Nina

Each kitten is a different color and seems to already have their own personality. There is a traditional black cat with orange eyes. She is lean and sleek with a look that says she probably knows how to speak. A little orange boy with green eyes scampers from person to person, full of mischief and energy.

A very fluffy gray kitten with orange eyes walks primly around the circle of girls, inspecting each one. There's a calico girl, so affectionate that she rubs up on every person she passes. The tabby cat's markings are so complex... She almost looks like they're morphing even as the girls watch. Piercing blue eyes come from the Siamese kitten as she blinks at the humans with mild interest.

A very fluffy gray kitten with orange eyes walks primly around the circle of girls, inspecting each one. There's a calico girl, so affectionate that she rubs up on every person she passes. The tabby cat's markings are so complex... She almost looks like they're morphing even as the girls watch. Piercing blue eyes come from the Siamese kitten as she blinks at the humans with mild interest.

A very fluffy gray kitten with orange eyes walks primly around the circle of girls, inspecting each one. There's a calico girl, so affectionate that she rubs up on every person she passes. The tabby cat's markings are so complex... She almost looks like they're morphing even as the girls watch. Piercing blue eyes come from the Siamese kitten as she blinks at the humans with mild interest.

The smallest kitten is a black and white fluffball with perfectly round yellow eyes that give her the impression of being surprised by absolutely everything. Kittens and young witches watch and tentatively get to know one another for the next hour. Relationships begin to form, and Nina finds herself with the fluffy gray kitten curled up in her lap, purring loudly.

The smallest kitten is a black and white fluffball with perfectly round yellow eyes that give her the impression of being surprised by absolutely everything. Kittens and young witches watch and tentatively get to know one another for the next hour. Relationships begin to form, and Nina finds herself with the fluffy gray kitten curled up in her lap, purring loudly.

The smallest kitten is a black and white fluffball with perfectly round yellow eyes that give her the impression of being surprised by absolutely everything. Kittens and young witches watch and tentatively get to know one another for the next hour. Relationships begin to form, and Nina finds herself with the fluffy gray kitten curled up in her lap, purring loudly.

Nina strokes her little body and notes how the kitten's fur reminds her of wispy gray rain clouds. One little orange eye opens and looks at her. The kitten mews contentedly at Nina and the deal is done. Miss Teak tells them that their kittens will now follow them anywhere and that a name will come to the young witches in due course. For now, it is time to move on to their study of herbs.

Nina strokes her little body and notes how the kitten's fur reminds her of wispy gray rain clouds. One little orange eye opens and looks at her. The kitten mews contentedly at Nina and the deal is done. Miss Teak tells them that their kittens will now follow them anywhere and that a name will come to the young witches in due course. For now, it is time to move on to their study of herbs.

Nina strokes her little body and notes how the kitten's fur reminds her of wispy gray rain clouds. One little orange eye opens and looks at her. The kitten mews contentedly at Nina and the deal is done. Miss Teak tells them that their kittens will now follow them anywhere and that a name will come to the young witches in due course. For now, it is time to move on to their study of herbs.

Mystique gives each girl a piece of parchment of drawings of herbs, their names, and a description of their properties. She then sends the girls out into the clearing and the surrounding forest to identify their herbs. Nina heads to the door with the others. Her gray kitten comes along, close at her heels. Some kittens, like the orange one and the calico...

Mystique gives each girl a piece of parchment of drawings of herbs, their names, and a description of their properties. She then sends the girls out into the clearing and the surrounding forest to identify their herbs. Nina heads to the door with the others. Her gray kitten comes along, close at her heels. Some kittens, like the orange one and the calico...

Mystique gives each girl a piece of parchment of drawings of herbs, their names, and a description of their properties. She then sends the girls out into the clearing and the surrounding forest to identify their herbs. Nina heads to the door with the others. Her gray kitten comes along, close at her heels. Some kittens, like the orange one and the calico...

join their witches, but others are content to stay in the cottage and nap. While other girls make a beeline for the forest, Nina instead inspects the plants immediately around the cottage, thinking that a witch like Mystique would surely have a lot of herbs growing as close as possible to her own kitchen. Nina is rewarded for her forward thinking by finding a handful of plants immediately.

join their witches, but others are content to stay in the cottage and nap. While other girls make a beeline for the forest, Nina instead inspects the plants immediately around the cottage, thinking that a witch like Mystique would surely have a lot of herbs growing as close as possible to her own kitchen. Nina is rewarded for her forward thinking by finding a handful of plants immediately.

join their witches, but others are content to stay in the cottage and nap. While other girls make a beeline for the forest, Nina instead inspects the plants immediately around the cottage, thinking that a witch like Mystique would surely have a lot of herbs growing as close as possible to her own kitchen. Nina is rewarded for her forward thinking by finding a handful of plants immediately.

In the herb garden, she finds basil, chamomile, fennel, peppermint, rosemary, sage, and thyme. As Nina marks off each herb, she recites their uses to her kitten. Basil is used for home, love, purification, and success. Fennel encourages courage, energy, and strength. Time bestows confidence, growth, and happiness.

In the herb garden, she finds basil, chamomile, fennel, peppermint, rosemary, sage, and thyme. As Nina marks off each herb, she recites their uses to her kitten. Basil is used for home, love, purification, and success. Fennel encourages courage, energy, and strength. Time bestows confidence, growth, and happiness.

In the herb garden, she finds basil, chamomile, fennel, peppermint, rosemary, sage, and thyme. As Nina marks off each herb, she recites their uses to her kitten. Basil is used for home, love, purification, and success. Fennel encourages courage, energy, and strength. Time bestows confidence, growth, and happiness.

The kitten is either unimpressed by her knowledge or already knows all this information and continues to hunt grasshoppers in the bushes. Nina finds ivy growing on the side of the cottage, as well as carnations, daffodils, gardenias, jasmine, lavender, poppies, and roses in the flowerbeds. Before she marks each flower off on her sheet, she pauses to take a deep breath of the sweet aromas.