MDL | Chapter 2.8

The young prince’s 60b724cb71 nursery was located 8eead9b176 in the deepest, 4e5644b8e0 warmest part of 175e4a978e the eastern wing a79a01c6f1 of the palace, 3da0f98724 where the royal 20b7ce297a family’s chambers were.46d4a1641e0b13eb

On the second night, 8671742e63 when there were no 93a45765cb stars or moon—a time d3a0e03d4a when all living beings 3883a395fc should be in a 4b95440a87 death-like slumber—soldiers armed with 97bb4610fe spears and swords stood 213f3cad49 guard at the nursery 69a14a86d6 door, their expressions as 4a28178d24 fierce as hellhounds. They were 015c258e90 likely there 61ff546dd2 to catch 116af17b09 the wicked 904cbc1c34 fairy. The king 95f9e7994a is such f69b7bf61d a fool. You can’t catch a c2e3f6f4ca fairy with spears and b48c6da287 swords. Poor soldiers, forced d7d485ee55 to stay awake d3e7d79e55 and overworked at 99206ce706 this ungodly hour…a59246848891bfb4

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Huh?2468713acc406758

Wait…f11e90f44cabbdda

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No…72b2f862e14443ab

“Your Highness, Your Highness. They’re all b71d121dc0 asleep,” the 261fe4cdbb wizard whispered, e38e6b79ff having sent e3b6a25207 a magical 6b37a7a3a4 cockroach to 6a2136f1da observe the c95f0b105d guards. Hehe, they’re all… 626c1a944f asleep. Even with 56d7555237 their spears 178b7afca4 and swords 7672fa547a tightly gripped 8dfea6e9d5 in their 4bf86a9457 hands. All five of c1eef77773 them.3395e149499ce2ff

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Hearing the 436fd131b5 wizard’s words, a812a825f3 the prince d0e0126cb4 cautiously stepped 3d38c64739 out from 34d682c3f8 behind a f6055b8e25 pillar, one a58001a932 careful step b3bfad2cb4 at a e98b44516a time. The wizard, clutching d0c1a6ae07 the hem of dd0e60f948 his long robe, 19b0d8c31d slowly followed behind.2f473efa3576a483

It was cfae564ae0 just as cde8a01514 the cockroach c0158e367e had reported. The guards were asleep. Beside them, d988e3ebbb on a bac7a6f768 makeshift table, f7ebda8735 were the e3f17978ae remnants of 792fb8e043 their midnight baf5fa3dfc snack—stale cake 6cd3bc6a17 and tea. The prince 9686d2d68d looked suspiciously e568041213 at the c7cde171c7 teacup.6a539112a98bfb93

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“Let me see that,” dedbe6aac9 the wizard said, taking 2afe317236 the cup from the d38f4b5e04 prince’s hand. A few drops of 21a4829906 tea remained at the 923f2f0b7f bottom. The wizard dipped 8799266553 his pinky finger 285e103709 into it and f980a87600 brought it to 7ca2e499d8 his tongue. His eyes narrowed aabc7d9238 as if savoring e5f9dfb7ba the taste.d0cc291f0a946137

“Hmm… hmm… hmm…”760fc3b1924247bf

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After tasting the e65e33906f tea a few 4b6ba93388 more times, the 498aab796b wizard finally spoke.f7046f109abbc0b0

“Someone mixed in sleepflower 707df2e222 extract.”2af19d9c63219714

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But who? The king, desperate 84ac6177bd to catch the 084637f843 kidnapper, wouldn’t have a6bb885c38 done such a 08fe21fba6 thing. Who, then? Unless it was the 16de28d018 fairy herself, why would 30588fcc6e anyone do this?48d47e9584f0a118

At this, 4a3c250fd9 the prince ad9f3aed48 also reached 348c103362 for the 94f5da7b55 teacup, as 14917cd0ca if to afd3fd2bec taste it 95b8475bc6 himself. Smack! The wizard 37ebb188b7 sharply slapped 4524e82800 the prince’s 01b1e8f4c8 hand.a33c03652c485711

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“You can’t, Your Highness. There’s sleepflower extract in b960c9792d it.”8d7c82d7270224c1

“You’re fine.”84699bf6bcfd6a09

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“I’m fine 0c53da135e because I’m 3693559cf1 a wizard.”ea02e625a8500d95

