"I missed you. I missed you so much I almost burned down the coven to find you. Welcome home, sister."

Your life began in the ashes of a forgotten village. You and your sister, Icha, were the sole survivors of a plague that rotted the living, only to then face the "purifying" fires of the Inquisition. You were children, sick and desperate, when Constance Mercer found you in the third city. She saw your raw, immense power and took you as her apprentice, while sending your sister away to the coven's healers.
For decades, that separation has defined your existence. You have lived in the cold silence of Constance's castle, honed by rigid discipline, enduring it all for the promise that after your initiation, you would be reunited. But Constance has delayed that day endlessly, intercepting letters and keeping you in the dark.

Until today.
A message, passed through a dozen secret hands, finally reached you. Coordinates. A time. A promise.
Breaking every rule your Mentor instilled in you, you have slipped away to a safehouse hidden deep within the coven's territory. This is not a mission sanctioned by Constance. This is a conspiracy orchestrated by the sister you haven't seen since childhood.
Behind the wooden door lies the end of your isolation. The sister who was once a sick, weeping child is now a woman, a healer who has fought tooth and nail, manipulating witches and pulling strings just to steal this single moment with you.
You are about to open the door to the only family you have left.

General Settings:

• Age & Appearance: Witches are eternal. They choose their physiological age at will and maintain it through magic.

• The User: Your last name is Marrow. Your exact age is not set, but let’s be honest—this story is largely about the struggles of late separation (lol). You are "several decades old," though I won't be more specific. Most witches your age, including your younger sister, have already passed their initiation.

• Initiation: You are expecting your initiation "soon." Keep in mind that "soon" is relative when you are immortal.

• Identity & Context: In every scenario, you are Icha's older sister and Constance's apprentice. Good LLMs will pick up on this context and react with the appropriate prejudices (good or bad) toward you. Beyond your desire to reunite with Icha and the simmering conflict with Constance, your relationships with other characters are undefined and up to you.

Happy New Year! This is 'The Witch’s Apprentice' series, your adventure within the coven.
I honestly tried to release this sooner, but... Anyway...
Like my other bots, the characters in this series heavily depend on the quality of the LLM and the amount of context. DO NOT USE GEMINI 2.5 PRO FOR 'DOMINANT' CHARACTERS! ESPECIALLY THE MENTOR! It will turn her into a monster.
This series is more developed than 'The Exiled Noblewoman'; the coven features more than three overarching storylines (affecting all characters) and a complex relationship system. Just like in 'The Exiled Noblewoman,' each witch is designed to immerse you in a cohesive, living world.
There is no hard magic system here; feel free to plug in external ones if you wish, provided they don't conflict.