""I can't overtake Hamilton." Wizard announced.

"Why?" Molly asked

He had tried for at least an hour to get into his mind, but it couldn't be done. "They say that those who keep a lot of secrets… or very, very big ones… have locked minds. Clearly, he has some sort of secret."

"Keeping secrets sounds like a great way to protect yourself from possession, then." Molly said.

"You would think so… but then comes the question… of how the soul deals with it…"

"Does something happen to the soul?"

"It's very much… weighed down… as if… someone placed a great, big weight on your chest…"

"Weight, schmeight, how about we get some answers for how to deal with this, then?" Witch Princess suggested. "I would love to… but without overtaking Hamilton… there's nothing I can think of…"

"Can someone with a locked mind still be able to have their mind fused?"

Wizard stared at her incredulously, but Witch Princess responded, "Sure. Fusion and possession are two different things. Are you offering?" Wizard sputtered out, "We… we can't… not… not again…" The witch threw her head into her palms and muttered, "Oh, for the love of—" She lifted up her head and asked, "-Okay, why?" He responded, "We nearly killed her last time."

"Because I had no idea that she couldn't withstand two fusions without help."

"I'm saying no to the idea. I didn't even… didn't even like doing it the first time."

He walked back into his tent when Molly suggested, "What about his son, Gill? Is his mind locked?"

"I don't think so. Do you think that'll solve anything?"

"At the very least, you could tell him to go ask Hamilton."

"I guess. Hold on a second."

She made her effort to control him and found herself in a courtyard, not far from Darren's tree. She saw Kevin run towards him surprisingly, and asked, "Hello, Kevin. What can I do for you?"

"Do you know about the Seedling of Hope, Gill?" Kevin asked, hopeful that there may be something.

"In my backyard… well, ask my father about it."

Kevin ran off, and she relinquished control of Gill. "Did it work?" Witch Princess lifted her head up and responded with, "I need to see where Hamilton is. Give me a second." She went back into her position as if to take over a mind, but came back in a second and said, "He's in the Inn. I'll be right back." She teleported out of the campsite and Wizard ran out of his tent. "Where is she going?" Molly answered, "To the Inn. She got Kevin to go talk to Hamilton about the seedling." Wizard cloaked her and immediately teleported her to the Inn. They saw Hamilton face down on his table and Kevin and Witch Princess by his side. He was very clearly drunk, which could especially be told by the slurring of his words.

"The Seedling of Hope… ohh… should I tell people…?" Hamilton groaned

"The Seedling? What?" Kevin asked.

"I…uhh… I can't tell you. It's… uhh… a secret." Hamilton responded.

"What's a secret?" Kevin badgered.

"What's a secret? …It's a big, biiig secret, involving something hidden somewhere."

"Where?" Kevin continued.

"Where did I… huh?" Hamilton uttered, making Witch Princess throw her head into her palms with impatience.

"Look for a building… that's very quiet… and very sacred…and look under your feet… where a ray of light is shining down…"

"What's hidden?" Kevin asked, seeming as impatient as Witch Princess.

"Oh… what's hidden? It's a secret key… It unlocks the door to… the seedling. It's very important, so that's why it's a secret."

"What about the seedling?" Kevin asked, growing ever more impatient.

"The… seedling… it's very important… you can't let it die…" The old man finally fell asleep in his drunken haze, allowing Kevin to leave with plenty of answers. The three of them teleported back to the campsite, and discussed what they heard. "Do you think he meant a church? What's so sacred about that?" asked Witch Princess.

"I believe so. It's sacred to the people. Maybe he figured it out." Wizard looked away for a few seconds to find Kevin, who returned home. "I think… he's going to wait until morning to do so. It seems pointless to… go into a dark church at night. Plus… people might think he's doing something suspicious…and the mayor could come home at any time."

"So we're waiting until morning for him to go to church?"

"Seems about right."

"Well, then, catch me some dinner, and let's get some sleep so we can follow him."

"It's your turn tonight."

"Aw, I hate doing it alone."

"I'll come with you, Witch Princess." Molly told her.

The next morning came rather slowly. When the clock hit 11 AM, Wizard announced he was in the church, and indeed, he found the key. The three of them teleported to the mayor's house in anticipation. They saw Kevin run towards them excitedly, ready to use the key to finally achieve his goal. Once the mayor left his house, Kevin opened the front door and entered. They did not follow him in, but looked into the backyard. There was a seedling like Wizard and Hamilton had said themselves. Kevin eagerly picked it up, placing it in his rucksack with readiness to plant it. "I knew there was something shady about this guy." Molly whispered quietly to Wizard. He nodded and watched Kevin leave the house. He took out the seedling from his rucksack, admiring it, but three of them were completely shocked to find the mayor come back and scold him about breaking and entering. His tone softened however, when he admitted to raising the Seedling of Hope for years and thinking it's time to plant this seedling. "But if you plant it at the Harvest Goddess spring and it isn't the Seedling of Hope, it'll die," Hamilton cautioned, "And to see it die after all these years of raising it… it might break my heart."

Wizard and Molly smiled a little at the sentiment, but Witch Princess seemed ready to hex him. He placed the seedling back into his rucksack, and Hamilton continued, "But this is what I was raising it for. For better or worse, it's time to plant it. I'll leave it to you, Kevin… Please be careful." Hamilton walked back to his house, and Kevin made a running start. The three of them transported to the spring, eagerly awaiting Kevin.

"We finally get to go home," Molly said, "I can't wait…"

"Me too… I wonder if anyone noticed… that we were gone."

"They would definitely notice Molly left for almost three seasons, but you…" said Witch Princess, "… bit of a stretch… I'm happy no one will notice I'm gone."

"You need to stay hidden."

"Exactly."

Wizard rolled his eyes, and stayed silent when he saw Kevin run into the spring. They moved out of the way for Kevin to come in, and plant it. He left the spring, and immediately, the sprites all came in, dancing around the plant. Kevin ran back in at the sound of the hubbub, and saw them all happily moving.

When they saw him, they moved to Kevin immediately to thank him and praise the tree. They all danced about him, babbling excitedly that the tree will grow bigger and bigger and they would take care of it, and admitting that they blamed each other for the original tree's death. After checking on the tree, Kevin left the spring, and so did the three of them, along with the sprites, who returned to their respective trees.

After a night of excitement at the near end of their quest, they slept well, waiting for days to see if the tree had grown. Perhaps it's the tree's magical properties, but they noted that this tree grew at an incredibly fast pace. By day two, it was nearly a full grown Mother Tree. By day four, they saw that the sprites had sent him correspondence to meet him at the top of the Mother tree.

They knew where Edge's flower was officially, and teleported to that very tree, awaiting Kevin to finish his year long quest, and arrive. However, that was ruined when Molly looked to the distance.

"Uh, do you see a black cloud over there?"