Friday, before dawn, 4:57. The Witch Council.
Unexplained sunlight shone down from the white mist in the sky, and at the bottom of the ancient stone steps that converged towards the center, beside the round table, a late-night meeting was still going on.
“Then this is the temporary decision on the arrangements for the Green Lake area operations.
Vanessa and Carina should still go to Green Lake area according to their original plans in their own identities. Xiwei should not go with her real identity this time. The church's investigation into the Great Witch has already begun to target you. It is indeed suspicious that you have been going to negotiate business wherever the Chosen One appears in the past year. Granny Cassandra, please arrange your actions by yourself. Thank you for your willingness to participate in this operation. In fact, you don't have to do this. As for Emma, since Princess Margaret is not sure whether to go to Green Lake to participate in the negotiations, you can choose the right time and go to Green Lake secretly with your identity hidden. "
The tall blond witch sat at the main seat beside the round conference table of the Witch Council. Looking from behind the stone chair that symbolized the identity of "Speaker", all one could see was the symbol of "time" engraved on the chair and her long, smooth hair.
On her left and right, the twelve ladies sitting at the round table nodded together:
"Yes, Your Excellency Yinsabella."
The witch's voice was gentle, with a unique affinity, yet majestic:
"I want to emphasize again that we did too much in the Randall Valley some time ago. This preliminary investigation will be led by Audrey who is already there, and assisted by Carina and Vanessa who arrived later. Mother-in-law, Xiwei, and Emma will leave after the preliminary investigation is completed and things have further fermented. The hidden mirror man mentioned by Audrey and the thirteen-ring fortune teller of the Prophet Association mentioned by Carina are not easy to deal with. I hope everyone will remain elegant and not lose face due to carelessness."
After a short pause:
"The fifth item is over. Does anyone have other topics or ideas? If not, the meeting is adjourned."
"I have something to say!"
The red-haired Duchess sitting in the "balance" position said, Carina Cavendish was wearing a purple robe. Seeing everyone looking at her, she spoke:
"I just have a question, why do we have to hold a meeting until four in the morning? No, it's already five!"
It can be seen that the Duchess is very concerned about this:
"Poor sleep can cause great harm to the skin!"
Her opinion was supported by most of the ladies. When the big witches began to discuss, the witch of "Time" sitting in the speaker's seat raised her hands and clapped twice. Looking from behind the back of the chair, one could see that she was not wearing any rings on her fair hands.
The voices of the witches stopped immediately.
"The meeting started at 10 o'clock last night. I didn't expect so many things to happen this time. In addition to Emma's new invention and business, Vigo's illness, and the news about the angel-level relics reported by Visenna, Carina and Audrey both brought up the matter of the thirteen-ring warlock in the Green Lake area. Of course, there is also the new gifted person of the Cavendish royal family. I still need to think about this matter."
She paused.
"I agree with Carina that lack of sleep is harmful to the skin. But the meeting is still important, isn't it?"
Her voice was gentle, but the ladies at the table all felt threatened. Only Mother-in-law Cassandra still had a kind smile on her face.
"The meeting is adjourned now. If you have anything else to say, please leave a message in the council. I will see it. Also, Audrey, are you feeling better?"
She then asked the Great Witch of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the lady with brown shoulder-length hair nodded slightly:
"Mr. Speaker, I am fine now and will be fully recovered soon."
"Well, being able to escape from the Mirror Man proves that you are better than we thought. If you need help, don't hesitate to ask others for help."
She stood up, picked up the notebook and pen on the table, and walked towards the light door that appeared behind the chair.
After she really left, the remaining witches packed up the things on the table and left one after another. The girls talked to each other, and Audrey Edwards, the Great Witch of Knowledge and Wisdom, signaled the Great Witch of Balance, Carina Cavendish, to stay for a while, and Emma Sylvia, the Great Witch of Space, also pretended to pack up her things and did not leave immediately, after all, she had the most things on the table.
The witch of the earth, Vanessa Benanis, patted Miss Carina on the shoulder and left with the great witch of light, Xiwei Aurora. The parliament fell silent, and the inexplicable light from the sky spread upward from layer to layer until it merged into the white mist. The light was very soft, making the ladies' pretty faces even more beautiful.
Audrey Edwards glanced at Miss Sylvia, who had deliberately stayed put, and then said to Miss Carina:
"There were some things I didn't tell the Speaker the truth about just now."
The Duchess tilted her head:
"What is it?"
"In the Green Lake area, I met a helper. A very powerful helper... Although he was only a middle-level helper, I was able to escape from the Hidden Mirror Man thanks to him. I mean, thanks to her."
Miss Sylvia glanced at Miss Carina, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and the red-haired witch pretended to be calm and nodded:
"Do you want me to arrive in the Green Lake area and meet her without telling the Speaker about her existence? No problem, but..."
She smiled teasingly:
"Audrey, are you in love? Tell me about that girl."
