Chapter 9: The spell

Elise looks into the pond to get a better look at herself. She was a fox alright. Red fur, white snout, bushy tail. The fur around her eyes, her ears, back, and tip of her tail was black. She noticed how her green eyes stood out and that her choker was still around her neck.

She then looks at her fox body as her and the others starts to glow. Her ears fall back before the glow engulfs her body. When she opened her eyes she saw that she was in her human body. "W-what?" She then looks to the others to see their human selves as well.

Noel looks to be no more than sixteen or seventeen with short brown hair and green eyes. He wasn't tall or short and thin.

Lewis was a middle age heavy man with short blond hair. He looked a little taller than Noel. His eyes were blue.

Sylvia was a tall middle age woman. Her long black hair which starts to turn gray goes all the way to the middle of her back. Her eyes were brown.

Elise walks up to them. "I don't understand."

Lewis looks to her. "It's part of the spell that on all of us."

Sylvia looks at Elise and explains. "When the moon start to raise we turn back into humans. But it's only until dawn comes, then we turn back into animals." Elise folds her arms and thinks as she glances away from the group.

She then looks back to Sylvia. "Okay then. How do we break this spell?" The three looks away, leaving Elise confused. "Well, what did Methis say?"

Noel rubs the back of his neck. "He didn't tell us how to break it."

Elise blinks. "This guy is better then I thought."

"Sylvia!"

Two little girls run to the Queen. The eight year old looks up to her. "Is it almost dinner time? We're hungry."

Sylvia pat's the girl's head. "I don't know but it should soon be time to eat. In the mean time." She looks to Elise. "I'd like to introduce you to Elise, she's new here." The two little girls look up to Elise and smiles.

The five-year old slowly slips her thumb out of her mouth and looks up to Sylvia. "She's really pretty"

Elise smiles and blushes. "Thank you."

Sylvia smiles. "Elise," She pats gently on the eight year old's head. "This is Fleur." She then motions to the five-year old. "This is Remy." She frowns. "They both were taken from their families in the village near by.

Lewis whispers to Elise. "By the way, Sylvia is like the mother here. We all look up to her."

Fleur looks up to the Queen. "Sylvia, is she here because of that mean girl?"

Elise blinks. "Mean girl?" She looks down to the child. "What mean girl?"

Fleur looks to Elise. "A really mean girl came here a week ago. She called us brats."

Sylvia looks to Elise. "They said that the girl was blond curly hair, had freckles and wore a lot of Pink."

Elise's eyes wide. She then grits her teeth. "Martha! She's the reason that I'm here!?"

Lewis glances to her. "You know who it was?"

She nods. "Yes. She came to the castle the day before the new princess was born. She isn't a pleasant woman at all. The moment I met her she proven that we'd wouldn't get along." She covers her eyes with her fist, trying to stop tears from forming. "I can't believe this. She trying to get to Grant so she got me out of her way."

Sylvia walks up to Elise and wraps her arms around the stressed girl to comfort her. "It's going to be okay. Do not fret. I know that he loves you so much. You just have to trust him."

Elise rubs tears from her eyes and sighs, trying to get her breathing under control. "You're right. I know he would never fall for Martha." She sighs and looks to the ground. "I need to find some way to break this spell."

Elise looks up when she heard some one coming their way. It was a short shady little man. He carries a covered Cauldron filled with stew and a few bowls. Sylvia leans to Elise and whispers into her ear. "That's Herve. He's Methis' lackey. He only talks to Him." Herve puts the Cauldron and bowls on the ground and leaves but not without a glance to the new comer. Sylvia looks to the stew. "Methis makes him make dinner for us. He may not look like much but the food it good."

Lewis kneels down to the Cauldron and starts to scoop up the stew for them. "Well lets eat." He then looks Noel. "Go look for the other four."

The teen boy rolls his eyes. "Fine." He walks away.

Elise counts the people there then adds the four that missing. "There are ten people here under the same spell?"

Her thoughts her broken when Lewis holds out a bowl to her. He looks up to her. "Here."

She looks to the bowl and takes it. "Oh...Thank you." She sighs and sits down.

Methis sits in his chair, in his lab with his boots propped up on the table while he thinks. He looks over to the door when Herve walks in. The short man walks over to his master. "Just fed The prisoners."

The sorcerer leans back in his chair. "That's nice." He sighs annoyingly. "Have you ever had the feeling like there's something missing in your life."

Herve looks up to the ceiling, thinking. "Hmmmm." He then shakes his head. "Nope, not at all."

Methis slaps his own forehead then glares at the little man. "I should have known better to ask you. You're no help when it comes to advice." He rest his arms on the arm-rest on the chair. "What is it that I don't have?" He rubs his chin, thinking. Then he glance outside a window to the small group of humans. His eyes then spots his new kidnappee. He stairs at her for a couple of minute until something snaps in his head. He snaps his fingers in realization. "OF COURSE!"

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