The Enchanted Sorceress

Chapter 4
Someone else girl

The girl was sitting on a bench. The next inn was near the market place but she had to rest. All the way from the woods to the town and now the several streets and side roads she was walking the entire time ... and that was exactly the problem: walking!

Usually she could teleport herself anywhere anytime in no time, but now her feet were hurting.

Into the bargain the sun was hot and above not even a single cloud was on the pale blue sky.

Summarising her progress, she have been pushed around, got a scratch on her arm by falling down several times today, got covered with dust thanks to the unpaved sandy roads and the most annoying thing, the dust even stuck beyond the woof on her rag which even tightened it by her own sweat.

Summed it all up that she neither had the necklace nor could found that damned heroes, the whole thing didn’t go well.

The sorceress thought if it was worthy to bother herself all these troubles for nothing. Being trapped in a girl’s body made her just feeling foolish and somehow frightening.

There was something, but she couldn’t get it out of her mind.

She looked down her laps; the dusk was like glued on her soft smooth skin with the sweat.

At least her short legs still looked quite attractive for a girl, was her opinion.

The heat made her thirsty and so the girl had the urge to get some drink from the fountain.

When she reached the pool, there were some pictures chiselled on the wall, probably they were telling the tale of this fountain.

The first one showed an image of an old man. At the second he discovered a sparkling fountain. Next from the picture portrayed that the old man was drinking the water. In the last one he was walking happily his way as a young man.

Under this picture story was engraved:

~ And yet, till today, it is said that this spring keep the heart still go younger ~

" Oh, great! " she grumbled. " A fountain of youth is the last thing I need. "

True or not, the sorceress was too thirsty to think about that stupid tale.

After satisfying her exigency, she starred on her face that was mirrored by the water.

It was the first time she realize to be aware about her younger self.

Though she shortened her hairs till her neck, they reached the shoulders when she was shrunk down to a girl.

The wet sweat made her bright-brown hair even darker and her whole appearance was sluttish. Her cute face looked tired, so she washed it with the refreshing water.

After she cooled down her hot face, she felt better and smiled down to her watery spitting image.

Now I’m cute again, she thought cheerfully -wait! Again she acted like a kiddie.

Enough of this waste of time, she demanded herself, the rest was quit relaxing but now I have to find those jerks.

When she was headed to the market, she saw a boy hiding beyond a small statue that was standing close to a building.

" Shhhh! " the boy fizz.

" Don’t tell him that I’m here. " he whispered.

The girl could see that there was another boy sneaking around. On a corner she saw other children, too.

As she could rate this, they were playing hide & seek.

That could be fun, the sorceress had in mind, but with just changing the rules of her taste.

" Hey! Do you looking for someone. " she shouted tunefully to the chaser.

The boy nodded.

The little kill-joy pointed with her finger to the hiding boy.

Quickly the chaser ran behind the statue and called: " Gotcha! "

" That was unfair, " the boy protested, " if this girl hadn’t cheated, no one could find me. "

" Ahh! Don’t boast here so loudly, " the girl answered bored back, " I have found you first after all. "

" Who allowed you to participate? " he asked disgruntled.

" Simple! I allowed it myself, " the girl canted.

" Awren! Go getting your father for dinner! " a women’ voice resounds.

" Sorry! I must fetch my drunken dad from the inn. " the chaser boy said and went off.

" Then I will also go my way, " the gleefully girl announced.

That was the kind of fun the small empress appreciated, walking down to the market happy about her joke.

Ruined the game was funny, she thought; being a girl doesn’t mean not to be evil.

That was her old self she liked and loved.

" Girls are stupid! " the boy cried after her.

Soon she reached the first stands after a few turns.

As to be expected, the anyway thigh sidewalks were overcrowded. Busy people were rushing from one place to another while dealers praising their goods.

Luckily the inn was next the market on a broader road people could walk easily.

I wondering what kind of silly name this tavern have, she wondered.

“To the Golden Spoon” - not very special, the girl thought, but at least the name was not ridiculous.

When she entered the inn, there were more people than the last one. The tavern had just a few windows; therefore it was dim inside.

The guests wore vesture and liveries from different lands far away, some of them had enriched embroidered coats.

I think this is it, she hoped. Among all those merchants and wayfarers a party would easily got unnoticed.

Before she could pass further into the crowd, a quit attractive waitress barred her way, holding a tablet with drinks on her left hand.

" What have little girls lost in a place like this? " she asked.

" I have business to do. " the girl replied.

" Do you? That’s too bad, " the waitress said pitifully, " but children are not allowed in here, so please leave this place. "

" I won’t need long; I am only looking for someone. "

" No excuses little girl, " the waitress packed with the free hand her arm and pulling her to the door, " here is the exit. Come again if you are old enough. "

" But I have to looking for my father, " the sorceress said, remembering back the boy to fetch his drunken dad, " please, if I can’t find him he will waste all his money again. "

The waitress seems not to impress that and squeezed even harder her arm.

" Ouch! That hurts! " she cried.

" That’s the reason why we don’t want any snooping girls here, luring our customers away. " was the answer of the waitress with no regret.

A customer just entered the inn forthcoming, so the waitress hadn’t to open the door, otherwise it would have come tricky for her without a free hand.

She threw the girl back to the outside.

" And keep outside! " she warned her.

The sorceress touched her hurting arm.

What a merciless person, she thought angrily. However, she wouldn’t try to get in again, she was too afraid of this scary bitch.

Why do they prohibit children anyway anything!

" Hohoho, " laughed an old man next to her, sitting on a bench with a walking-stick.

" No luck in getting in, little lady? " the old man twaddle, the sorceress punished him with an angry glaze.

" Too bad if the own father is a boozer. " he continued blabbering, without noticing the girl’s mood.

" Stop making fun of me, I have significant things to do. " she yelled back.

" Quit a big temper in such a small mouth. " he runs his hand over the white beard.

" How about a deal? I will take with you in the tavern and in exchange you will be my little niece. " he proposed.

Being with the elderly was her chance to get into the inn, but even small she didn’t want to be so na?ve to get tricked.

" Where is the snag in it? " she asked carefully.

" None, " he ensured, " just doing an old man a favour for young company. "

The doubtfully sorceress looked at the old man; he seems harmless though he couldn’t even take a step without his stick.

" Alright, " the girl got over her, " but we’re only pretending to be related. "

" Of course. " the codger smile benignly.

What a strange old fogy, the sorceress thought, but as long as she could enter the inn, the other matters were unimportant for her.

 

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