The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 164

~Laswich Mountain~

Olga landed outside the house, walking towards it.

That was also the moment the door was opened by Azere, behind her was Aston.

Azere rushed to her side, feeling relieved to see her friend, safe and sound. “Where have you been?” she asked.

“I’m still busy investigating about the disappearance of the people in the cave,” replied Olga, her eyes drawn to the guy suspiciously. “Why is he still around?” she asked in a low voice.

“I’ll explain everything later. Let’s go back to the house first,” Azere answered.

The women went back to the house, Aston followed them inside.

They all went to the living room and settled on the chair, facing each other.

Olga throws Azere a questioning glance and whispers, “Don’t tell me that he will be staying here? Since when?” she asked curiously. She had a feeling that something was going on between the two. “Did you two hook up together while I’m gone? Since when-?” she asked, grinning, teasing her friend.

Azere hit her arms hard.

“Ouch!” Olga protested.

Aston coughed in amusement. He stood up. “Girls, feel free to talk to each other. I’m going to the kitchen to make you a cup of tea,” he said. He left the living room and headed in the direction of the kitchen.

Olga’s eyes followed Aston, smiling brightly. “Oh, my! He sure does acting like this is his own home! Are you two in a relationship already? How quick!”

“Stop joking around! We are in a difficult situation right now…” Azere said gloomily.

Olga looked at her friend and saw the serious expression on her face. “Alright, I will stop teasing and joking. I’m serious now. I’m all ears now. Quick, tell me everything!” she said, eager to listen to what her friend is about to say.

“Listen carefully… The reason why Aston is here is that our teacher begged him to help us and protect us from the supreme witch’s evil intention…” Azere began her narration.

Olga’s eyes widened in shock. “M-Mother is alive?”

“Let me finish my narration first, okay?” Azere said.

“Okay, continue…” Olga spoke.

Azere took a deep breath. “The reason why Mother was missing is that she was imprisoned in a dungeon located under the White Coven Castle. She was tortured there by the supreme witch who want the missing medallion. Mother refused to tell him where she hide the medallion. Then when Mother thought that she was about to die, she asked the supreme witch to bring Aston to the dungeon and she will tell him where the medallion is as long Aston will promise to her that he will protect us. Then after telling Aston everything, Mother passed away and vanished from the dungeon…”

Stunned, Olga’s mouth was wide open in utter shock. After a few seconds, she finally managed to speak, “Whaaaat? Oh, my!”

“Yes… that’s what truly happened to Mother during her absence,” Azere said.

“Then, where is Mother right now? Tell me, is she still alive?” Olga asked.

“Yes. She’s still alive and recuperating in a secret place. But keep your mouth shut for now. We don’t want the supreme witch to know about Mother’s whereabouts. He will find her and kill her again!” Azere responded in a whisper.

“Okay, I’ll keep my mouth shut,” Olga said. She was truly shocked by everything that transpired during her absence from Laswich Mountain. “Ah, I get it now. Is that the reason why Aston was staying here in the house with you? To protect us?”

Azere nodded her head in confirmation. “Yeah, that’s the reason why he’s here. He’s going against the supreme witch’s wishes, they now become an enemy to each other. Therefore, Aston will stay here with us for the time being until this whole mess is over…”

“You mean – I can no longer leave and go out?” Olga asked.

“Yes. We should stick together in one place. If you are out there, the supreme witch might capture you. We can’t afford something like that to happen. If we stay here together, the two medallions in the basement will protect us from the invaders who come to this place to harm us,” Azere explained.

“Okay, I got it!” Olga nodded her head.

“Good. Let’s just stay here in the Laswich Mountain and face our enemies together,” Azere stated.

“Um… I’m just curious. Where is the missing medallion? I mean who got the medallion?” Olga inquired.

Azere sighed. “You won’t believe it. Take a guess – who do you think got the medallion?”

Olga’s brows knitted together in concentration, trying to guess where the medallion is right now. After a while, she gives up. “I have no idea… Why don’t you tell me?” she said.

“The medallion was now in Sabrina’s position,” Azere replied.

