Gwynna's time as a house sitter was slowly approaching its end. In the meantime she had gathered all the herbs she needed for the spell. She didn't know if she'd ever use it, though. Her fear was too great to end up in a completely different time than Cedric. She decided to wait for the next meeting with him to get as much information as possible. Only then would she consider whether she would dare to take the step. One day before Gwynna wanted to go back, Elizabeth came back from her trip and said goodbye.

"I hope we see you soon again Miss Gwendolyn," said Elizabeth as Gwynna brought her suitcase to the car. Gwynna thought about the next meeting with Cedric and said, "I plan to come back in three months. I have to take time for myself more often, I've realized that by now." Gwynna hugged Elizabeth one last time and got into her car.

The next few weeks went like clockwork for Gwynna. She worked through several weekends and took shifts from her colleagues to distract herself. Occasionally her friend Melissa could motivate her to visit bars. They also got to know numerous men, some tried to persuade Gwynna to go on a date. But she wasn't really interested in anyone. Most of them seemed slimy and lying to her. As the third full moon approached, she had collected enough overtime to get a few days off. Her grandmother was very surprised that Gwynna wanted to visit her for several days when she called her.

"Child, that makes us very happy that you come back to us so quickly. Does this have something to do with Roger Petersen?"

"No. I told you he had a new girlfriend. According to his mother, they even want to get engaged."

"That's too bad, but we'll find someone for you."

"Granny, I'll only come if you promise you won't set me up again."

"Gwendolyn, I only want your best. It's not good for you to be alone all the time. You need a partner. You have to think about something other than your career."

"Granny, I'll see you then. I have to go." Gwynna hung up on that.

Three days later Gwynna packed her suitcases again and took a warm cardigan with her in wise foresight. The journey to the Hamptons took much longer this time, as she got stuck in rush hour. After 4 hours she finally arrived at her grandparents' house. Her grandfather carried her suitcase upstairs. Then she joined her grandparents for afternoon tea in the salon. After all the news was exchanged, she retired to her old nursery. She had hidden the bags of herbs in her closet. She wanted to take them with her to show Cedric if they were the right herbs.

Finally the full moon night had come. Gwynna had to sneak out of the house quietly. She had Cedric's book and chalk with her in case he showed her how to draw the pentagram. Beside her flashlight she also brought Cedric's lamp. Maybe he wanted it back. The park was in total darkness when she arrived. She lit the way to the oak tree and sat in front of it on a pillow she had brought with her. She placed the lantern next to her and watched the candle, whose flame burned quietly. There was absolutely no wind, but the beginning of autumn already announced frosty nights.

Gwynna waited. And waited. After a while, she got nervous. Where'd he go? Had he stood her up? Maybe something happened to him? She stood up and walked around the oak, as she had done the first time. She looked in the hollow of the tree. Maybe Cedric left her a message. But there was nothing there either. Gwynna pulled the cardigan around her upper body. Slowly she got cold. She feverishly considered what to do now. Keep waiting ? If Cedric came and she'd gone, would he ever come back?

Suddenly the noises in the park seemed uncanny to her. She couldn't wait forever. She had to make a decision. Basically, she had all things together for the spell, but she was afraid of her own courage. She was particularly afraid that she might end up in a completely different age than Cedric and that would not help him or her. Nevertheless, she felt obliged, as his last living relative, to seek him out or clarify what had happened. He could also be seriously ill and wasn't she a doctor?

With a trembling hand, Gwynna reached for her bag, held it close to the candle, and rummaged for the chalk. Then she took out the herbs and the book and began to paint on the ground beside the oak the pentagram depicted in the book. It was crooked because of the uneven ground, but she couldn't do better. Then she took a handful of herbs from each bag and placed each herb in a spike of the pentagram. Then she took her flashlight and sat down in front of the pentagram and quoted the spell in the book:

Atomriug indiu

Niurt tren togairm trindoit

cretim treodatad

Foisin oendatad

Atomriug indiu

Niurt gene Christ cona bathius

Niurt a chrochtho cona adnacul

Gwynna could not prevent the fear sweat from running down her forehead as she quoted the passages. When she had pronounced the last word, she lowered the lantern and the book and waited with a held breath. First happened - nothing. Dead silence, the rustling of the crowns of leaves, rustling in the bushes, quietly scurrying animals over the lawn...

But suddenly this noise began, just like during Cedric's visit. A quiet buzzing like hundreds, no thousands of bees. It became louder and louder and louder and out of nowhere suddenly a light blue light appeared, which became bigger and brighter from second to second. It radiated an incredible power and warmth, at the same time Gwynna felt magically drawn to this light, that now the same size as she had reached and shone to the ground. Gwynna stood up, took her bag, stuck her book and flashlight into the herbs and slowly walked towards the above-ground shimmering light that had now taken on the shape of a door. The closer she came, the more she felt a pull that attracted her to go into the light. She carefully stretched out an arm. Immediately it was swallowed by the glistening light. Just one more step and she was completely surrounded by this door of light.

Just one more step...

The pull became overwhelming. Gwynna felt torn into it, she had to close her eyes, otherwise she would have been blinded. Suddenly she had the feeling that the air was being pressed out of her lungs. She desperately tried to breathe, then she was sucked into a tunnel of light, whirled around her own axis and lost consciousness.