the massive medieval structure.
While Gwen was touched that her Uncle still thought of her. It also proved to be a problem. She had no interest in moving to Scotland. Even if she did, she had no means to care for the castle. But, she also didn't want to sell it. It was clear that this meant a lot to her uncle. So she had another idea, she would donate the castle to the Scottish Historical Society, and they would ensure that the property would be maintained. In return, Gwen was allowed to use the castle for shoots and filming free of charge. Provided that she reserved ahead of time. So, while Gwen and Deja were negotiating. They brought along everyone to take every opportunity to do as many shoots and filming as they could for their current visit!
