Chapter 12: The Curse

Alicia raised her chin a little confused, "What a rumor." ”

"In the north, the Marquis of Oss has heard that in the polar snowfields, there is a magical moving castle that lives a wizard with magic.

He is handsome and magical, and he feeds on the hearts of beautiful girls, and I heard that several girls in that town have been robbed of their hearts. ”

Alicia frowned and said, "Did the family members of these girls report the crime?" ”

"I don't know, but that's what the rumors say." The maid said.

Alicia's brow furrowed slightly, "Okay, go down, I'm going to rest." ”

The maid bowed, and she bowed to Alicia, and then cautiously retreated.

Alicia silently got up from her position, fumbling to get back to her bed, but then, she visibly felt that there was one more person in the room.

She faced the place she felt, which was the balcony of the dormitory.

She said with a slight frown.

"Anything else?"

But then, she smelled an incomparably pungent smell, like a perfume mixed with a hundred essences, and her sense of smell was so sensitive that almost all the maids in the palace did not use perfume.

This person was not a maid, and almost instantly, Alicia realized it, and her heart tightened at that moment.

"Who are you?" Alicia frowned and asked, "Please leave immediately, otherwise, I will call someone!" ”

"They can't hear it."

The man spoke, as expected, a woman, with a pleasant voice, but with a kind of condescending arrogance.

"The layout here is really simple, it doesn't look like the place where an imperial princess should live, are you not treated in the royal family?"

Alicia could feel the figure drawing closer to her, and as she walked, she assessed her room in a swaggering tone.

Soon, she stood in front of her, and without touching herself at all, her ornate eyepatch, like a crown, fell off of its own accord.

The man reached out and lifted his chin, as if to examine his face.

After a few moments, she spoke again.

"What a jealous face, no wonder it attracts that man."

Alicia subconsciously took a step back, the pungent aroma made her a little dizzy, except for the sound of her breathing with another person, the surroundings were almost silent, and the silence made people panic.

"Ma'am, I suppose we have some misunderstanding?"

At this moment, she had realized that the woman in front of her should have something to do with the mysterious man who appeared at the banquet, and it was very likely that she also possessed some mysterious powers.

"Misunderstanding?" The man seemed to have heard something funny, "You have his breath on you, I won't admit it." ”

Alicia was silent for a moment and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I'm here to teach you a lesson."

The woman said, "I want you to understand how foolish it is to anger the Witch of the Wilderness. ”

Listening to the woman's almost sentence-like tone, even Alicia was a little annoyed at the moment.

"It's obvious that you found me, what does it have to do with me!?"

It seemed that out of fear, her voice was gradually becoming strange.

"If you want to blame it, blame it for your face." The Wilderness Witch said.

After a pause, she continued, "Well, that's what you really are. ”

After a pause, she seemed to think of something, "Oh yes, you can't see, it's a little less fun." ”

She seemed to have cast some kind of magic, and Alicia only felt that the dark curtain that had been hidden in front of her eyes had been opened, and her brain began to process the images conveyed by her eyes.

Everything around us is no longer limited to the transmission of sounds and breaths... She could see.

She saw the room she had lived in for almost twenty yearsβ€”as the woman said, there was something simple and plain.

Soon, she saw the woman she had just communicated with.

She was gorgeously dressed, with a mink shawl on her elbows, and her black dress sparkling with diamonds, especially the huge hat on her head, and the real colored ostrich feathers, reflecting the pink, green, and blue of the diamonds, but it still seemed to be black.

In addition to the grace and luxury of her clothes, her face is also quite delicate and beautiful, and her chestnut brown hair shows that she is very young.

"Remember to send a message to Char."

The Witch of the Wilderness spoke.

"Tell him and I'll find him.

Also, don't tell anyone about the spell you're in. ”

With that, she left, and just like the man, she disappeared without a trace, except for the clock on one side that bobbed back and forth like a death knell.

Soon, Alicia sensed that something was wrong with her, and she put her hands on her face, and she felt the loose, crumpled folds.

She looked at her hands, which were also wrinkled and thin, the backs of their hands were exposed, and their knuckles were bulging like hillocks.

She was pulled up to her lap by the black skirt, and looked down at her shriveled and aging ankles and the uneven feet that held her shoes up, a pair of ninety-year-old feet.

Alicia found herself staggering to the glass under the clock, and in the glass was a slightly panicked face, a.... The face of the haggard old woman, with a withered yellow complexion and sparse white hair, and her eyes were still a little cloudy, staring at her from the mirror, and a little oozing.

The panicked mood came and went quickly, perhaps because she hadn't seen much of her youthful and beautiful appearance in the past.

"Don't worry, old thing."

Alicia looked at the old man in front of the glass and said, "You look quite healthy, you should live a long time." ”

She staggered to the edge of the bed and sat down, and began to think about what she should do now.

The palace must not be able to stay, the imperial capital has just experienced the Marquis of Oss being possessed by evil spirits, her appearance, if people are suspected of being possessed by evil spirits, this old bone can not withstand those so-called spirit removal rituals.

But.... Where should she go?

Alicia herself was a little surprised by her calmness, and she quickly accepted her situation, perhaps because she didn't have to continue with her past fate.

She thought that the prince of Ernst would not like the way she was.

Of course, she must find a way to lift her curse.

Suddenly, Alicia seemed to think of something, and got out of bed, walking back and forth with staggering steps.

The wizard's curse naturally had to be solved by the wizard, and Alicia remembered the rumor that the maid had just told her.

It was the Marquis of Oss who disappeared, and this rumor happened to come from the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Oss, and Alicia did not think it was a coincidence, she had a hunch that she might meet that man again.

Let me think about it, this dress fits perfectly, it should be magical, I need to bring some money and food, I heard that it is very cold there, I have to bring my coat and shawl.

Thinking about it, she walked to the closet, every joint creaking with her movements, and Alicia had to hunch over and walk slowly.

She was glad that she was a fairly tough old lady, she didn't feel weak or uncomfortable, but her body was a little stiff.

She hobbled to pick up the shawl from the closet and wrapped her around her head and shoulders.

Then she put her coat in a quick blue cloth, and then she went to the dresser, pulled out the drawer, and took out from it a cross-shaped brooch, set with a red gem, which shone ruddy under the kerosene lamp.

Finding a pawnshop and using this should be a lot of money, Alicia thought to herself.

After making sure she didn't have anything else to bring, she took a deep breath and cautiously walked to the door.....