“There must be a spell preventing prisoners from escaping with magic.” She said at last.
“Oh no…there must be dozens of spells on this room, or else they wouldn’t use it as a prison.” Groaned Adelina.
“But we HAVE to get out and warn the King!” Cried Aileen, and she began to pace around the room.
“Do you think anyone would hear us if we yelled really hard?” She asked at length.
“I doubt it. There is probably a silence spell or something to prevent prisoners from being annoying. And even if there isn’t, I don’t think anyone would hear us from way down here.”
“I am sure that someone will come down here sooner or later, so we need to think of a way to attract their attention.” Declared Aileen adamantly.
The two sisters thought, and thought, and thought. But everything they thought of just wouldn’t work. Their magic was still developing, allowing only for the simplest of things, and it would take something very advanced to make any progress in their situation. Once they heard someone walking down the passage, but even Aileen’s deafening roar could not penetrate the silence spell. Feeling hoarse and very hungry, Adelina searched her pocket for something they could eat. What she found was much more helpful than food however.
“Aileen, check this out!” She exclaimed.
“What is it?”
“One of the magic spell cards from Lady Amber’s library! I must have put it in my pocket on accident. And it has instructions on how to send a dust courier.”
“A dust what?” Asked Aileen.
“A dust courier.” Explained Adelina, as she quickly scanned the card. “A tiny, temporary messenger that alerts and delivers a message to the first fairy it sees. We can use it to get out of here!”
“No way! Let me see that!” Aileen grabbed the card, and began studying it very carefully. After a few moments, she looked up in anguish.
“Adelina, it involves alteration of fairy dust into a living being…we don’t know how to do that!”
“We can at least try. It may not be as hard as it looks and besides, I once read an article in Magic Mayhem Magazine on dust alteration.” Adelina took the card back and examined it.
“Gather one large handful of fairy dust.” She read aloud. The two sisters quickly had all the easy parts of the spell finished, leaving only the alteration from dust, to courier. Adelina held in her hand a glistening mound of fairy dust, three golden hairs from her head, and a small flake of her lustrous wing. She breathed gently on the dust, then covered the dust with her other hand. Peering over at the card while recalling the magazine article, she held her hand under the light orb made earlier, and thought hard in her mind.
“By power of dust, hair and wing,
By my breath, your life I bring!”
Adelina un-cupped her hands, and out of them sprang a glowing fairy, no taller then her finger. It flitted around the room leaving a tiny trail of dust before halting in front of Adelina.
“What message do you wish me to deliver, O creator?” inquired the courier.
“There are two young fairy girls unjustly locked in a prison cell, and they bring information of treason against their royal majesties.” Replied Adelina. “Please come and help right away, as it is a matter of utmost urgency.” The courier saluted, and dashed out of the door window and down the hallway. They two girls watched it go in anticipation.
“How long do you think it will last?” Asked Aileen.
“According to the card, its life expectancy is 15 minutes.” Replied Adelina.
“I hope it can find a fairy in time,” Worried Aileen. “15 minutes isn’t very long…” With nothing left to do but wait, they waited.
What will happen to Adelina and Aileen now?
Will their spell work?
Will it fail instead?
Tune in next time to find out!
1 comment:
Suspenful. Though a LITTLE hard to follow.
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