Beckendorf came to see me a few times and was rustling through the bag of potion equipment when it happened. A large elephant shaped blot appeared on the surface of the horizon. I heard the crack of reins and someone yell ,"Ya. Faster, faster".
I saw that familiar ginger head pop into view. She was wearing the same autumny dress but next to her on the front of the ricketty caravan was a steaming pan of sizzling pork. Eating from it sat a small chestnut horse with seagull wings and I knew that he had told the other two Pegasi pulling it where to go.
That is when they showed up. Ten massive snakes with green scales and twisting, writhing bodies.
And wings.
Huge white feathered wings. They had almond-shaped, amber eyes, on their long diamond-shaped heads and a long, long forked tougne. They're wings were angelic and didn't suit that serpentine body. They leapt out at the horses cracking their tails like whips on the Pegasis legs and they shyed away from camp. My mother screamed and I ran towards them.
That was my mistake.
There she was the same Mormos. Not the one with the spear through her throat the first one. The one with the crab who was hit with a frying pan. She opened her mouth and glared those huge front teeth at me. She spoke loudly, "When your mother discovered our kings actions she killed a Mormos in anger. Until we have killed one of her minions we do not have to obey her. When I kill you the fight will be over you and we will have to obey her again. Oh well". Then she delicatley held out a hand and from it shot a green claw straight at my fore-head between the eyes. She shrieked and her teeth and claws - even the ones on her wings - glowed blindingly. I yelled and meant to duck but somehow I jumped instead. Then I blacked out..