The army, the king and Lilian arrived at the place where Mirian was and surrounded her. The old woman continued digging without caring about the people around her.
"Mom, it's over!", said Lilian. "We already know where the plants are. Stop digging. We came here to put an end to all this today, she continued without getting an answer.
"Surrender Mirian, it's the end!", said the king seeing the woman in the same task.
Lilian found this strange, looked toward the house and asked the king for a wineskin of water. The king gave it to her suspiciously. And Lilian walked closer to the witch.
"What are you going to do?", asked the king.
Lilian approached the old woman and threw some water on her. The body crumbled like sand where the water fell. Lilian's eyes widened and she pulled Mirian to her side and saw only a body that looked like Mirian's, but pale, with white eyes and that was still trying to dig up the earth. Everyone was startled and Lilian fell to the ground in terror screaming with tears in her eyes:
"She is inside the house. Help my daughter!".
The soldiers raised their shields and immediately set out for the witch's house. The king helped Lilian to her feet and they quickly went to accompany the army. Lilian was shivering and whispering nonstop:
"The same trick... We fell for the same trick!".
"She will not escape this time", the king told her trying to calm her, not only her but him too.
When they arrived near the door of the house, the soldiers saw a thick smoke under their feet and suddenly they were falling to the ground one by one. Lilian turned to the king and before she could say any words, she collapsed. Only the king was left standing. He checked to see if they were breathing. "They are alive, but I don't know when they will wake up", he thought.
"This woman... she has thought of everything! She knows about my condition and Agatha's, I bet she prepared traps especially for both of us too", said the king to himself.
He looked at the soldiers on the ground, at Lilian, the book of spells beside her and then at the dark entrance to the house and said:
"Forgive me Ellen!".
To be continued...
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The Frog Collector
FantasyPrincess Agatha is about to live the most intense days of her life. It all starts with a answer she will give to Prince James. But when she goes to the usual place where she will give that answer, he's not there. She waits, but tired decides to look...
