Chapter 5: Intermission.
Nathaniel wiped a tear from his eye.
“And that’s your lover, Ferdinand, tethered over there?” asked Adam.
Nathaniel nodded.
“It is indeed. I vowed I’d find that old witch and kill her; a vow only strengthened by your story.”
Adam sighed. “I wonder how many other happy couples she has destroyed. How many other innocents she has transformed?”
Nathaniel shook his head. “Impossible to say.” His expression became harder. “She must be stopped, and I’ll wager that when she dies, so will her curses. Her death will bring our loved ones back to us.”
“And if it doesn’t?”
Nathaniel shrugged. “Then at least there’ll be one less evil in the world.”
They fell silent for a moment. There had been a lot to take in. Then Adam stood.
“Let’s have something to eat,” he said, h
