p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Willow…?" I asked, so confused. Death Eaters encircled us, and I drew my wand, not sure where to point it. Willow was unnerving still and calm. I put two and two together, and… There wasn't any point to keeping my wand up./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Hey, Ebony." Willow said, with a sad smile on her face. Dumbledore was dead, there were Death Eaters around me and Willow was… She was in league with them./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""What's going on, Willow?" I asked, my mind racing for some explanation. I didn't want it to be true. I didn't want her to be with them. She was my friend. We were going to graduate together and take over the world./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Forgive me. I'm going to be a bad Slytherin Sister, but… I'm doing this for us, okay? To make the world… Better. For the both of us. Don't hate me." Willow said, sadness showing./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""They killed Dumbledore, and want to do terrible things to muggles and muggle-borns alike, Willow!"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""The Dark Lord has a place for you, a plan, a purpose. A spot in his hierarchy. Where we can be together and no one will ever throw another bad word at you or me again. You and me, Ebb. Legends, serving his purpose."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I don't… I don't understand, Willow, why would… He wants to use me! I don't want to be used! And I won't blindly swear allegiance to a fascist wizard, I won't become the monster they all say I am, Willow. I will not."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I knew you'd react like this. This isn't what I wanted. Not for either of us. Please, please, come willingly. I don't want to have to use the Imperius curse on you. It was hard enough making Colin try to do it."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You…? You made Colin try to curse me in The Room Of Requirement that day…?"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Yes, yes it was. Bats, I have to say, I did not expect that."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Guess we didn't know everything about each other."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""No, I guess we didn't."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""So what now, Willow? You'll take me, by force if necessary?"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Please don't make this difficult. If you could just see it my way, Ebb… We could be queens."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I've never had much love for the monarchy. More of anarchist myself."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I suppose you are. Well, no matter. In time, you'll thank me."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I don't think so." I said, and I exploded into a swarm of bats./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"For a second it seemed my escape was going off without a hitch, and I began trying to process Willow's betrayal. But then I heard the spell, and with pinpoint accuracy, Willow landed her shot./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Stupefy!" She yelled, and knocked me out of the sky. I collapsed on the ground, rematerializing into my normal form. I convulsed on the ground before my body went still, and the spell worked its magic./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Willow…" I gasped./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I've been watching, you. No, I've been emstudying/em you. There's no trick you have that I'm not aware of, Ebb. You're an open book to me. Now, please, Ebb… Don't fight me anymore. Just… Relax. Things will be good when we get there, I promise."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"The Death Eaters began disapparating, and Willow walked to me./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Before she could pick me up, spells started flying her way. Willow swatted them away with her wand, agitated that anyone would dare try stop her./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"My jaw almost dropped to the floor when I recognized who it was;/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Britney./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're not taking her anywhere." Britney said, and Alice and Jess stood behind her, wands at the ready./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You meddlesome Gryffindor slag." Willow snarled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""That's me. Britney Duff, future monster slayer and auror, nightmare to dark witches and wizards. Leave the vampire and perhaps we'll ensure you get a cozy cell in Azkaban."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""It's cute that you think you're on my level." Willow smiled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Three on one. Not particularly honourable, but for the greater good, we'll accept the circumstances."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You should have brought more. For old time's sake, you know how to duel, Britney. In fact, I'll let all three of you have a go at me at once. Let's wipe that self-righteous look off your faces."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Your funeral." Britney said, and she, Jess and Alice all bowed. Willow herself bowed./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"As soon as they lifted their heads spells were fired off, Willow blocking each with ease. She'd apparated and disapparate to keep the three on their toes, but Britney, Jess and Alice were a coordinated team by now and knew how to fight. They stood in a circle, their backs facing one another, covering all their blind spots./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Willow would appear and fire off a spell, but the Gryffindor trio were adept at blocking the spells./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""She's got us playing defense, Brit!" Alice yelled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Just need to buy me some time while I come up with a plan. She won't hesitate to use the darkest magic, not one spell can get through to us!" Britney answered./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Willow apparated into the center of their huddle and shoved Britney and Jess out the way, then pointed her wand right at Alice's face./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Sectumsempra." Willow said with a smile, and massive gashes drew themselves on Alice's face, mutilating her beyond recognition. Jess screamed, and it was just Britney and Jess