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Chapter 7: Rescuing Bratty

So later that evening, when the wedding ceremony was over and

everybody was tipsy and tired, Demonizer entered the castle stealthily. He kept to the shadows, unseen and unnoticed, with only one thing on his mind: getting Miiah and escaping the castle. He was determined to wait for the perfect opportunity. He was alone so he didn’t want to risk a direct confrontation on enemy territory if he could help it. He didn’t have to wait long for his opportunity.

-Scar, I will go out in the gardens for bit of fresh air. All this dancing and singing and drinking got me tired. I will be back in 10 minutes. I just need some air.

- All right my dear, do you want me to send someone with you?- No need, I won' t be long. I will be back before you know it. Who would

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want to harm me? As I can see you are loved by your people and you have a handful of close friends who would have noticed if anyone suspicious was here. Will see you in ten minutes or so!

Saying that she went out for some fresh air. She really needed to get away

for a few minutes from the noise and the smell of foods and drinks. She couldn’t believe she was a married woman now. She would soon spend her first night with Scar, or at least that is what she thought. She started daydreaming about their first night together. She was so nervous, fantasizing it all. How was she supposed to know that Demonizer had other plans for her? She had no clue that she was being followed silently by the evil wizard.

When Miiah sat down on a bench admiring the stars and the shining

moon, Demonizer decided to make his move and kidnap Miiah so he stealthily approached her and exactly when she was about to turn her head startled by a faint sound, he put her under the same sleeping spell as he had put Bratty a few hours earlier. She was in his grasp now, all he had to do now was to get back to the carriage which was waiting for him in the woods with Bratty also inside already.

Meanwhile let' s see what our friends Mongo and Mean are doing in their

search for Bratty.

-Hey, Mongo, thank you for taking me along. I hate parties. They are so boring and the dancing and the music really gets on my nerves. It would have been impolite to fake illness on the king' s wedding just to get away, don' t you agree? Maybe fake death…and Mean winked at Mongo.- No, parties are fun. I love the dancing and the music like every other human being, you are just being stubborn and grumpy like always. Maybe we should call you Grumpy from now on?

- We had better focus on our task, finding and saving Bratty. And never mention dancing or music again as we can' t agree on the subject, ok? Said Mean irritated.

- Deal! Agreed Mongo. Look at these tracks. They seem fresh. And Mongo pointed to the ground but Mean was a wizard, not used to tracking down people, so he couldn’t distinguish anything. But, as he wanted to seem smart, he said he saw the prints in the soft ground.-Good, follow me and keep quiet!

After about an hour of examining the ground and the twisted twigs they got to a dead end. They stopped in front of some overgrown bushes.

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Mongo had lost all tracks there. He was annoyed and disappointed with himself.

- All tracks end here Mean! It is as if they vanished into thin air! I have never lost my target till now.

- Let me take a look! Said Mean thinking that maybe magic was involved, a domain which was his own.

- Nah, you are as blind as a bat when it comes to following tracks, but be my guest, try your hand! Said Mongo as he didn’t want Mean to find something which he couldn’t find himself. This would mean that a mage would beat him at his own game. Tracking and stealth was for assassins, not for mages but he agreed as they both had the same goal, that of finding Bratty.- It looks like there is something weird about these bushes… I knew it Mongo! They are holograms, they are not real. Let' s see what lies behind door number one!! Saying that they both went right through the magic bushes and there standing in front of them they found Demonizer' s carriage with Bratty inside in a sleep as deep as a coma.- Is she dead? Asked Mean terrified.

- No, she has a pulse. She is sleeping it seems. Can you wake her up Mean?- Stand aside Mongo and let me try my magic. And Mean then touched her cheeks. She was so beautiful and peaceful, unlike when she was awake and bitter. Then he kissed her whispering a magic spell in her ears.- Was the kiss necessary? Laughed Mongo.

- What kiss? Asked Bratty who was now awake. And where the hell am I? And what are you two doing here?

- What does it look like Miss? We are saving you. Now we had better return to the castle. The wedding party must be already over. Mongo helped Bratty to her feet.

- I can’t remember anything. I was brushing my hair and now I am here with you two. But alright, let' s get back to the castle and maybe we shall get to the bottom of all these after Miiah' s wedding. Then they all left in a hurry. Hardly had they left when Demonizer arrived carrying Miiah who was now fast asleep. But when he entered the carriage he was in for a big shock as Bratty was nowhere to be found.

- What is the meaning of this? Where is she? This can' t be, I left her here asleep, she shouldn’t have been able to wake up on her own. Which means she had help. Someone rescued her! Damn! I guess I will have to give up on her for the time being and leave with Miiah or Gelebron will have my head!

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