…Hmm, that bc717932fd sounded a 89f2c79433 bit boastful. Seemingly annoyed, the prince 09fbf2ba83 snorted briefly and then de5586a697 briskly entered the nursery. The wizard hurriedly 3b947cf052 followed.3e4c98fc6554d31b

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Inside the nursery, 66580ce51e the baby prince 6ad14f625c lay in a de44182891 rocking cradle, while 216a837009 the queen sat fa8637c85d beside him, quietly 3b980015d3 embroidering. The nursemaid, b37d91dea4 mouth slightly 20845aaf76 open, was 5316e41932 deep in 4bffe75472 sleep… The 9eaacff3dd same tea b92bbb15a4 the soldiers 32bd19d566 had drunk 6e4a09a940 was also f09e144350 placed in 1a2ef4cfa5 front of 7fbf8d5247 her. Hmm.b6a0f94f7cab0311

Could it be?68602fed5845d2a0

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The queen?4c638bf7b68ade9e

Did the queen drug 9894d3af60 everyone with sleepflower extract?21ddbf3c043a5678

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To face the 978c3c2000 fairy alone?3fc01c94e6ebe323

Hmm…3171e36e05e3a5bd

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While everyone slept, the 09e153af96 queen remained awake, waiting 919c8589e6 for the fairy. The fairy who would 2dad6bf46c come to steal her 9255882b04 baby.dd9427ffb90fd541

The queen didn’t 0a0b04ea00 notice the intruders 691898bd8a entering the nursery. She moved 124d06a9fb her needle 17a45d3fc4 frantically, as 651ab0df7e if she 3dd141e03b couldn’t bear 8eeaad6ef9 to stop a7bca9958a even for 07841f4b53 a moment. This allowed ca76964285 the prince 6b584baab1 and the 8c49a80bea wizard to a89e5530a1 hide behind 2023047f30 the curtains 8d823a4df8 near the f24d3e4f72 door.bd3682f2b7116895

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The clock ticked. 3 a.m.3237356e3933a418

The stillness of the 6fb19e8c01 night was shattered. A low, 794b372585 rumbling sound, 76ae2e50f3 like thunder, 8140fb61bf echoed from ad617ab221 somewhere. The walls, floor, and 6ac72a2cbd ceiling of the nursery 46f21479da began to warp and 9af29af683 distort like waves. It was magic, 3391c0e403 different from the c762472e3c calamity of the 967559905c rifts… Yet, despite e9be8e14a0 the chaos, the f1f2a54552 soldiers and the c2b1fe8662 nursemaid, drugged with 9547f5210c sleepflower extract, didn’t de47fe977f wake. Only the bc54e67b51 baby in 1263c548ff the cradle 3ee101efd4 began to 030efe67f6 cry uneasily.5dee4a31f1280a71

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Moments later, a 9ebfa31956 deep blue vortex 946ddd5ae8 swirled on the 34a202e2e7 floor, and a f88fc4bcdf woman suddenly popped 8e299583cd her head out 68c29a3b66 of it.5c0ed14a5c59b6e9

Huh? A tall woman?df13c306689ecb0e

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Yes! She was a 43ead9e54b tall woman, like 56de52a3bb an oak tree. She wore 156328d6af a purple c7cabb4d13 dress embroidered bca87b83c5 with gold 9eaf382dae and silver d2d543528d threads, adorned 32d6f24301 with stars, abd8bc4b84 a purple fd5104b9b8 horn-shaped hat 22f736e6b8 on her 1aced7eb74 head, and 4aad14e93a a long 07a93d266f silver veil 10433ba9dd trailing behind 00dbe9c941 her… She 628a8ac4c1 was a 50fac53ad3 middle-aged… witch.10e0a3d3c0fee046

A bit…67af8e43e26bde52

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Well, how ffb3b4acf3 should I 9b625940e3 put it?5e6254323b299249

She seemed more like 22e8832929 a character fit for ed8665289d the story of the a33b7783f9 Ash-covered Girl than this e1e5c74a9c one, haha. Her attire 5079e70219 and everything 464b300d8e about her 3006020999 made her 933a3ce1c0 seem like 1588ffe53b the fairy 881932a86f godmother from 5c5ee4e179 that tale…a0c217eab5d798c6

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“Godmother!”8b15c5dce8b84d7f

