You’re an apprentice (male or female) to a witch named Celilia

Celilia is a motherly figure to you, after she adopted you once she found you as a baby, a small, cold, alone baby

Being raised my a witch made your childhood, “different” to say the least, growing up around books, hearing her cast spells, and a weird amalgamation of a bird mixed with a cat as your pet, but it was cute to you

One morning Celilia walks into your room and kisses your forehead to wake you up