Mesmeralde: So, you are awake.
Lief stood up, reaching for his sword. But when he saw it was Mesmeralde, he dropped his hands and
heaved a sigh.
Lief: Jasmine... she is--
Mesmeralde: No need to explain. I, too, drank from the springs. And had seen what you saw. I had
notified the new captain: Jeanol of Tora. We shall teleport to where Jasmine is right now.
Lief: Now? But if they find us gone...
Mesmeralde: I have told them of our plan. But I had also put a sealing spell upon them that no-one
could break. It is called Spell of Doran, and it seals any hidden knowledge to anyone but themselves.
Lief: Spell of Doran?
Mesmeralde: It is called Spell of Doran because... oh enough of that. I'll tell you later. Now are you
ready?
Lief: Uh... I guess.
Mesmeralde's staff appeared in her hand. She held Lief with her other hand and chanted a teleporting spell.
Suddenly the background was melting. It was dissolving into a different one.
They were in a large dark room with a domed roof.
Lief: Jasmine, where are you...
Suddenly, footsteps echoed through the room. And out of the shadows came:
Mesmeralde and Lief: Jasmine!
Her face was expressionless. And dark mists swirled around her. She was coming to them from the far end of the
hall. She stopped halfway from them and held out her hand. Instantly Mesmeralde's feet turned to stone.
She was stuck. And she was turning slowly to a statue.
A raspy voice came out of Jasmine's mists.
Shadowlord: So, you are Mesmeralde...
Mesmeralde: I most certainly am!
Her lower half suddenly turned to stone. It was spreading through her body like poison.
Shadowlord: Hmm... you would have been a great ally. But I think one queen is enough...
Mesmeralde and Lief: Queen?
Suddenly Mesmeralde had a vision:
Lief's head in Jasmine's hands.
Jasmine handing it over to the Shadowlord.
The Shadowlord hissing with laughter as he crowned Jasmine his queen.
Mesmeralde's own statued body breaking to pieces. It's shattered stones flying everywhere.
And almost suddenly she had another vision:
Lief showing that he cared.
That he loved Jasmine.
That she was his one and only...
Mesmeralde: LIEF!! There is still hope!! Show Jasmine that you...
And that was it. She turned to stone. Her face molded forever in a scream.
And she had not told Lief of what must be done...
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THE STORYLINE IS MY WORK SO DON'T COPY ANYTHING WITHOUT MY GO-AHEAD, OK?
Lief stood up, reaching for his sword. But when he saw it was Mesmeralde, he dropped his hands and
heaved a sigh.
Lief: Jasmine... she is--
Mesmeralde: No need to explain. I, too, drank from the springs. And had seen what you saw. I had
notified the new captain: Jeanol of Tora. We shall teleport to where Jasmine is right now.
Lief: Now? But if they find us gone...
Mesmeralde: I have told them of our plan. But I had also put a sealing spell upon them that no-one
could break. It is called Spell of Doran, and it seals any hidden knowledge to anyone but themselves.
Lief: Spell of Doran?
Mesmeralde: It is called Spell of Doran because... oh enough of that. I'll tell you later. Now are you
ready?
Lief: Uh... I guess.
Mesmeralde's staff appeared in her hand. She held Lief with her other hand and chanted a teleporting spell.
Suddenly the background was melting. It was dissolving into a different one.
They were in a large dark room with a domed roof.
Lief: Jasmine, where are you...
Suddenly, footsteps echoed through the room. And out of the shadows came:
Mesmeralde and Lief: Jasmine!
Her face was expressionless. And dark mists swirled around her. She was coming to them from the far end of the
hall. She stopped halfway from them and held out her hand. Instantly Mesmeralde's feet turned to stone.
She was stuck. And she was turning slowly to a statue.
A raspy voice came out of Jasmine's mists.
Shadowlord: So, you are Mesmeralde...
Mesmeralde: I most certainly am!
Her lower half suddenly turned to stone. It was spreading through her body like poison.
Shadowlord: Hmm... you would have been a great ally. But I think one queen is enough...
Mesmeralde and Lief: Queen?
Suddenly Mesmeralde had a vision:
Lief's head in Jasmine's hands.
Jasmine handing it over to the Shadowlord.
The Shadowlord hissing with laughter as he crowned Jasmine his queen.
Mesmeralde's own statued body breaking to pieces. It's shattered stones flying everywhere.
And almost suddenly she had another vision:
Lief showing that he cared.
That he loved Jasmine.
That she was his one and only...
Mesmeralde: LIEF!! There is still hope!! Show Jasmine that you...
And that was it. She turned to stone. Her face molded forever in a scream.
And she had not told Lief of what must be done...
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(c) All Characters Emily Rodda
THE STORYLINE IS MY WORK SO DON'T COPY ANYTHING WITHOUT MY GO-AHEAD, OK?