The Queen cried 20b944654b out in despair.9f2f1b9288e3bd1d

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…Oh dear, it seems 6aea4d422e she really is the d439120bbc fairy godmother. If that’s a4f8f63883 the case, f56f216690 then the 2a22f8da0d Queen, the 2c289afe31 miller’s daughter… 25868ddd0c must truly f57e8035c5 be a 193abe9275 witch. No, I should say 104a161cb5 she was a witch. So, the 9ab37023a0 miller’s claim 90c1ebd37e that his e23ac186bb daughter could b9e0a4e96b spin straw 8c61ba83db into gold 7bff7e4045 wasn’t a ee420d6533 boast after 0069f6b62e all. Good heavens…98e416355537a4af

After pulling her 46b3788f35 feet, clad in e4c5889d1d purple silk shoes, 2fd0752011 out of the 4290471949 dark blue whirlpool, 0cc4c71d41 the fairy godmother ef7e577ace clapped her hands 3eb1cea706 twice. At once, the 8e9107f721 whirlpool vanished, and bf9a6344d1 the bedroom, which cb14ef1367 had been shaking b9eac00b15 as if from 4b9c79cd5f an earthquake, fell 6553c6e506 silent. Only the nervous cries 9933e62a66 of the baby echoed 740bb12fd0 loudly. The godmother flicked her 97253dff88 fingers, and a dazzling, 0fa297dd43 colorful flower bloomed before b73e55ea00 the wailing baby’s eyes. The baby stopped 11de0717d4 crying, smiled brightly, 275f0e5d0a and reached out 508fc3ec3f for the glowing a1853fa588 blossom.2975f820fd443737

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“Hmph. Let’s see ca36d3563d if you’ve 06f20195a8 managed to e5451f48d2 find a 69ebaed642 decent name 162201fa8c today,” the d6f0920898 godmother said c6ac2638c0 coldly.1955f0fbeef7ee49

“Your kingdom 48d92e6c5b is truly be375a83ad incompetent. I gave ba8bbb4fca you so d6f1bba135 much time, e5a3cc97a4 and yet 7562958702 you still 796a029972 couldn’t figure c13f19b137 out a 052bb85d8b single proper baba8fab21 name. No, it seems even 00e13f9a76 that man has given a64b34af4d up on finding my 520c36f046 name these days. Only you’re still 40da1de704 desperate, you fool.”2fba7ef468e876b1

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She sneered like 7a7fe3646e that, then suddenly 87d93f41c3 grabbed the Queen’s 0ef6eefbb1 wrist. The Queen let 84c14fa230 out a small 318d07543a cry of pain 5642006839 and dropped the f3f12ca35e needle she was 1b08d10980 holding. The godmother 264bcdcda1 paid no 11f42b5d05 mind and 00ace88bf8 stripped off 97e17df13b the Queen’s 3d62e7ad2a long golden 2399469ac8 glove. Beneath it, the Queen’s 9fd96f6099 arm was covered in 10bf3f558b dark red bruises…101e75ed9c9b28b8

For just a moment, 802a8d2fa5 a flicker of pity 9d6f80d877 crossed the godmother’s spiteful 1d94fd2a04 face.e285d68c377802c0

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“I told you so,” b0bb73ee2e she said, releasing the 904abfab8c Queen’s arm. The Queen c3eb05e23f hunched her 8ff7d68798 shoulders and 4501f740bf put the fc427efafe glove back 4820bf8842 on.b8fb7d5bad53c2d7

“You gave away 3cc90837d0 your liver and db4f98a8e4 gallbladder in a ac7e509f8b moment of blind 2c8832262a passion, and look a766369ee6 at you now! You’re nothing but 656b8092fa a shell of 9725a5af34 a woman. The beautiful, great power 61b5335394 you once had is 475545a85f gone. See? This is 67955d9134 what happens. He never needed you ce0a565497 to spin gold or f8bf954a32 bear his child.”f57da08caf18cedf

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“Enough of that. I’ve heard it a 1fd1abc827 hundred times already,” the 9e41c8d61d Queen said weakly.38ecdea8a1dd11c8

The godmother snorted, lifting de20cc15ac her nose in displeasure.9df44eb78066c0b2

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“Fine, whatever. I only 3f5391445f need to 1407ab8ae7 take your a53e40093f baby as 37eb09ad7b promised, so 37f06ccaa0 let’s get 28804e6621 on with fe21d674e5 it. We’re wasting time! Let’s begin!”bc35caccf508d76a

