After greeting each other, they stared at each other. On a moonless night, they looked at each other's beautiful face up close, and their moods were completely different.
After a brief pause, Miss Carina said:
"I never thought that the first time I saw you in the Green Lake area would be here. It looks like your injuries have completely healed? That's really good. Let me see if you have become stronger?"
Audrey had no intention of talking about her own strength, and she could not explain this change. Fortunately, the person in front of her was the Great Witch of Balance, Carina, not the Great Witch of Time, Speaker Yin Shabella, so she did not have to answer this question:
"Thank you so much for being here to help me, Carina."
Although she was not here to help her, the Duchess nodded:
"There's no need to be so polite. We are all members of the parliament. We should help each other and never deceive each other... Where did the man who took you away just now go?"
She looked around, as if expecting some surprise to jump out from the reeds in the darkness.
Audrey was nervous, but her expression was relaxed:
"It's not a man, it's a woman. When you looked at her just now, did you feel like a witch's curse was triggered?"
"No. So that's it? He's actually a woman."
Miss Carina blinked:
"Aren't women better? Where did your new friend go? Why didn't you introduce him to me? Is that girl shy? Oh, there's no need to be shy. I'm not some ancient evil beast that eats people."
Audrey pursed her lips:
"You saw that she had just cast spells many times to fight against those powerful opponents. She is now too tired and has gone back to rest."
"The more I listen, the more suspicious I feel."
The red hair swayed as she shook her head slightly.
"Friday, yes, Friday's banquet, I'll introduce you to each other."
Audrey said again, and Miss Carina nodded and teased with a smile:
"You look so nervous, as if you just did something wrong to the parliament. We are all members of the parliament, and we will not harm or hinder each other. We are good sisters, and as the Speaker said, we must always remain elegant and beautiful."
She patted Audrey Edwards on the shoulder and asked with pretended curiosity:
"By the way, is that girl pretty?"
Two pairs of golden eyes stared at each other at close range. Audrey was glad that she had developed the ability to maintain an indifferent expression over the years.
Megan in her heart kept thinking with her about how to deal with the twelfth-level witch in front of her, so she could stay calm:
"Yes, it is beautiful."
After saying this, Xia De's appearance seemed to appear before his eyes:
"Very pretty and considerate. But I'm afraid she's not your type..."
Audrey tried to speak as tactfully as possible, laying the groundwork for the party the night after tomorrow.
The Duchess suppressed her smile and asked:
"How do you know that girl isn't my type? On Friday night, remember to remind her to dress up. If possible, I'd like to invite her to dance. I always like strong young girls like this."
Audrey pursed her lips and nodded, thinking that she handled the matter fairly well.
"She is a God-Caller? I saw the huge moonlight ring she threw out at the end. It has the power of at least thirteen rings."
Miss Carina asked again, and got a negative answer. Audrey's excuse was basically the same as Shad's excuse to Miss Danister. Fortunately, Miss Carina, like Miss Danister, did not delve too deeply into the matter, or she did not expect Audrey Edwards to admit it now.
"But is your train arriving so early? I thought it was only pulling in now."
As they were preparing to leave together, Audrey asked again in confusion.
"I got off the train early and flew here... Remember, you owe me a favor. If it weren't for you, I would have been able to enjoy a very nice night tonight."
The Duchess reminded her again, and Audrey nodded slightly. She thought Miss Carina was saying that they could have spent the night comfortably in the clean and bright train compartment, but Miss Carina actually meant that if Audrey Edwards hadn't been here, she could have kept Shad overnight.
While the two witches were returning to the city together, Shade, who had thrown away the crystal shoes, had also returned home.
This time he appeared in the empty Room 2 on the second floor. Xiaomia and Luvia, who heard the voice, saw him the first time.
Little Mia was picked up by Xia De. Seeing that Xia De was safe, the purple-eyed girl breathed a sigh of relief:
"I'm glad you're okay. It seems like a lot of things must have happened over at Green Lake."
"Yes, I met Laplace Klein Howard again and fought with him. This time he directly claimed to be the Chosen One of the Space."
Luvia hugged Shade gently:
"Don't talk about him. You've been on the island for a day, right? Have you had dinner? I'll go prepare dinner. Although the lunar eclipse isn't over yet, my planetarium will automatically record the short-term astrological signs. I'll go cook for you and we'll talk later."
