Sylvia's POV:

"It's none of your business..." Before I could finish my sentence, I suddenly realized that Blair was testing me.

Exasperated, I gritted my teeth in anger, but just as I was about to say something, he grabbed my hand and pulled me closer.

"Here we are."

It was not until then that I found myself standing in front of a dilapidated cottage. There was a huge sail hanging in front of the door riddled with intricate runes. On both sides of the door frame, there were firefly lights.

Suddenly, the wind blew the old wooden door open, revealing a mossy yard and a few giant puppets sitting under the eaves. The puppets looked like children in different poses; about half as tall as Blair. At first glance, they looked very real.

The sound of crows cawing broke the silence. Blair looked up at the crows and then led me inside.

was that? Some sort of signal?" I asked

of. If there are crows, it means the master is at home." Blair went ahead. When he was about to reach the center of the yard, he

immediately retreated and distanced myself from him, glaring at

an old wizard named Murray. Apparently, his power is as legendary as his temper. He doesn't show himself around ordinary people. However, his greed for money has put him in a great deal of cooperation with the

it," I replied. At the same time, I took two steps back again to keep a distance from him. I couldn't let my guard down

continued to lead me inside.

pinning me down, while a red crystal ball came at me at an extremely fast

he blocked the crystal ball for

growling at me, turned away meekly, wagging its

heard an old man's

the head of the guards in the royal palace! What do you

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