Liechtenstein was feeling very disappointed as she and her band of misfits walked back down the hallways to leave the windmill. She thought walking all this way would take her home immediately. She never expected for the wizard to demand something in return.
And it wasn't just anything in return. It was Belarus's crystal ball! An item that belonged to the Wicked Witch! The witch that has tried to kill her multiple times!
Liechtenstein wasn't even sure if going home was worth risking death. Belarus had already thrown her to the ground demanding that she return Russia's shoes, attacked her with evil trees, and poisoned her with fondue. Was walking right to the hands of this insane unpredictable witch really worth returning home?
And even if it were worth risking death, would Liechtenstein even be able to bring back the crystal ball? She was pretty sure that Belarus wouldn't just hand over the crystal ball. Belarus did steal the crystal ball, after all. So, she probably wouldn't just give it away.
Liechtenstein probably would have to steal it back. She didn't like the idea of this. Liechtenstein didn't want to be a thief, even if she was stealing something back for a good cause.
And another problem was, Liechtenstein had no idea how big this crystal ball was anyway. It could be small enough to fit in a pocket or large enough to be considered a boulder. How big was this crystal ball anyway? Since the wizard had a huge face, the ball had to be big enough for his gigantic eyes to see into, right? That's pretty big.
Liechtenstein really should have asked the wizard this. And she really should have asked the wizard where Belarus kept her crystal ball. Knowing these things would make all of it easier.
Well, it wasn't like the wizard gave her a chance to ask these questions. The wizard's face and voice disappeared right after he said, "Well, if you and your friends bring be back the crystal ball the Wicked Witch of the West stole from me, I'll see what I can do."
And after the wizard exclaimed that the lights turned back on in the large room, the wonder fumes disappeared, and the door opened behind them. The way it all happened made it seem like the wizard was indirectly telling them to "Get out of my windmill! And don't you dare return unless you have the crystal ball!"
Liechtenstein really didn't want to think of the wizard as a jerk, but the wheels in her head where turning. Once the wondrous fumes stopped, Liechtenstein's brain starting thinking. It was probably the fumes that kept her from thinking these things earlier.
If the fumes weren't in that room, Liechtenstein probably would have thought things out better. She probably would have questioned the wizard on his policy. Liechtenstein didn't think about reminding the wizard that she did, in fact, do something for the wizard already.
Her house did smash Russia the Wicked Witch of the East, the guy that tormented the shortfolk, to death. This is something that should be repaid. The wizard should owe her for making his job of ruling the land easier.
Liechtenstein was beginning to think that the wizard had those fumes in his room just to keep his visitors from thinking. Liechtenstein really didn't want to think that the wizard was that evil, but she couldn't get her mind off thinking of this; her hand was even in a fist.
By the time they made it back to the entrance, Liechtenstein was actually angry enough to steal something from a wicked witch. Just to make the wizard have to send her back home.
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I'm not sure what I should write here.
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Ditto