CHAPTER 4: The Castle

"Wow, look at all these neat statues!" said Calvin as he walked through
the dreary place. "It's like a museum. I wonder who created these?"

"STOP!" a voice yelled from behind him. "You mustn't go there, the White
Witch lives there!"

Calvin turned around and saw a beaver standing there and looking at him.

"Who are you?" asked Calvin curiously.

"I am Terena. You must not go there, it's too dangerous."

"Why not?" asked Calvin, who was getting a bit nervous.

"The White Witch lives there. She will turn you into stone once she finds
out that you are a Son of Adam," said Terena, looking around for danger.
"I'll explain more if you come to my house for dinner."

"What are you having?"

"Well, pizza and ice cream."

"Okay, I'll come."

So Calvin and Terena walked off into the woods quietly so they wouldn't
wake the trees that were on the Witch's side.

Meanwhile, in the castle, Susie the White Witch was looking out her
window when she spotted the two figures.

"Mr. Bun, who are those two figures? I see that one is a beaver but what
is that other one?" asked Susie.

"It's a Son of Adam, your Highness. Are you going to get rid of him?
Because if that beaver tells him of that royal throne at Snowball Castle
and he sits on it, you are done for..." replied the rabbit.

"Yes, I know. We will not do anything yet. We will wait till they travel
to see the great tiger."

"How do you know they will do that?"

"All Sons of Adam or Daughters of Eve always do that when they come. But
they never make it before they arrive," smiled Susie.

Meanwhile, Terena and Calvin were at Terena's house eating pizza and ice
cream.

"Where am I at right now?" asked Calvin, who was stuffing his face with
pizza.

"You are in Marmia right now. A wonderful place filled with joy and
music. Or it used to be until Susie the White Witch took over our land.
It's supposed to be almost Christmas but she won't let it snow. What good
is Christmas without snow? She is also going to take away everyone's
presents here when Christmas arrives."

"What will she do with the presents?" said Calvin as he reached for
another piece of pizza.

"She will keep them to herself. We must go to the Great Tiger himself to
see if he can stop her. If the Witch finds you she will turn you into
stone. We must go now though. I saw her watching us from her window. She
knows that we plan to go to see the Great Tiger. But I have a route there
that she does not know about."

"Then let's get going before she starts her hunt!" said Calvin anxiously.