left./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Incarcerous!" Britney yelled from the ground, but Willow swatted the spell away and disapparated. Britney got to her feet and looked at Alice and myself. I was starting to get feeling back in my body, and began standing onto my feet./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Jess, take Alice to the medical wing." I barked./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're not in charge!" Jess spat, rushing to her friend./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Do it! I'll be okay on my own. I just need to hold her off. Get help." Britney said, that cold rage returning to her eyes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Okay." Jess said, and disapparated with Alice./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"I was capable of walking now, and I stood back to back with Britney. We weren't as coordinated but in that moment, I trusted her with my life./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Defending a monster like me, Britney, it must be a cold day in hell." I smirked./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Battle not monsters lest ye become one yourself. Or something. Perhaps I was wrong about you, vampire, but all I can do is what my gut tells me to, and right now it says we need to put your Slytherin friend down."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Would it make a difference if I asked you not to hurt her?" I pleaded./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""No promises." Britney said./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"We waited for Willow to strike, but nothing came for a moment. The quiet was unsettling. We had no idea what would be coming for us./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Then I heard something. Faint, so faint Britney couldn't hear it but I could, I could hear every syllable. And then there was the sound of slithering snakes and I knew what was coming./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Vipera Evanesca!" I yelled and fired the spell off into the dark, and then came hissing and an even more agitated sound of slithering as a horde of snakes came rushing towards us./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Oh, shit, Vipera Evanesca!" Britney yelled, and we began running back and firing off spells to obliterate the summoned snakes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Willow appeared and started firing at us while we were busy./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Avada Kedavra!" came a spell in Britney's blindspot, but I shoved her and swatted it off./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"She nodded in thanks as we ran towards the forest and continued obliterating snakes and blocking Willow's spells./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""We can't keep this up!" Britney yelled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I have a plan! Just follow my lead!" I said, as we went deeper and deeper into the forest./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"We reached a small clearing, and it seemed like the path forward was unclear. We stopped, and Britney looked at me, panic clearly in her eyes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""What now?" She asked./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'm really sorry about this." I said, and dematerialized into a swarm of bats and flew off./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You… You ungrateful Slytherin bitch! You dishonourable, blood sucking vermin!" Britney yelled after me./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Just you and me now, Britney." Willow said, apparating in front of Britney. They stood quietly for a moment, then started firing off spells at each other, but it was clear that Britney was the lesser duelist as each spell pushed her back some, until finally, Willow's spell was so strong it knocked Britney's wand right out of her hand./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Kill me and there's an army of witches and wizards left to take you down." Britney said, the cold rage turning to fear./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Poor little Britney. All alone in the forest. Of course Ebony left you, you're just the Gryffindor who made her life hell. I always hoped that it'd be me who gets to kill you… For all the misery you caused my friend… Goodbye, Britney."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Sorry, Willow." I said, and then Willow was blasted by a powerful wave of spiderweb, pinning her to the tree. I dropped in from the sky, in the form of bats, and materialized in front of her. Audbjorg showed herself soon after, and Britney had a clear look of discomfort on her face./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Ebony, cut me loose." Willow said, anger in her eyes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""No can do, love. You're my Slytherin Sister. I can't… I can't let them have you. I won't let the darkness have you."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're choosing this miserable school and that miserable Gryffindor over me and the Dark Lord? Of all the stupid things, Ebony! They all hate you, it was only ever me, it was only ever me who stood by you and you're choosing them!"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'm choosing us. You'll understand in time, Willow. I'm doing this because I love you."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'll never understand. I will never understand, and Ebony… A part of me will always hate you for what you did here today."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'm sorry. I really am. I won't give up on you, though. When this is all over, let's graduate and go somewhere nice. We can enrol into the same grad school. I'd like that. I'd really like that."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""They'll never let me out of Azkaban."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You don't know that."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're a naïve fool."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Jess came flying in on her broom along with several Hogwarts staff members. Me, Audbjorg and Britney stood, watching them come in./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You owe me twice over, Ebony." Audbjorg stood./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""That I do. Whatever I can do to repay you, I will."