Chapter seven
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Carrion chuckled as he leaned forward and looked intensely at Candy's small form, sitting on a hard chair in the middle of the main room in the darkest part of the Wormwood.
"Now, be reasonable Candy. You don't enjoy seeing your people or your family suffer, do you? The sooner you tell me what you really are or mostly your dreams, the sooner this entire conflict ends. Now I will give you one chance to redeem yourself. Tell me your dreams."
"I have told you a thousand times! I`m just a normal, high-school girl with no special abilities who just came across this world by accident and my dreams are nothing of your concern and nothing special either!" Candy angrily yelled back.
"I shared some of it with you back at "Dead Man's` house but you didn't like it. You and your grandmother are wrong about me!"
Quickly, Carrion turned around. He slammed his hand down on desk front of Candy. She flinched back in her chair in this sudden movement.
"Your only concern is if I decide to let you live..." He said dangerously, "...Or not."
An evil grin spread across his face, Candy couldn't help to shiver while his penetrating eyes starred at her intensely.
"Dreams are so much more than a pleasant fantasy in your brain, either when you`re asleep or awake. It is the most private part of your soul, no one can read, see or even listen to it. Is it in our dreams that we can reach our full potential, when your body cannot or your life cannot share, or you do not have the bravery to do it. Dreams can inspire you to take chances, or teach you to fear death and is our dreams that show what the deepest parts of our souls yearns for most."
Candy glared back at Carrion with furious eyes.
He allowed himself one moment to think of her in a beautiful nightmare of torture and pain, before without warning, Carrion turned on his heel and marched from the room with his black cape trailing behind him.
"Take your time to think again. What`s most important to Candy Quakenbush? Your dreams or your family?"
The door slammed behind him, leaving Candy in utter silence. Then she rushed towards the door and began hitting her fists hard against it.
"RELEASE MY FAMILY YOU MONSTER! LET THEM GO!" She yelled, tears beginning to run down her cheeks.
"I'VE ALREADY GIVEN YOU MY DREAMS, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?"
Carrion was annoyed.
This girl has caused nothing but trouble for him and his plans to take over Abarat and surrender it to an "Absolute Midnight". He found it impossible to focus on his job or even listen to what the council or spies were saying.
She had completely consumed him; every moment was centered on her.
Ever seen that day he first saw her face on that screen, he felt they were connected somehow.
But how?
His mind raced with questions. He felt his pulse quickening just thinking about the last girl he ever felt this way about before.
Boa.
A beautiful loving princess who had caused him nothing but pain and suffering.
He had suppressed any memory of her for so long now, that remembering her again when he looked into Candy eyes, brought that dull ache back into his heart…but also fury! Not only had she attracted him, he felt a boiling hatred in his chest. He hated her, because she stood for what had broken his heart in pieces and left it with a huge scar.
He could easily end her life and be done with it! And yet, he simply had the irresistible urge to find out who she really was. He needed to know her secrets and dreams before he was able to truly show her his wrath.
He would enjoy taking out his fury on her. Take out her different colored eyes while she was alive and awake and give them to his "dearest" grandmother.
Just outside the door. Kasper Wolfswinkle was waiting eagerly for him. Ignoring Wolfswinkle's smiling face and his deep rehearsed bow, Carrion walked past him and started to move through the dark corridors.
"My Lord! Please forgive me..." Wolfswinkle said as he tried to run after him like a hungry hyena. " I couldn`t help but listen to your conversation with the girl."
Most likely eavesdropped during the whole interrogation than just "accidently" hear it, but Carrion ignored Wolfswinkle's schmoozing and continued to walk fast through the corridors of Wormwood. How many times had he fantasized about breaking the man's no-good neck?
"...The way this awful girl was talking to you, a bigger threat or perhaps some torture would teach her to shut her mouth and teach her a proper lesson."
"I prefer to her mouth open to speak Mr. Wolfswinkle than shut," Carrion said with a dry voice. "But if you can change her mind…you can take care of our... dear guest Candy, and you can have all your fun with her, but no blood will spill or any serious injuries befall her until I give you my permission."
"You are so kind Sir! It…It...It would be a great pleasure to do it sir!" Mr. Wolfswinkle said suddenly thrilled and tried to resist this urge to jump up and down like a crazy kid.
"But is there anything more I can do for you your Highness?" Wolfswinkle asked, with his voice sweeter than honey.
Not caring and only half listening, Carrion toyed with the nightmares in his collar.
"What`s the matter my sweets? Are you hungry? Are you looking for fear? I wish I could produce my own fears, but unfortunately I cannot feel it for you anymore...You want Candy? You could feel her fears despite her strong facade? Oh I wish I could give her to you right now but you need to wait! I`m not finish with her! Not yet!" Carrion thought as he petted his beloved nightmares.
Suddenly he turned towards Wolfswinkle.
"In fact, go and fetch one our other "guests", I need to talk one of them in "private"."
"Is there a special "guest" you want me to get?" Mr Wolfwinkle mused.
Carrion smiled his gruesome smile.
"Yes. There is..."
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