Suddenly Lica woke up as if something had pushed her. She opened her eyes and saw that she had been sleeping on the Prince's shoulder under the tall tree. The Prince was sitting, leaning the tree and chewing a straw.
"Good morning!" he said seeing Angelica had woken up.
"Are you kidding me? What a morning?" she smiled looking at the bright moon. "How long have I been sleeping?"
"Since we were going across the Sleepy Lake. You have fallen asleep in the boat."
"But how have you taken me from the lake to the tree? You are injured!"
"Honestly say, it was very difficult," the Prince joked. "But, having taken my will in a fist, I have done it. I just couldn't leave you in the boat, like "Sleeping Beauty.""
"Thank you!" Lica said gratefully. "And what about the food basket; haven't you saved it?"
"It is on your right."
"Then let's have some food and go to the Nightmare Forest. I mean the basket just will hinder to move around."
"You may eat; I am not hungry."
The girl had some bread and milk and leaving the basket under the tree, our heroes set off toward the forest.
Only in the woods did Angelica realize the benefits of the man-goblin compared with the common man. The Prince could see in the dark like a cat and had a unique ear to hear. While Lica just listened and looked, the Prince had already said:
"Oh the "guests" are near here; we have to change the direction."
He immediately turned another way and pulled the girl with him. So, they had passed the Nightmare Forest, having not met with any of the nightmares. The girl even said:
"How boring we have passed the Nightmare Forest. No adventure!"
"Oh do you need the nightmares?" the Prince laughed. "You have insulted me. Am I not enough for you?"
After the forest they came in the wide field. And suddenly Angelica saw that the Prince was staggering.
"Let me check your bandage," she demanded.
The Prince tried to joke it off but Lica insisted. Finally, the Prince opened his cloak and the girl gasped! The bandage was soaked with blood. Moreover, the blood has been flowed around his shirt.
"You cannot go any more! You are losing a lot of blood!" Angelica said firmly. "Lie down on the grass and I'll find a horse."
"Where will you find a horse here? Only the field is around us!"
"It's not your business!" Lica said strictly.
She put the Prince on the grass tucked the cloak under his head. Then she gave him a new bandage, finally had torn her shirt off and then ran across the field toward the road.
She was lucky and soon she saw a cart ahead.
"Hey!" Angelica shouted, waving her arms. "Here!"
A few minutes later some farmers, who were carrying the flour to the Prince's castle, arrived.
"That's a luck!" the girl was happy.
She immediately showed them the place where the wounded Prince was lying. The Farmers carefully put him on the cart and moved on. Several hours later the carts reached the castle but by this time the Prince had already been unconscious.
Worried Henry met our travelers in the wide royal court. The Prince was immediately taken into the castle and the best doctors were called for him. Sick and tired Lica was waiting for news sitting in the chair in a small room, which was next door to the Prince's. The girl did not notice as she had fallen asleep. She woke up because someone had entered the room. It was Henry.
"The Prince has lost a lot of blood and unconscious," he said. "But doctors have assured that his life is not in danger. You have managed to bring him in time. Lica, has the witch told you anything about the Prince?"
Angelica nodded but thought for a while said:
"Not until the end. I would like to visit this witch once again!"
"Not now! You're exhausted. The Prince is unconscious."
"You're right, Henry! Can I get some sleep?"
"Of course," the old servant smiled and left the room.
Angelica fell asleep again...
"Lica, good morning!" the girl heard her mother's voice. "What's the masquerade again?"
Her mother was standing stared in amazement at Angelica. The girl stretched, got up and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked terrible! She was smeared with mud and blood, her hair was wild and she was wearing a torn shirt without sleeves and tattered leather trousers – Lica was appalling.
"Mom," she smiled. "I am just getting ready for Halloween!"
"But Halloween is in the autumn! And now, it's spring!"
"Well, I'm before hand," Lica grinned like the Prince Swein.
"Come on, wash your face!" her mother sighed.
Angelica went into the bathroom and different thoughts flashed through her mind:
"How's the Prince? What will I do? To tell or not to tell Henry the truth?"
"So, stop!" she interrupted herself aloud. "I don't know if I ever get back to the Kingdom of Night!"
After a pause, she added:
"However I would like to..."