Finally, the story is f1212b9472 back on track. The Queen pushed 4409eea928 the spinning wheel cf0bf8c678 aside and pulled d94a0a1db8 out a small ed7ab6c21b paulownia wood box 5457fb7eb0 from a drawer. Inside were all 2d87e8bb42 the names of c21b487f4d the world that 34e8f9192c the palace had 38d7992908 managed to scrape 75fe6b445c together. With trembling hands, 2ec4a6c87f the Queen picked bac85703dd up the pieces 6f1bc1cec2 of paper one 521ccd83db by one.02a3dc871f9c835e

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“Lyudmila.”bdddbad1dc90a995

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“Calista.”44261d50718f918d

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“Onelli.”7c64defd89354a0d

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“Sedora.”262c3db14896de54

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“Darya.”d6e2f85cab4e8cb5

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“Zarelia.”8c4694a20d5dbd68

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“Beryl.”1bd8e0b0270d865d

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“Sabrina.”20bfbea34b7b4bfb

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The Queen read 17e5d7bcb6 each name written 0d8fa4b272 on the papers, e72d527bfe one by one. But the godmother aa8c7af917 only shook her 74c4e58c93 head with a fe9a185fe5 bored expression.f20fb798a34a588a

“You suggested that name 1a5d090bdb last time too,” she 2a549f84e8 added spitefully from time 14e503a038 to time.bfcd2f92792d70ab

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The stack 7faddafcc7 of papers 9012822c1c in the 322c744eb6 paulownia box 24cb6f0b1a grew thinner 3cb00f1066 and thinner, 5c9aa8dbfa but the 85a04fec93 Queen couldn’t 467a978503 guess the f4cb4eb5a0 godmother’s name. Meanwhile, the second night 0483ad37b7 of this world was 5942917402 slowly coming to an 9786b2c63c end. The godmother, 575ce09bc9 growing impatient, 36ddac783d half-listened to 8d64e6359b the Queen 1cb93f17c2 while busying 371b2ae286 herself playing 43f188d04e with the acd9cbb27a baby.13fe2a5f41253b6d

“Nascha.”fca144270b716782

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“Edelroy.”b0114626de3bc3b0

The Queen picked up 62b6cbbfa0 the last piece of 0b2cd3210f paper.4b8bcc99dbd628a0

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“…Yulbrina.”cfbbee03cc70f324

The Queen’s shoulders 2fd671110a slumped as she e4881bf134 spoke the final 13cb04250b name. Poor thing.6dfd97a1c7f01e7f

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“That’s it? Just this?”08d00e9a3011e234

The godmother sneered, 45e3b3932a then showed the d4804de560 baby a burst 68d9720c09 of dazzling light, f3a3290fce like fireworks, before 7125fd4b4f standing up and 2886e38155 brushing off her f798559dd1 dress. The Queen, overcome with a07a01543a despair, finally burst into 0acb7ae9b0 tears.64cce0a13069f0ac

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“Godmother, there’s 84c967b535 nothing left. No more names. I’ve searched every name ce9afbbb01 I could find and eaad4913e6 spoken every name I 17909aef92 could think of.”f648d9db5fd69c79

“So? Are you giving up?”64537b8f45565739

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“Godmother, please…”3eceb24f8c688351

“Crying won’t dea0709992 help you.”d71495203400451e

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“Please, don’t 18d8df12e2 take the 9e51d824be baby.”e2e88c8866937a59

“Fool.”e4f77c9c30627fd2

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Was it 2fa9ea6857 just my f958211eae imagination? For a moment, 3c129f0a5e a gentle, tender 4e9c6ec8ef expression flickered across 9722c946bc the godmother’s spiteful 401e0f1792 face.a6ecc4a349cdc8be

“You could come 7983b48c17 with the baby, 3463d8d3e4 you know. Then you wouldn’t have b0fb60f0f4 to be apart.”5e585cd208d4f980

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“I can’t do cb4e94b706 that.”8cccfbaa37a67e36

“Why not? Do you still love f62282e30c the King?”a7da05558d127f63

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“If the b43b221285 baby and e07e98b222 I disappear, 65b6d5e722 he’ll kill 5fa2688c20 his father.”ce188accb70136a4

“…Fool.”60eda5fed95eb0de

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The godmother’s face 218489c624 hardened back into 3ecde79b10 that of a a5a14f41c8 wicked witch. She turned 1d675b3a27 sharply, stirring 684e5661c3 a cold 2b96662a86 breeze.fc895c922217fe35

