"Attention! It's not over yet. Be on your guard. Take care of Lilian while I try to talk to Mirian one last time", the king told them, seeing Mirian in the distance getting up.
"Let's go, Dad. She won't change", said the princess.
"My little one, maybe this time she will listen to me. She knows there is no more way out", said the king.
"Careful my lord. She still has my sword", the prince told him.
"Your Majesty, she tried to use a magic against us and it didn't work. She probably used almost every flower she found on the mattress. But be careful, there are spells that use only a few of them", Emily told him.
The king nodded. Then a great movement began near the king. It was the soldiers who had fainted at the back door of the house. They stood in front of him and the group, protecting them.
"So you are awake", said the king, smiling.
"We were careless, sir. It won't happen again!", said one of the soldiers.
"It's okay. She doesn't have many tricks left, but still, be alert! I'll talk to the witch... those who are strongest stay with me, the others prepare the bodies of the soldiers who were killed. We will take them from here", informed the king.
Some soldiers escorted him with their shields up as he walked toward Mirian. Agatha, James and Emily stayed to help Lilian recover. Agatha, apprehensive, followed her father with her gaze.
"Calm down, even if Mirian uses magic it won't hit him", the prince told him.
The king advanced cautiously until he reached Mirian. He stayed ahead of the soldiers who surrounded Mirian. When he was about ten paces from her he said:
"It's over, Mirian! This time you know it's true. We're leaving here now. This is your last chance to change. You can have a life beyond here. Just give up these flowers that have always brought sadness to all of us. Look how long you have been stuck in this place. But it doesn't have to end like this. Come on!".
Mirian listened intently with her head down and looking at James's sword. Then she threw it forward.
"Is she surrendering?", asked the impressed prince, watching the scene from afar.
The princess began to smile. The joy took over the group.
"Where is the box?", asked Lilian.
"Here!", replied Emily, handing it over.
"Good job! Nice of you to destroy this house and also throw the witch away with that wind", declared Lilian, fully recovered. "How did you learn it?", she asked.
Emily were confused.
"Didn't you do that?", questioned the princess.
Lilian turned serious. Everyone looked at the king's direction.
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...