"No hurry. I still have to go to Green Lake and will be back in about half an hour."
Xia De said, and stuffed the spoiled little Mia into Luvia's arms:
"Miss Carina has arrived, and Miss Danister has also appeared. I used a special method to make the souls of Megan Edwards and Audrey Edwards achieve a perfect fusion/separation dual state. I will go to observe her situation and learn some magic. Things in Green Lake are becoming more and more difficult... You go ahead and do your thing, and don't have to cook. When I come back, I will use Fiona's domestic servants to prepare some dinner."
"Meow~"
The cat, who was originally dissatisfied with being given to Luvia by Shade, suddenly brightened up. Luvia also nodded:
"Come back early, you've worked hard today."
About ten minutes later, the three moons above Green Lake were still engulfed by the lunar eclipse, and Audrey, who had hurriedly gotten off the carriage, pushed the door and entered the brightly lit Green Lake Hotel.
She walked directly to the counter. Soren and Helena, the brother and sister behind the counter, put down their account books and pens. The witch asked hurriedly:
"Is he back?"
"Yes, in the room."
Ms. Helena Green said, handing over the room key. Audrey smiled and turned to go upstairs, then heard her nephew say:
"About forty minutes ago, a red-haired lady came here and she..."
"Yes, I have seen her."
Audrey answered before Mr. Soren Green finished speaking, then waved to her nephew and niece, and walked excitedly to the stairs.
When her figure disappeared, Mr. Soren Green whispered to his sister:
"I thought they were going to have a fight."
Audrey didn't hear the whole sentence and thought the red-haired lady was looking for her. But the innkeepers knew very well that the beautiful red-haired lady was the lover of "John Watson". This misunderstanding was caused by Miss Carina's spell when she left.
"I thought so too... It seems that my aunt's ability to handle interpersonal relationships is better than we thought."
Ms. Helena also whispered to her brother, who showed great curiosity:
"Looking at the smiling face of my aunt, she should have defeated the other party, right?"
"I think so. If she hadn't gotten such a great advantage, she wouldn't be in such a good mood. I think even a powerful lady like my aunt wouldn't give in to other women."
Audrey naturally didn't know that her relatives were talking about "elderly love". She had already arrived at the door of Shade's room. She knocked politely and then heard Shade's voice:
"It's inconvenient for me to move now, just come in."
Because Audrey was the dominant body, Shad's badge had already told him who was outside the door.
So the witch took out the key and opened the door, then found that the lights were off. After entering the room, she found Shade sitting cross-legged in the ritual formation in the middle of the living room. The ink mixed with silver powder emitted a soft and cold silver moonlight on the floor. A total of 36 round pearls the size of a fingernail floated around Shade, slowly rotating like a star map.
Megan saw that Shad was performing a ceremony and did not interrupt.
Xia De still had his eyes closed. While controlling the pearls to arrange themselves around him and change the star map, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked in front of him, and the round white pearls were all stained with a layer of silver.
The curtains were drawn open with a rustle, allowing the view of the moonless night to connect with the interior.
Xia De chanted the spell softly, and at the same time, the light on the ritual array and the light on the 36 pearls all slowly went out. The whole process lasted for a full ten minutes. When the last trace of light in the room disappeared, complete darkness enveloped the place, and even the witch's eyes could not see anything.
She felt the cold, it was not just a drop in temperature, it was more like a power that symbolized "destruction" and "end". Fortunately, the darkness lasted only a short time, and soon she saw the brass metal life ring emitting silver light illuminating the room.
The silver moonlight was not strong, but stable enough. The light also illuminated Shade. He slowly opened his eyes, and a black symbol with a complex pattern flashed in his eyes.
"Black Moon Symbol?"
The witch of knowledge and wisdom was well-informed. She turned on the gas lamp on the wall:
"That Miss Danister actually taught you this dangerous magic? It seems that she really thinks highly of you."
"Miss Danister has always been very kind to me."
Xia De said, pointing to an apple on the table beside him. After the apple floated in front of him, he gently touched the surface of the apple, and then a black mark like ink was imprinted on the apple.
Shade let the apple float further away, then snapped his fingers. Without any warning, the fresh red apple turned into white ash and fell all over the ground.