Trinity the last White Witch - Chapter 59

[Trinity’s POV]

“Who are you?”

“Who are you?”

Both of us questioned at the same time.

Michael shifted his eyes between the two of us. “What do you mean? She’s the daughter of the Earl. Nadia Roselake.”

“Shut up.” I stepped forward, and the young woman took to her feet and backed away. “Who are you, and what are you doing inside that girl’s body?”

“. . .”

“. . .”

“Egh?” Michael blinked, and his eyes bulged when he realized something. “You’re the witch?”

Nadia(?) backed away. Her expression turned sharp and menacing as she hissed, “W-what are you talking about? Guards!”

I was confused. If she was a black witch, then it was easy for her to use her spells to silence us. But why was she acting like a normal human girl?

No . . .

Something was not right . . .

It was hard to focus my gaze on her with all this thick dark smog that was getting in the way. There was undoubtedly black magic at play here, and that young woman was in the center of it.

My eyes shifted on the big mirror of the dresser.

Could it be . . .

Before I could observe more, rounds of metallic clanking sounds rose in the hallway, and the guards came in with their spears and armors.

“Shit.” Michael pulled me by the arm. “Time to scram!”

I was yanked away by the force from his grip, and before we made our escape, I caught a glimpse of a silhouette on the other side of the mirror.

“Let’s go!” Michael carried me in his arms when the guards came running after us.

“Let go of me. I can run.” I wasn’t a damsel in distress, but I also forgot that I was no longer a vampire with incredible speed.

Though their armors were heavy, the guards were extremely fast.

“Shut up and hold on tight!” Michael’s arms enclosed me in a protective embrace, and my eyes bulged when I realized what he was about to do.

“Are you crazy? We’re on the third floor!” I shouted, but it all went to deaf ears when Michael jumped towards the window at full speed.

My arms tightened around his neck when his arms let go of me and grabbed the branch of a tree. He might look lean and flimsy, but Michael was packed with power as he landed on another branch with both feet.

He carried me once more and jumped from branches to branches until we landed safely on the grass.

I didn’t know he could do that, especially while carrying me in his arms.

I guess he wasn’t all just a pretty face after all.

Or maybe it was the mark?

Whatever it was, I didn’t have time to ponder when multiple guards rushed from all sides with their spears and swords pointing at us.

I escaped from Michael’s hands and pushed him a little to give me enough space. Pulling some duds inside my pouch, I threw them in the guards at our front. Upon contact on the ground, the duds exploded, and blurs of smoke engulfed the area.

“Cover your nose, and let’s get out of here,” I said as the guards fell on their faces, snoring their selves into dreamland, opening a path for us to escape.

We ran around the back door but halted at a group of guards who barged our way.

I was about to use some dud again when their screams pierced the air, and they fell unconscious on the grass with bubbles forming from their mouths.

“You two okay?” Ric asked.

“Yes. We’ll talk later. Let’s get out of here first.” Michael led the way while I threw another dud towards the fast-approaching soldiers.

The area was immediately engulfed with thick fog, and we used it as cover to escape towards the woods.

“Don’t let them get away!”

“After them!”

We heard the galloping of hooves as we ran deeper into the forest. We knew we were being chased by horses now, which prompted us to split up like we planned.

If things didn’t go well, then we would just regroup in our secret lair later. Returning to town after the commotion was a bad idea. There were probably lots of guards’ patrolling the town by now.

Dorothy was staying in one of the inns. If she ever needed us, she knew where to start looking. But for now, it was best that she stayed put and wouldn’t do unnecessary things while we regrouped and thought of our next plan. I could only hope that she was training like I instructed so she would be useful in the future.

I bit my thumb. Thanks to the unexpected interference of a witch in the Roselake’s manor, things had become more complicated.

But for now, I took in the first sign of rain to shapeshift into a bird and flew in a cave hidden under a rocky cliff. With the rain soaking the land, running would leave tracks.

I didn’t have to worry about Michael and Ric since they knew what to do in this situation.

I landed inside the cave and turned back into my form. There were already supplies waiting for us in case something like this happened.

I pressed my mouth shut when I heard the guards yell at each other above the cliff.

“Search around the perimeter! She couldn’t have gotten that far!”

I breathed the air I held when I heard the hooves of horses fading in the distance.

I was confident that no one would search under the cliff for one, it was dangerous, and two, no one knew that there was a cave hidden here, so why waste the effort of climbing down to check?

It was the Sprites who told me, and we used it as a secret hideout incased something went wrong.

If only I asked the Sprite about the Roselake’s mansion. But then again, they didn’t know anything about the mortal world. They didn’t venture outside the human settlements except those rare ones who had an adventurous spirit.

But usually, they just stayed put inside the comfort of nature.

I lighted the lamp and removed my wet clothes, squeezing them dry before walking in my underwear to grab a towel.. I first dried my hair and face when I was startled when a warm hand grabbed my shoulder.