The stone happened to be on a headland, which gave Alicia an unobstructed view of the path she had come.

At sunset, the majestic landscape of the valley stretched beneath her feet: fields, walls, hedgerows, winding rivers, and golden mansions among the trees, all the way to the green hills in the distance.

The town was at her feet, she could overlook the main street of the town, and she could recognize the market square.

"I haven't gone far." Alicia looked into her crutches in frustration and said, "You say, how good it would be if your master were a wizard." ”

Just now, she even really thought that the old man was a wizard, or some other magical thing, after all, how could there be such a coincidence in this world, and when she wanted crutches, someone brought her a crutch.

And the mythical shepherds are usually not ordinary people, Jesus called himself a shepherd, and he looked very similar, naturally curly, with gray semi-long hair, and a long beard.

Isn't that how they are played out in myths and stories?

People with magical powers disguise themselves as weak people and get into trouble, come to test whether some people will lend a hand, and finally give a reward.

But obviously, this is all her fantasy, it is just an ordinary person, and what she has gained is just a crutch.

Due to the proximity to the snowfield, after the sun set, the temperature dropped quickly, the coolness on the stones, and the cold wind blowing in her face, which made her subconsciously wrap her clothes tightly.

But the cold wind rushing from all directions made her have nowhere to hide, which made her regret a little, she might as well stay in the palace.

The exorcism ritual is the exorcism ritual, which is also better than freezing to death here.

Moreover, if they really believe that they are the real Alicia, maybe they will send an army to find the magician here, and she doesn't need to come in person.

But obviously, this is only a if, she has already left the palace, and if she goes back now, no one will believe that a foreign old woman is the princess.

"I wish there was a comfortable chair and a stove for the fire in that hut." Alicia muttered.

At this moment, the longing for these two things was extremely strong in her mind, and she couldn't help but think of the boundless darkness and the wild wolf in the darkness or something.

But she could not go back, and it was already midnight when she descended the mountain, so it was better to keep going, for perhaps the shepherd's hut was ahead.

Alicia sighed and staggered to her feet, her whole body aching, as a pampered princess, there was nothing worse than this moment.

"No wonder so many emperors want to pursue the elixir, people can be so miserable when they are old."

She gasped for breath as she struggled up the hill.

Night soon fell, and the heather heights took on a blue-gray color, and the cold wind was even more biting.

Alicia heard her own wheezing and the crunching of her legs, and it was a moment before she realized that the rustling sound was not her own.

She felt the ground tremble, as if something big was approaching.

She raised her head a little dazedly, a behemoth was slowly approaching, it was a.... Something very strange, the sound came at her through the wasteland.

It was definitely the ugliest thing I'd ever seen, all kinds of messy garbage were put together, as if it would collapse in the next moment, and the huge smiling face was terrifying.

Alicia froze in place, and the castle quickly walked over her head, black smoke rising from above the castle.

She didn't feel too scared, and the strongest thought in her mind was that the thick black smoke meant that there was a warm stove inside.

"Looks like we've found it, man." Alicia said to the crutches in her hand, "This wizard should not be interested in the soul of an old woman like me. ”

She was a little open-minded, brandishing the cane in her hand, and shouting at the castle in a trembling voice.

"Stop!"

To her delight, the castle had actually stopped a few dozen meters away from her, and she staggered briskly towards it.

When she looked closer, the castle was even uglier, it was too tall and strange, and the night was too dark for her to see.

But even that didn't deter her, her mind was full of stoves and comfy chairs, and she soon found the entrance, just behind the castle.

However, her hands could not reach her, an invisible wall blocked her out, and she poked with her cane, but she could not get in at all.

She was a little anxious.

"Please open the door." She shouted, "I have something important to convey to the wizards inside!" ”

But the gate remained unmoved, and suddenly the earth began to shake, and the castle moved again, and the door creaked.

"Don't do that, open the door!"

She staggered after her, and with great difficulty managed to put one foot on the steps in front of the door, and then she jumped again.

The castle sped up on the rugged mountain road, the door frame staggered and creaked, and Alicia was not surprised that the castle was tilted, and it was a miracle that it did not fall apart on the spot.

This time, the door miraculously opened, and she looked behind it, and there seemed to be no one in the room, not knowing if the owner was at home.

Many of the things that could be associated with wizards hang from the beams, such as onions threaded with strings, or strange rhizomes.

There are also books with leather covers that are related to magic at first glance, and some old bottles, the most attractive thing is the fireplace on the left.

There was a small flame burning in the hearth, pitifully small compared to the smoke outside, as if it was about to be extinguished.

The bright fire was red, and the orange flame flickered on the firewood, especially with a cushioned chair next to it.

Alicia's eyes lit up directly, and regardless of whether there was danger inside, she rushed up and sat on the chair, leaning comfortably on the backrest,

The warm fire had dispelled the cold and relieved her pain, and the chair supported her back, and now if anyone tried to kick her out, they would kill her.

The gate closed automatically, and when Alicia came back to her senses, she suddenly realized that although the castle was moving, there was no vibration or shaking in the castle, and there was not even a sound coming in at all.

Is this magic? Alicia thought to herself.

There was some firewood in the basket beside her, and she added a few sticks of firewood with her outstretched knob arm, and the flames were very angry, and the whole room soon brightened, the room was not very large, and she quickly noticed the stairs on one side of the room.

Would the wizard be on it?

But she didn't want to leave the comfortable chair, she put her protruding feet on the side of the hearth, and rested her head on the back of the chair, which made her more comfortable, so that she could look at the fire burning in front of her and think about what to do in the future.

It was the imaginary face in the flames that distracted her a little.

"You've got a scary mouth, man, but your eyes are cute." Alicia muttered, she could imagine those eyes watching her.

She stared at the flames and continued to mumble to herself.

"Then the wizard should be upstairs..... Will he lift the spell?

I don't know if he'll eat my heart after the spell is broken..."

"I don't think he will." Flame said.

Flames, speak!

Alicia wiped her eyes, and she suddenly realized that the flaming face in front of her didn't seem to be what she had imagined....