Curious World

  Sam looked up. She could see heavy stones being lifted up. It was impressive work. They were rebuilding the Mansion. The previous had been destroyed with the help of the King’s army. The king wasn’t a fan of light magic and how the witches were helping the resistance against him. The Mansion was a little misleading. The area would have multiple buildings. Two houses were going to be dormitories. One for nonmagical people who were helping with the witches. They included highly trained personal guards for the highest-ranking witches. They also made sure that everyone in the Mansion would be safe. There would be a huge garden behind the main building. They were going to grow much needed herbs in there. Sam had never seen anything like this in her life. They used old fashioned cranes to lift the stones. No normal rope could lift such a heavy stone, but the ropes were infused with magic. They were almost impossible to break. Sam could feel magic radiating from everywhere around ...

Little back story of me. I was shielding since late March 2020. My body as a hobby likes to attack my internal organs, so I need to take medication that suppresses my immune system. They are cleverly names as immunosuppressants. I would die in about 10 years if I didn’t take these medications in a not a fun way. They protect me by lowering my immune system so something that is vital to keep me alive, doesn’t kill me. The unfortunate side effect then is that when I do get bugs, I tend to get them for longer, and often worse than people with normal immune systems. My immune system is not as effective as it could be. This is important note for later as you read. Because of this medication, I am more susceptible to getting bad form of covid. When I say bad, I mean hospital and possibly dying. I am not old. I am barely in my mid-30s. I don’t want to die or spent more time in a hospital than I already need to. I go to outpatient visits every couple of months to two or three clinics. Someti...