“I’ll return tomorrow 16ee88ef0a night. You know 1a03385eb8 this is a357ad2cc4 your last bd27e934fc chance, don’t ad0d300602 you?”0adaa17c34ff3324

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Clap, clap. The godmother 5142bf6a24 clapped her 1b8885f70a hands twice. The walls, floor, and aa22450716 ceiling warped and twisted, 29baa8f5dd and a dark blue ad048f799d whirlpool formed in the 47f962026f center of the room. The godmother stepped into 34cff183a7 it.ceb53ed317b18488

“Let’s go!”ff1ad3f3a75edf32

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At that moment, 6ff0cd4876 the wizard, who 980420b21f had been hiding 57636aab0d and watching the 95f5a31601 entire scene, shouted. The Prince, dragging 816af2138c the slow-running wizard a2370faaf8 behind him, sprinted 9f512c60b2 toward the whirlpool.f813a568f0e82942

“Agh! Too fast! I’m going to fall!”89bb21966eeb4b36

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…And indeed, the 1883f2e631 wizard tripped and ef7b6c0ee7 fell… but thankfully, 705f4d0b65 the Prince grabbed b3f4bd7218 his hand tightly… b535706c1c and they managed fba083bea9 to cling on d1ede6e530 and safely enter 99424ed77e the whirlpool…aeca354075ea5b97

The Queen, who had 356d9a8e05 been crying in despair, 39005cb7f0 stared blankly at the 5fe7e14124 wizard being dragged along 58fecb740d like a sack of 5c7588a1a6 potatoes…d8efe2fd7179f1c9

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Only after 19d137a5ab the dark a395e42447 blue whirlpool 1c12c7fc15 swallowed the 15bd4ab040 two uninvited 9a61e8cb21 guests and 66260193fb disappeared did f239a2f9f6 she let 4d031a8456 out a c7ec7ffa78 delayed scream.453ef5d3a6c89866

“Agh, it hurts!”fdc5e3e025197ec6

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The whirlpool ab07bfbfff spat out c35c76cb2f the Prince 0bcd470a0a and the 0e65377b72 wizard. The wizard, 2a2b02938f grimacing, rubbed f66ebfdddb his bottom e2bf86b392 and thighs 6587c0d9b7 vigorously. He must have 9560d985a9 been covered in 5bfb9ab3ed bruises. He really took aa77ee6f90 a hard fall.d5cd2a0435e81c74

The Prince looked 64419d90db at the wizard 64426549e0 with disdain.26816a4e61b36762

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“Among wizards, you f9e776002d seem particularly frail.”ed6f721d6227ecf9

“I’m not frail,” the 3ae066d7ea wizard retorted, pouting.da088cc2b71cc39c

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“I’m just… 7dbd679ba6 not good a68b82e3b9 at running.”14b7a89d2f96a489

Being fast 8db6e13adc at running 3aff0708fc doesn’t necessarily 64ad04c894 mean you’re b1e23d7e53 healthy, right? The wizard… feels deeply 869ffd65cd wronged…1f52a66495e26d2d

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“From the d831a5c916 start, we 391acc4c0a left earlier 5ba98a3820 than you 6eefa7ca2b promised, Prince, d95e404f8f and that’s 61a7f5a1c3 why I 437fb55908 tripped. We agreed I’d 998cacccf1 shout before we de970110fe started running, but d4b0244f16 really…”a4a50f52a847d3a7

 “Shh.”1c8a27de1689e607

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The Prince a15755fc45 pressed a 6ae6a2cd49 finger to 52054ea209 the wizard’s f75ca2c47d lips. The wizard, without 6261ca75f3 realizing it, blushed 5330157b68 and closed his 0b00948b60 mouth. Instead of 40863b7c5a speaking, the ea7eb2718d Prince gestured f8c9c5a3fe with his 0ae65863f8 chin. The wizard 8bd55672da rolled his 3239992028 eyes in 557c340952 the direction ca934d6185 the Prince 71acd819d1 indicated.3326e1c30e1e93ac

