*Knock, knock, knock*
"Come on, please be home. Please be home.
*Whooooooooo*
*........Knock, knock, knock*
This place looks way different then last time I was here. It's definitely..
*Slosh*
Wetter."
*Erriiiiaaaaaaaaannnnnnkkkkk*
"Hello, is anyone....oh, hi there, little girl. You must be freezing from the cold. May I ask why you are here on my doorstep?"
"May….may.....
*Whooooooo*
May I come in? I can't feel my toes."
"WITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean.....you can't be here. I want no trouble. Goodbye."
"Please."
"Your foot's in the door."
"I have nowhere else to go."
"I don't know you, just from what I heard."
"I don't know you either but from what I have heard you don't take sides. You help weary travelers. You warm them up, let them stay in your Cave and recoup for as long as they need. Or.....is that not true?"
"I............…..fine. Come in and close the door....quickly."
"........................Thank you, Strawberry. You were the first person I thought of when I found out."
"Found out what?
Being on the run in my own Kingdom, I mean..Island, I mean...….."
"Go on."
"But now I am being hunted by President Rein."
"Of the Humans? What did you do now?"
"It's not what I did, nor what I have done, but what I could do if provoked."
"Then I won't provoke you."
"Don't you even want to know why?"
"Kid, the less I know, the better. Now have a rest."
*Ahooommmm….ahoommmm*
"Woooo."
"It's just a cough, I am not going to zap you.
I have no powers."
"You...…..why didn't you say that when you first answered my door? I would've let you in instead of having you stay there an extra few minutes in the cold."
"....You just answered your own question."
"I......…you can't stay here forever."
"I know, but let's just say here in Tossed….I've known many who have come to seek refuge."
"In my house? Honey, you must be mistaken me for another Strawberry. I rarely have visitors."
"I know. I meant on this Island."
"I........I haven't seen anyone."
"I'm sure you wouldn't. I'll stay just once the Cold turns. How about that? I…I...I can even help around the house for you to earn my trust and show I am not a bad witch?"
"I don't know. You can't buy trust."
"Showing is not the same as buying. Out of sight, out of mind. I swear."
"Don't swear in my house."
"Sorry."
"If you know so much about me, be a dear and pick my Berries?"
"But I….."
"Oh, ho, ho, ho. Not outside, silly. Everyone knows what I do outside. People have eyes. I want you to create my signature cake. Berries are in the Kitchen. They just need to be mashed."
"Phew!!!! That….I can do."
"............What do you mean you can do? Darius, he could've been lying? We knew her."
"If he was lying we would all be in chains right now.
Let's just focus on what we can control and.....try to just move on."
"Move on to what?"
"That's.....the million dollar question."