Olga’s eyes widened in disbelief. “What-? Are you talking about Sabrina, your charge? She has the missing medallion in her position?”

“Yes. She was chosen as the next guardian of the medallion. That was what Mother had told me after I visited her in the secret place that she was currently recuperating right now,” Azere answered.

“Oh, my! How come? Why is it Sabrina? Why not me?” Olga whined.

Azere sighed and hit her friend’s arm.

“Ouch!” Olga yelped.

“Stop joking around!” Azere scolded her.

“Okay, fine. So, you mean to say that Sabrina is still alive until now?” Olga asked.

“Yes, of course! The medallion will protect her from the evil intentions of the enemies. It’s actually a good thing that it turned out this way. I don’t have to worry much about my charge’s safety. After I learned that Sabrina got the medallion, the heavy burden that I was carrying on my shoulder was finally lifted and I can finally breathe easier now,” Azere said.

Olga nodded her head in agreement and said, “I felt relieved too. It’s better that Sabrina got the medallion instead of that supreme witch who tortured our teacher.”

“That’s right… I’m just blown away by the sudden turn of events,” Azere murmured.

“Me too. I didn’t expect that upon my return here, I will be bombarded with good surprises,” Olga enthused.

Azere sighed. “Well, not all surprises are good though…”

“Why? Did something bad happen here while I’m away?” Olga inquired.

Azere took a deep breath. “Yes. The supreme witch and his men arrived here and checked everything in this house. Aston and I managed to hide in the secret room. Do you want to see what happened to them?”

“Sure! Let me watch it!” Olga said in glee, expecting lots of action.

Azere waved her hand in the air and summoned the magic mirror. “Magic mirror show us what happened to the supreme witch and his men when they came here!” she commanded.

In a split second, the magic mirror materialized in the air and began showing the specific event that Azere had requested.

Olga watched the whole scenario unfolding in the mirror.

She clapped her hands in delight when the supreme witch and his men fell into the foul-smelling dark water on the floor. They were covered by dark water from head to toe and suddenly disappeared from the room.

The magic mirror had finished showing the whole event.

Azere waved her hand and the magic mirror was gone from the air.

“That was fun to watch!” Olga giggled in amusement. Then her brows knitted together. “But why didn’t you kill them all when you had the chance? You let them go, they will return here to attack us!” she declared.

Azere breathed deeply and replied, “I gave them a warning already. If they are wise – they shouldn’t return here!”

Olga shook her head. “You’re too kind. If I were you, I would have already killed them all!” she spoke, her eyes were flashing with murderous intent.

“If they still want to return here and attack us – then I won’t be merciful next time,” Azere said in a cold voice.

“Alright, let’s be prepared then. I had a feeling that they would come anytime soon. What is your plan?” Olga asked.

“I do have a ready plan in mind…” Azere replied.

“Great!” Olga gushes. “By the way, how can we contact Sabrina? I wonder if she and the others are together?”

“They probably are together right now,” Azere said.

“I hope so…” Olga murmured. Then she remembered the new occupants in Azere’s hut. Who are they? Maybe they are Sabrina and Rhett! Is Amara with them as well? When she checked the cave before she came to the hut, there was no one there.

However, it’s too early to tell. She doesn’t want to tell Azere about the new occupants of the hut, she might be mistaken with her assumption. She wants to be sure of her suspicion first before informing her friend about it. She doesn’t want Azere to get happy and excited to see her charge but gets disappointed in the end.

Azere looked at Olga’s face and asked, “Hey, what are you thinking? Why are you silent all of a sudden?”

“Ah, nothing. I’m just thinking about Mother. When can I see her again?” Olga asked with a deep longing in her eyes. Although she harbored anger towards her teacher due to the curse she had cast upon them, it can’t be denied that before the incident took place, Mother was always good to them.

“Soon!” Azere replied.

Aston arrived in the living room and placed the cup of tea on the center table. “Ladies, let’s have a tea break…” he said casually.

“Thank you!” Olga picked up the cup and smiled. She looked at Azere, teasing her friend in silence.

Azere rolled her eyes.

Amused, Aston watched the ladies exchange glances at each other in private.