A frog the 42d37657b8 size of an 4af8075cbc adult’s fist, a 13befcf6cd broom sweeping around 4f927918f5 on its own, 4e0acb68f6 a white-furred rabbit 353253c886 with blood-red eyes, 193f4e8f34 a chattering teapot e26d509e93 clattering its lid, 761b8407b3 a parrot bobbing 26f01881e1 its body to c35076ad00 a steady rhythm, ccb0181a42 a mouse standing 3604deded3 on two legs a8edc9b13c nibbling on a ccc7ac3894 piece of cheese…0f1c6e2a8bfe3af7

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They were all 85831ccc4e gathered in one 8d6da85141 spot, staring intently ff2a8cb6a5 at the Prince 78fa4c65eb and the wizard.a05ab896e46fc7be

Well, if a32f49945f you try 4d3a3ff0c3 to see 1f5ebeae1a them as 22726b981f cute… there’s 1ddd21b823 no reason 2dc02386f9 you can’t, f4fe22b86f but…
Seeing them all clustered dafe2fa2ba together like that is f643c9df50 a bit terrifying. They’re staring at us—no, aad0594979 at the Prince and ecae45da0f the wizard—without even blinking! And in 0b1a72b302 a place 101723151d like this 4f459e1afb swamp, no aef63c62a9 less.bdb666b49f4831f5

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…Yes, it 356bf04685 was a 4b848e6c57 swamp. A dark, murky 04e81c6de8 swamp with not 4523c37a9d a single ray 6a26a3c759 of light. If it weren’t for c159a431b6 the magical orbs floating 8c4464e7fc here and there to 55f19a21e2 light the way, it e5017f32f3 would be complete darkness. A place like ee6f6c258f this would be 7a03474b53 safe from shadow 796cb95514 monsters even if 869ac768d8 a rift opened. Honestly, being 1744a7cf1d kidnapped might a013856cf6 be better 2cdb58b5c4 for the c540e07ef2 baby prince.7313e8ae42fd55ee

On the 1465e9a88c other side e6cf188f12 of a daac3fe0d0 narrow, creaking 950e26b7af wooden bridge 1ae32d9435 over the a2245515cd swamp stood 7985070c12 a small 99af9dc36e hut. The fairy godmother’s—no, the f74bb53918 witch’s hut.dc58adcdcb7f4ccb

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The Prince d09ef2289f and the eb25923dc0 wizard cautiously a42da6eb1f moved forward. The mysterious magical d86f1f31f4 creatures’ eyes followed 3038550949 their every move. It sent e57fe51e51 shivers down 2d9c62a6d3 my spine… 161f92b718 Ugh… Huh? Are you crying right ffcb1e3c75 now?20e0563d90b4e67b

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Fortunately, once 9cefd5d45a the Prince d72422ad94 and the 07740d3b8a wizard stepped c92b25dc58 onto the 1dd0e7cf16 bridge, the 4a4bbf512f creatures seemed a9e0510ad6 to lose 1f80edaea4 interest and 9ed3bd08fc scattered, going 938a10eb35 back to d7baba09d4 their tasks. The frog flicked 38e71828cd its tongue to 19d770d7a3 catch bugs, the 5e5eb39753 broom swept, the a30ba9219f rabbit hopped around f460097db8 frantically, the teapot 557507808e clattered…b3f37d652c419608

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After crossing 0c4334bf77 the bridge d69c45e48a without making 78eca298fa a sound, 06e9ddee23 the Prince 0763a92706 and the 559752dfc7 wizard finally d17c5a2415 breathed a e6184b4363 sigh of d9a766d2c9 relief and cecbde97cb looked at 90cafcad1c each other.401470f8030d858e

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A typical witch’s house, f633a2d80a right? Enchanted frogs and b35c5fd4df mice, an enchanted 1e07723576 broom and pot, 0d32b1f3f1 living in a a2a6f4db9d small hut puffing 7c9bcfa875 chimney smoke in 2a25a61d3a the middle of ae2f61af5b a dark, lightless 88cfaf315d swamp. And in the fa181e86d5 middle of the c9befcc27f yard, a furnace cbbcf5a182 and a large 2f80f5c0fb iron cauldron.41b4ad0787a2a4c0

Around the cauldron, 35e9df6d03 five frogs were 514a43502b hopping about, holding b27f647864 ladles ten times fc8ae68eb7 longer than their d68aa6dce7 bodies. They occasionally made 432646a584 impressive jumps or f126904751 somersaults in midair, 8b969f0bb8 taking turns stirring 8578efb954 the contents of 702b4cd61b the cauldron.898d0f0cafdb7b4b