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I will hold you to that." Audbjorg said, and scuttled back into the forest./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"My heart sank into my shoes because I knew what was coming next./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"They'd judge my friend, my Willow, for her actions./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Hey, Ebony." Willow said, with a sad smile on her face. Dumbledore was dead, there were Death Eaters around me and Willow was… She was in league with them./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""What's going on, Willow?" I asked, my mind racing for some explanation. I didn't want it to be true. I didn't want her to be with them. She was my friend. We were going to graduate together and take over the world./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Forgive me. I'm going to be a bad Slytherin Sister, but… I'm doing this for us, okay? To make the world… Better. For the both of us. Don't hate me." Willow said, sadness showing./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""They killed Dumbledore, and want to do terrible things to muggles and muggle-borns alike, Willow!"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""The Dark Lord has a place for you, a plan, a purpose. A spot in his hierarchy. Where we can be together and no one will ever throw another bad word at you or me again. You and me, Ebb. Legends, serving his purpose."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I don't… I don't understand, Willow, why would… He wants to use me! I don't want to be used! And I won't blindly swear allegiance to a fascist wizard, I won't become the monster they all say I am, Willow. I will not."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I knew you'd react like this. This isn't what I wanted. Not for either of us. Please, please, come willingly. I don't want to have to use the Imperius curse on you. It was hard enough making Colin try to do it."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You…? You made Colin try to curse me in The Room Of Requirement that day…?"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Yes, yes it was. Bats, I have to say, I did not expect that."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Guess we didn't know everything about each other."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""No, I guess we didn't."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""So what now, Willow? You'll take me, by force if necessary?"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Please don't make this difficult. If you could just see it my way, Ebb… We could be queens."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I've never had much love for the monarchy. More of anarchist myself."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I suppose you are. Well, no matter. In time, you'll thank me."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I don't think so." I said, and I exploded into a swarm of bats./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"For a second it seemed my escape was going off without a hitch, and I began trying to process Willow's betrayal. But then I heard the spell, and with pinpoint accuracy, Willow landed her shot./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Stupefy!" She yelled, and knocked me out of the sky. I collapsed on the ground, rematerializing into my normal form. I convulsed on the ground before my body went still, and the spell worked its magic./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Willow…" I gasped./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I've been watching, you. No, I've been emstudying/em you. There's no trick you have that I'm not aware of, Ebb. You're an open book to me. Now, please, Ebb… Don't fight me anymore. Just… Relax. Things will be good when we get there, I promise."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"The Death Eaters began disapparating, and Willow walked to me./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Before she could pick me up, spells started flying her way. Willow swatted them away with her wand, agitated that anyone would dare try stop her./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"My jaw almost dropped to the floor when I recognized who it was;/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Britney./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're not taking her anywhere." Britney said, and Alice and Jess stood behind her, wands at the ready./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You meddlesome Gryffindor slag." Willow snarled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""That's me. Britney Duff, future monster slayer and auror, nightmare to dark witches and wizards. Leave the vampire and perhaps we'll ensure you get a cozy cell in Azkaban."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""It's cute that you think you're on my level." Willow smiled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Three on one. Not particularly honourable, but for the greater good, we'll accept the circumstances."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You should have brought more. For old time's sake, you know how to duel, Britney. In fact, I'll let all three of you have a go at me at once. Let's wipe that self-righteous look off your faces."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Your funeral." Britney said, and she, Jess and Alice all bowed. Willow herself bowed./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"As soon as they lifted their heads spells were fired off, Willow blocking each with ease. She'd apparated and disapparate to keep the three on their toes, but Britney, Jess and Alice were a coordinated team by now and knew how to fight. They stood in a circle, their backs facing one another, covering all their blind spots./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Willow would appear and fire off a spell, but the Gryffindor trio were adept at blocking the spells./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""She's got us playing defense, Brit!" Alice yelled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Just need to buy me some time while I come up with a plan. She won't hesitate to use the darkest magic, not one spell can get through to us!" Britney answered./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Willow apparated into the center of their huddle and shoved Britney and Jess out the way, then pointed her wand right at Alice's face./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Sectumsempra." Willow said with a smile, and massive gashes drew themselves on Alice's face, mutilating her beyond recognition. Jess screamed, and it was just Britney and Jess left./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Incarcerous!" Britney yelled from the ground, but Willow swatted the spell away and disapparated. Britney got to her