Jack gasped loudly the moment he heard the voice of the witch, but that wasn’t his reaction when he saw her face, and the way she looked. Not only was her appearance abhorring, but she also had a strange smell that Jack was unable to comprehend, and he was forced to take two steps backward while he cautiously kept his eyes on her, being mindful of even how he blinked. Realizing that the witch was back, Jack’s companions gave up in their attempts to get him to understand what they were trying to warn him of, and they had their eyes on the witch whose cackling remained constant, resonating either before or after each word she said. Without taking another look, it was much easier to tell ok the first sight that Dwayne was exhausted, and the map he was holding onto was scrolled up, and lying on the floor close to his left foot. “Who are you? What are you? Why do you want with my friends?” Jack continued to panic while he took extra steps backward, and stopped only because he realized

“What?” Jack was shocked beyond expectation, and when he attempted to pick the blade up, she waved both of her hands at the same time, and a heavy force pushed Jack to the ground, causing him to grunt in pain. “I warned you! I told you to drop that stupid weapon of yours, but you refused to listen!” Adriana started to walk toward Jack who whimpered in pain while he attempted twice to get up from the ground. “There is something about you, I don’t know what it is, but there is definitely something about you.” Adrianna’s voice lowered as she continued walking toward Jack who managed to crawl backward in an attempt to get away from her. His companions continued to muffle inaudible words, but none of that mattered as Jack’s entire attention was geared toward the old witch who was about to do something terrible to him. “Your friends were very easy to get, it was easy to feed on their fears, especially that silly Centaur who doesn’t know how to make use of the sword in his sheathe. But y

Jack stared anxiously at Adrianna as she stood in front of Lucy who seemed very anxious and couldn’t take her eyes away from the dagger the witch was holding in front of her. Slowly, Adrianna lifted the dagger to Lucy’s face and touched her cheek with it, causing her to shiver profusely while she bent her head to be able to get a better view of the sharp edge dagger that almost pierced her skin. Lucy whimpered in pain as Adrianna pushed the dagger a little bit deeper into her skin while she sniggered with her dirty set of teeth showing fully. “Maybe a little motivation will grant you the kind of courage you need to do what I have asked you!” Adrianna said to Jack without turning to look at him while she kept her eyes on Lucy who was trying to say something to her but ended up muffling her words as a result of the piece of clothing used to tie her mouth. “What are you doing? Don’t hurt her!” Jack couldn’t bear watching Lucy bear the pain from the sharp edge of the dagger the witch

Realizing that what he said unexpectedly worked out for him, Jack decided that he was going to stick with it even though he felt a cringe all over him as a result of saying the things he didn't mean to say to her. “You think I am beautiful?” Adrianna asked with her rough and scanty brows lifted to form a furrow while Jack stood almost frozen in front of her with his eyes avoiding a stare at Seth who was slowly getting closer with every passing second. “What are you looking at?” Adrianna said with a low tone, and then she tried to turn around to look toward the direction of the other adventurers she tied to trees when she realized that Jack was distracted. “Yes! I think you are very beautiful!” Jack continued anxiously, looking at Adrianna who was forced to remain the way she was the moment she heard him say she was beautiful. “You are the most beautiful Enchantress I have ever seen, Adrianna! I love the way you smile, it reminds me of the sun, his lovely it is.” Jack was surprised

The sound of Adrianna’s voice caused the five adventurers to turn to look at her. She was still on the floor, grunting in so much pain, and when she attempted to crawl toward another corner of the hut, her strength failed her, and she remained in her position. “We need to leave,” Dwayne said to the others, and then he managed to bend down slowly to pick up the map from the floor before taking a step toward the exit of the hut. Succumbing to the bruises all over his body, he staggered after making a second attempt to walk, almost falling to the ground. Jack was able to catch him before he fell, and he held onto him firmly with both hands. “Come on, this way…” Jack helped Dwayne to move toward the exit of the hut, and when he was sure that he had gotten a grip on himself, he let him go and hurriedly picked up his energy blade before he joined the others who had rushed out of the hut. “Hurry, Jack!” Lucy called out to him the moment she saw him coming out from the hut, and he hastene