A crashing sound echoed inside the shack. The cotton, wool, and strings stitched around Rumpelstiltskin and Pinocchio exploded into pieces. Those two puppets left Code without saying goodbye to Olivia or me.
Billions of thorns got plucked out from my heart as I finally defeated the two puppets. But Rumpel and Pinocchio were but a pawn to Alice.
Something great was going to happen. And I could feel it…
"You will come to me… eventually?" I murmured.
Those were the last words of Alice, the Princess of Wonderland. Although the words came from her, the vessel Alice used was from Rumpelstiltskin. With all the remaining strength she had, that puppet master relayed her words to me. Although I refused to believe it, her words brought a shiver down my spine.
I could only gulp in defeat as I nudged the door open.
