Chapter 21:
The guards stood at both my sides. Weapon drawn to my back to I wouldn't run.
The walk to the Sorceress's room was much longer than it was that night. Though I suppose that could be my nerves taking over.
All I could do was stare at my pathway to doom while my plan played on repeat in my head.
Just pretend to be evil long enough to get the books and run.
Just pretend to be evil long enough to get the books and run.
Just pretend to be evil long enough to get the books and run…
I snapped out of my trance once I heard the creak of the throne room doors being opened. Then the guards pushed me inside and closed the doors.
The sorceress sat upon her throne staring down at me with a cold stare. She rested her head in one paw while the other tapped impatiently on her throne.
"I've been abnormally patient lately. Perhaps it comes with old age. Either way child you should grateful."
She stood from her throne and ventured towards me. Staring down at me with cold green eyes. " Now what is your final answer, and chose wisely."
I felt cold. Cold and alone like a child staring down a wild animal.
"I.. I agree to your offer." My voice came out shaky and uncertain, but the Sorceress only smiled.
"There we go. Now was that so hard?"
Before I could even speak she grabbed me by the arm and dragged me to the artifact room. She pushed me in and slammed the doors shut. Her two guards sat just outside the door.
"Now." She chuckled. "Time to teach you REAL magic child!" She walked over to one of the pedestals and picked item that I couldn't see.
She then proudly walked over to me, grabbed my wrist and put the item in my hand. It was a small uniquely carved wooden stick.
It's a wand.
I looked up at the sorceress with anticipation. She gestured to the wand and said, "This. This will help you harness your magic." She spun me around so that I faced away from her. "Point the wand at the wall. Focus on the wall and think about how nice it'd look with a new window."
I looked back at her, confused, but she just tilted my face back to the wall. Reluctantly I took a deep breath, and raised the wand to the wall.
"So you want me to blow a hole through the wall-Ah!" Just as soon as the words could spill from my mouth the wand sparked in my hand and a large ball of bright blue light shot from the wand into the wall.
The wall cracked and crumbled away in under a minute. The bricks gave way, allowing us a view of the early morning sky.
I winced as I viewed the destroyed remains of the wall. I cautiously spare a glance at the Sorceress. I expected her to be angry. To start shouting at me, threatening me.
But all she did was tighten her grip on my shoulders. "Wonderful. You'll do just fine."
Spyro was circling the castle. The journey took the entire night and he ached all over, but her made it.
Now he just had to get in, but how? Suddenly there was a loud Boom, Followed by a puff of smoke coming out of one of the castle walls.
Spyro had a sneaking suspicion that this had something to do with Fayra.
He made one last loop before bolting through the hole in the wall. His claws skidded across the stone floor, making a horrible screeching noise.
"Alright Sorceress!" He shouted, gather his bearings from the somewhat rough landing. "You better let Fayra go or I'll-..?"
Once his eyes adjusted to the inside lighting he spotted Fayra standing in front of the Sorceress. The color drained from her face. She looked terrified.
"Or you'll what? You pathetic dragon! You're a little too late to the party.."
Spyro gave Fayra a questioning look before staring back the sorceress with a cold stare. "I have no idea what your talking about, but you might as well quit while you're ahead! You'll never get Fayra to work with you."
"Your so confident in your friends morality. It almost hurts me to tell you that your wrong." The sorceress laughed maniacally.
"W-what do you mean?" He asked. More so looking at Fayra for answers. "Fayra, thats not true, is it?"
She just stared at her feet. Tears in her eyes as she spoke, "I'm… afraid so.."