The witch with short brown hair pursed her lips:
"Duke, I'm not kidding you. I'll talk to you in detail when you get to the Green Lake area. That place is not peaceful. The negotiations between the two countries have also increased the church's vigilance. Sooner or later, other people will know about the Mirror Man and the Thirteen Rings Diviner. And that island... My family is not that simple."
"Oh, since last year, I have been involved in almost every matter of the chosen one. You don't need to remind me of this. Audrey, in your mind, what do I do on weekdays? Attending boring afternoon tea parties and salons in the palace?"
Miss Carina was just joking, but Audrey Edwards thought about it and really gave an answer:
"In my imagination, you spend most of your time in your own territory, having sex with beautiful female bards in your palace."
Miss Sylvia couldn't help laughing as she listened to the conversation, but no one looked at her. Miss Carina's mouth twitched a few times:
"This is a misunderstanding of the Fifth Era Witch Emperor by the Ringwitch scholars of the Sixth Era. And I am not that free, I have to remind you of a common sense mistake - Saradir County is still the territory of Draerion, not my private territory. As for the beautiful female bard... I don't have this in Tobesk City."
She had only handsome knights in Tobesk.
Audrey Edwards was noncommittal:
"You don't have to pay me the balance for the cat in the bottle. The making of that potion is also very helpful to me. When you arrive at Green Lake, I will talk to you in detail about the situation there. I can do the preliminary investigation myself. In addition, there is the matter of the twelfth level. I want to talk to you about what happened when you broke through from the eleventh level to the twelfth level."
Miss Carina nodded:
"Then see you at Green Lake."
Audrey Edwards then got up and left.
There were only two people left in the parliament. Miss Sylvia raised her left arm and placed it on the round table of the parliament to support her face. She tilted her head and asked the Duchess:
"She met Shade? That powerful 'lady' from Central."
As he spoke, he smiled again. At present, except Miss Carina, no one knew that Shad was in Green Lake recently.
"Yes, you guessed it right. Where there is trouble, there is Shade. Where there is a witch, there is Shade."
The red-haired witch said, and everyone could understand the emotion in her tone:
"She's still hesitant and hasn't told Shade clearly who she is, so I asked Shade to play role-playing games with her for a few weeks. She's so old, but she's still pretending to be a little girl."
"So, the chosen one of space is really in Green Lake? Who do Shade and Luvia Annat suspect?"
Miss Sylvia asked again.
"Edwards, everyone at Edwards, including Audrey and Megan."
"Oh? You mentioned both her real name and her fake name... Is that so? Very interesting."
The youngest witch of this generation was thoughtful:
"Tell Shade to be careful. I can't imagine how he and Audrey escaped from the Mirror Man. Although this is not the first time he has been involved in danger..."
Miss Sylvia sighed, put the documents on the desk into a brown paper bag, and suddenly asked:
"Speaking of which, Karina, you look really good lately. Are you using any new makeup?"
"Yeah?"
Miss Carina touched her face with a smile on her face:
"It's not cosmetics. This means that the method in Shade's Secret of Immortality has worked."
"Is that all?"
Miss Sylvia raised her eyebrows:
"Also, although you have just been promoted to the twelfth ring and twelfth level, I feel that your strength is rapidly approaching Xiwei. Xiwei Aurora has been at the twelfth level for five years."
"This proves that my talent is better than anyone thought. Didn't the Speaker also say that I've been in pretty good shape recently?"
But the Great Witch of Space would not believe such words:
"You... didn't have any incident with Xia De, did you?"
Golden eyes looked at golden eyes, and the parliament suddenly became quiet. Sylvia tried to see something in Miss Carina's eyes, but the Duchess had been trained in the palace since she was a child, and hiding her emotions was the most basic training content:
"What makes you think so?"
She retorted:
"You are tarnishing the reputation of witches and men. Ha, that's ridiculous. Besides, we are sisters. We can't lie to each other."
“I see.”
Miss Sylvia nodded slowly:
"Then just pretend I didn't say anything, but your state is indeed beyond your original talent. This is also a good thing. Now, including you and Xiwei, there are already three people at the twelfth level in the parliament. I wonder who will be able to follow in the footsteps of the Speaker and break through to the thirteenth level first."
The red-haired Duchess pointed at herself confidently:
"The ice crystal that the demigod witch gave to Shade was of great help to me. The thirteenth level is not impossible for me."
Miss Sylvia smiled:
"So how is Shad doing lately? Is he doing anything else besides working on Green Lake? Say hello to Shad for me. I envy you for being able to be with him all the time."
The two of them talked a little more about Shade's recent activities, and then Miss Sylvia left the parliament with information about her business and inventions.
Carina Elena Cavendish sat in her seat, looking at the empty parliament illuminated by the soft white skylight, and sighed softly.
Then, she stood up and prepared to leave. But she suddenly turned around and reached out to press the back of her chair. She looked around at the other twelve ancient chairs around the round table, and a smug smile appeared on her face.