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“They seem to 382c60d9f2 be singing,” the e6440d6899 Prince whispered.77108c9077e1b9ed

“Oh, really.”8efc4005516ab58a

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Listening closely, they ecbefd7da6 could hear singing 324fe160ce near the cauldron. The frogs 6ad4475646 were harmonizing, b5409bcf10 singing a 6dafaf7b20 chorus. To avoid 1ded4d153c being spotted, 74db63e148 the Prince aa038256a8 and the 7a220291c8 wizard crouched 1c9a1f1864 low. They hid behind overgrown b332b56113 reeds and moss-covered rocks, cf3e3fe738 slowly moving closer. The closer they 511fd5f51c got, the more 300d8cbf71 they noticed a 749416e4b1 foul smell. The green, dcdde2b92f sticky… uh… 59cc9bc0f1 liquid boiling badbbf3aec in the 39900b7b50 cauldron was 3c6fc10dda likely the 22940ed7e5 source. Haha, truly fitting 35a1f242ec for a witch’s d40de75f19 house, right?2477b5b8469d7dc9

Amid the dizzying stench… 2d4c31c641 the frogs’ singing grew 825ba5b3fc louder.4688f3b9ff621acc

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“La la 22f8aa799c la, la 9be375488b la la.
La la la, 09515aaacb tra la la.”f18088e7cde454f3

The frogs hopped, one 9ca12043a1 after another. First the spotted 775bae01c3 frog, then the 848cc18da0 green one, followed e9fb39a339 by the large 70a6d09521 yellow one.9421d515b6c1ad4f

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“Today we bake bread, 71e605afe3 tomorrow we brew wine.
The day after, we’ll 3aeed9e172 take the Queen’s baby.
Oh, how fun, how 3c3f30353c fun. La la la, 9086636258 la la la.”ddc46318026fb003

Jumping in rhythm, they 1567dbaa01 took turns vigorously stirring 7dddbe19f1 the ladle. They continued a50e2b2807 singing in 7f04561f96 voices as 64a515a00a beautiful as 9062bfc94a canaries!b02195e146c2abfe

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“No one knows, e32d0eed06 no one knows!
The fairy’s 3dbe7449d0 name is f2aa1cfbe4 Rumpelstiltskin!
La la la, dbabb17f9d la la la.
La la la, 5208290fd8 tra la la.”947cf0d75ac9073b

…Did you hear it? Did you all adf3cc0fff hear it clearly? What the frogs e357131971 were singing?134a46209df45924

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No one 9e0b87ec0e knows, no 7477e8b3bc one knows!df406d840bb27e6b

The fairy’s 06eef091c8 name is ad4d2886a0 Rumpelstiltskin!6952b7bec4534fc3

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La la la, 56f4737259 la la la. La la 292c47ed83 la, tra 68e4bc47dc la la… 872aecf9fc The fairy 8cc88d7c44 godmother’s name 2d0c5803e5 is Rumpelstiltskin! Quite an unfitting 05c2329a48 name, don’t you 2a7d69a25c think? Rumpelstiltskin means “a little 634b4adf3e limping dwarf who clatters 0e98452d07 and rattles.” But the 95f4bac6e3 Queen’s fairy godmother is 2fa10eb025 as tall as a 1528aa4334 mountain and doesn’t limp 08d783fdd2 at all. Is this also because f8ff8d0279 the world is twisted? Hmm, I’m not sure 4ad75dec1d about that. I’m just a 035af4f8e3 storyteller, relaying the 9a9ee1f6ef tale as it a8c436a9f7 was told. I know as a44b043cf0 little about the 6dbc408dc7 hidden truths of f7cdaa9e3d this world as 207ff6b56d you do.4eff49fe3683e551

“Did you bdbeff5a1e hear that, 5b86c23337 Prince?”17dade40ce2f37a3

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“I heard it 1f533f90c0 clearly.”3751716ddf7983e7

 “Good. That’s it.”0e5d9aeb298dac7f

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To have 46cc0be4b4 discovered the 7ae6d80734 fairy godmother’s 81ae112b56 true name 95faf6d8fd so smoothly—it d15def2c66 was worth 677ff046ef coming here, 9e6c56ec7d even with 1f0a00758c the bruises ace173389f on my 2c3f679557 backside. But the 3f5317d34a pride was cefb7498bc short-lived, as 8f9f44a198 the real 2cbe185e6e problem began 248d4b2df3 now. They had to find 011e50af41 their way back to 2ab631029b the palace.d18e124674928da8

