title: Celtic Spells: A Year in the Life of a Modern Welsh Witch
author:  Allison Beldon-Smith 
description: I am Allison, and I am a witch. I live in the Welsh countryside with two black cats and a black dog, not forgetting a squealing pig.
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  The Red-Haired Witch
  
  Determined to appease her friends, Lena planned to make preview of the nearby
  woods. She had asked the queen’s permission to take the air today on
  horseback, which had been approved. Her squire rode a half pace behind her,
  carrying on a conversation with her that wouldn’t have been possible should he
  have ridden at his respectful full pace behind.
  
  “Boyd,” she asked, “be there any ruins nearby we could go explore?”
  
  “Just as a lark, ye mean?”
  
  “Aye.” She tossed her hair. “Ye know, some place where I could just go and
  have fun looking about and making guesses at whatever happened there so long
  ago.”
  
  “I think I know what ye mean, Princess. I hear ye still be liking to play
  make-believe.” He laughed.
  
  Yet she noticed ‘twasn’t a hurtful laugh. She half turned in her saddle to
  take a better look at his expression. He smiled at her, and she couldn’t help
  but be caught up in his good humor.
  
  “Ye could be the queen, and me the king,” Boyd said. “Wait, I