feet and looked at Alice and myself. I was starting to get feeling back in my body, and began standing onto my feet./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Jess, take Alice to the medical wing." I barked./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're not in charge!" Jess spat, rushing to her friend./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Do it! I'll be okay on my own. I just need to hold her off. Get help." Britney said, that cold rage returning to her eyes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Okay." Jess said, and disapparated with Alice./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"I was capable of walking now, and I stood back to back with Britney. We weren't as coordinated but in that moment, I trusted her with my life./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Defending a monster like me, Britney, it must be a cold day in hell." I smirked./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Battle not monsters lest ye become one yourself. Or something. Perhaps I was wrong about you, vampire, but all I can do is what my gut tells me to, and right now it says we need to put your Slytherin friend down."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Would it make a difference if I asked you not to hurt her?" I pleaded./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""No promises." Britney said./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"We waited for Willow to strike, but nothing came for a moment. The quiet was unsettling. We had no idea what would be coming for us./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Then I heard something. Faint, so faint Britney couldn't hear it but I could, I could hear every syllable. And then there was the sound of slithering snakes and I knew what was coming./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Vipera Evanesca!" I yelled and fired the spell off into the dark, and then came hissing and an even more agitated sound of slithering as a horde of snakes came rushing towards us./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Oh, shit, Vipera Evanesca!" Britney yelled, and we began running back and firing off spells to obliterate the summoned snakes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Willow appeared and started firing at us while we were busy./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Avada Kedavra!" came a spell in Britney's blindspot, but I shoved her and swatted it off./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"She nodded in thanks as we ran towards the forest and continued obliterating snakes and blocking Willow's spells./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""We can't keep this up!" Britney yelled./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I have a plan! Just follow my lead!" I said, as we went deeper and deeper into the forest./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"We reached a small clearing, and it seemed like the path forward was unclear. We stopped, and Britney looked at me, panic clearly in her eyes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""What now?" She asked./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'm really sorry about this." I said, and dematerialized into a swarm of bats and flew off./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You… You ungrateful Slytherin bitch! You dishonourable, blood sucking vermin!" Britney yelled after me./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Just you and me now, Britney." Willow said, apparating in front of Britney. They stood quietly for a moment, then started firing off spells at each other, but it was clear that Britney was the lesser duelist as each spell pushed her back some, until finally, Willow's spell was so strong it knocked Britney's wand right out of her hand./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Kill me and there's an army of witches and wizards left to take you down." Britney said, the cold rage turning to fear./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Poor little Britney. All alone in the forest. Of course Ebony left you, you're just the Gryffindor who made her life hell. I always hoped that it'd be me who gets to kill you… For all the misery you caused my friend… Goodbye, Britney."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Sorry, Willow." I said, and then Willow was blasted by a powerful wave of spiderweb, pinning her to the tree. I dropped in from the sky, in the form of bats, and materialized in front of her. Audbjorg showed herself soon after, and Britney had a clear look of discomfort on her face./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""Ebony, cut me loose." Willow said, anger in her eyes./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""No can do, love. You're my Slytherin Sister. I can't… I can't let them have you. I won't let the darkness have you."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're choosing this miserable school and that miserable Gryffindor over me and the Dark Lord? Of all the stupid things, Ebony! They all hate you, it was only ever me, it was only ever me who stood by you and you're choosing them!"/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'm choosing us. You'll understand in time, Willow. I'm doing this because I love you."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'll never understand. I will never understand, and Ebony… A part of me will always hate you for what you did here today."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I'm sorry. I really am. I won't give up on you, though. When this is all over, let's graduate and go somewhere nice. We can enrol into the same grad school. I'd like that. I'd really like that."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""They'll never let me out of Azkaban."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You don't know that."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You're a naïve fool."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"Jess came flying in on her broom along with several Hogwarts staff members. Me, Audbjorg and Britney stood, watching them come in./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""You owe me twice over, Ebony." Audbjorg stood./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""That I do. Whatever I can do to repay you, I will."/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;""I will hold you to that." Audbjorg said, and scuttled back into the forest./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"My heart sank into my shoes because I knew what was coming next./p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm;"They'd judge my friend, my Willow, for her actions./p