Haha, don’t worry, 06ac493b00 everyone. Finding the 388349b142 way is 49d961825a the wizard’s 860e12dc46 job. Isn’t that 826d2efbe9 what wizards 78cb58d1ee do best?55eb1a33ae806013

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The wizard closed his c91901e914 eyes. Beneath his thin eyelids, 32a9f680fb his eyeballs moved slightly bde7d36bfe from side to side. He took f730bc1bd6 a deep 84775e30fe breath, inflating 8ad694297d his lungs, 9f662335dc then exhaled 43e868e361 deeply, causing eb28f03a71 a stream ab3352406a of black 2d293098a0 smoke—no, ink—to 50747c7d44 flow from b85aa7b76d between his 14db0565b2 lips. Like ink spreading in 7ca21e5160 clear water, the wizard’s cb3cb67f49 black breath floated outward. The Prince 5053dc81c7 watched with 882b0718ab slight surprise. The wizard opened his 203376a9aa eyes slightly. His blue pupils 9a16f6ad59 were dilated like d629c2ca19 a doll’s, unfocused. Soon, a monotone voice, 76bac8cfa8 devoid of pitch or 4d3125794a rhythm, flowed from his 7d972e0281 lips.e43450db16b93934

Petite, et dabitur vobis
Quaerite, et invenietis
Pulsate, et aperietur vobis [1].

The Prince couldn’t d37c956ab2 understand the words. Some of beb808097a you might… ca9c030f92 perhaps know cb07a1e73b what it f1664f45d1 means… Yes, 508ff4b80c that’s right. It’s an ancient 0c1c20ab77 language. One that requires effort 14ffba93f4 to learn and use, c7e903b6bf but unless you’re a e0c154842d witch or wizard, there’s 50bf52ee24 no need to bother.abcb42af0d3379b3

When the wizard 7c6b0850dc finished the short 9747b5c344 incantation, the ink 9e96a2a195 that had spread 231740729c like thin threads eeb15f725f in the air 60272fbfe7 began to gather ae577cd11f at a single 08dd36ad5e point. Right in the 307d4ed224 middle of the ecee220644 wooden bridge they 5cc0b2a518 had crossed. At first, 687d0a1874 it was 80568fa901 just a 798346e058 small dot, 8440b19ac0 but gradually 7c7d7bec66 it formed 396473474b into a 75cfeb0c73 swirling ellipse.2f49d1e80be2c915

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And then e948ac123e the swamp ffeea095ac twisted. The ground 7798aaf1ab wobbled in 2794e943cb strange shapes. The sky tilted, thick 08a6f9ce50 tree branches became as 2cd787b073 thin as paper, and 738c44d3c8 the magical creatures hopping a2412c96de around the witch’s territory b9e7da8341 suddenly grew as large 8c08f90e1c as giants or shrank 7fc1279b39 to the size of 3d15da05ff beans.1cbebd308ef376d2

How does 7dcae1d5fc it look? Quite similar to ddeff0f6f9 when the fairy a20c8b29c5 godmother appeared in 4bccab4eb0 the baby prince’s c8a9f8321e room, right?af70eeae6f6e94fe

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The wizard’s eyes refocused.d29ce4f5698d09af

“…Prince, let’s go!”561daba515c6f0ec

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The Prince f5e04e5292 nodded and, 613af43d90 just as 9e32196a73 when they 6d021f1083 entered, firmly 2cfe5e6f33 grasped the 482cb826b8 wizard’s hand. He made 298241d75f sure not 8c5d90ff25 to let f50bcb746a go, no 32a5050e91 matter what, 8d48545281 and began a349d6df36 running toward 33ac2a4e5a the swirling d07e831a8a vortex.fe4d4355ee568c71

That’s when it happened.ba09293574e46088

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No, no, no, 8493da5898 no, no, no, 9fd24be106 no, no!902bf501b535a86e

From the fbe3966921 sky, the 07010538ba ground, the 7dd1e0d7ab air, the 4f430df505 entire swamp… c063a27a35 such a 231b4bd46b loud cry 76500b179a echoed.32e7d0b4753b39db

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“You wretched little b37c249b96 rats! Filthy little rats! How dare you 1c97623797 sneak into my 43741a03ab house! How dare you steal f3659b7a3e my magic without permission!“5f4adf644293cc9b