Madeline spent an hour more when she finally concluded that the deal she had made with the King was difficult. She tried to walk round and round only to meet up the holly plant walls that restricted her or sent her back to the path she had already walked through.
The sky was changing colour rapidly, and she felt her freedom was slipping through her fingers, but it wasn't like the time was precisely passing. The energy and motivation that she had before entering the maze had vanished, and she was desperate to get the exit. She tried not to lose hope. Her feet continued to walk to only be met with disappointment as she reached another dead end.
