Clove sighed as she walked into the tent which was her room, it was at the other side of the camp.
Clove looked around as her room was small, there was one bed and a little closet along with some other things.
Clove shook her head, to think that all these witches would come and join Azazel, while knowing fully well that he was obviously the bad guy here and yet they were here supporting him, maybe they were just desperate for a change, but certainly siding with Azazel wasn't a good option.
Clove sat down on the bed as she closed her eyes, she had to integrate herself in the camp, and get the information that she needed to send back to Stella, but first she had to find a way to do that.
Clove opened her eyes as she thought about Maddie, she really hoped that Maddie was well, Clove could not reach over to talk to her and tell her that she was fine, she was sure that there was some sort of barrier blocking any form of external communication from outside the camp, it was annoying, now she also had to find a way to communicate with Stella and the others.
"*Sigh* There are so many things that I have to sort out" said Clove to herself as she sighed and she looked at the mirror that was in her room as she looked at her reflection.
She could not even recognize herself at all, her hair colour had changed from blonde to brown, and her nose and face had changed, the only thing that was still the same were her blue eyes.
"Well it is time to get to work Clove, you can do this" said Clove to herself as she stood up from the bed and walked out of her room.
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Clove walked into the busy kitchen as her she was assigned to the kitchen, and she could not find anyone who was not busy so she could ask them what exactly she was supposed to do.
"Are you the new worker?" asked a woman as she stopped doing what she was doing as she looked at Clove.
"Yes I am" said Clove as she smiled.
"You are on dishes duty, clear all those dishes before the end of today" said the woman as she pointed to the table full of towering dishes, plates and pans.
"Oh… okay" said Clove as she was surprised that there were so many dishes.
"Go on now, get to it, you don't have all day" said the woman.
"Okay" said Clove as she walked to the sink and she rolled up her sleeves.
"Can I use magic to wash them?" asked Clove as she looked at the woman who was instructing other people.
"You can do whatever you want, just know that breaking any dish there will cost you" said the woman.
"Okay" replied Clove as she used her magic to wash each dish one by one, while she was thinking about how big this camp was and how many people were here, she doubted that she would find Azazel anytime soon.
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Maddie sat on her bed as she sighed, she had not received any messages from Clove it made her even worried than before.
"You are worried about her aren't you?" asked Annie as Maddie looked at her.
"Yes I am, she hasn't contacted me or sent me any messages, what if something bad happened to her?" asked Maddie.
"Maddie, stop being so negative" said Annie.
"I can't help it Annie, I am scared that something bad will happen to her" said Maddie.
"Well don't be, maybe she hasn't had time to try to contact you Maddie, don't think like that, you promised to be happy" said Annie.
"Annie, I can't be like you, all hopeful and happy and optimistic, let me sulk for once, I need to recharge" said Maddie as she sighed and she laid her head on her pillow as she closed her eyes as she opened them again to see Annie hovering over her and her hair was touching her own face.
"Annie, go away, your hair is on my face" said Maddie with a groan as Annie smiled.
"Come on Maddie, cheer up, it's only been one day, it's the first day she's been gone, give her three days at most before you start panicking" said Annie.
"Alright, alright fine I get it, you don't have to flaunt your gorgeous hair in front of my face" said Maddie as she sat up straight and Annie laughed.
"Thank you, you think my hair is gorgeous" said Annie as she laughed.
"But you hair is gorgeous as well" said Annie as she smiled.
"Oh I already know that my hair is gorgeous you don't have to tell me" said Maddie as Annie laughed and she shook her head.
…
"Oh Curtis I am not sure about this, what if it was a bad idea to send Clove over there?" asked Stella as she drank her tea.
"I mean Maddie is panicking quite a lot, and if something happens to Clove, I won't be able to ever forgive myself, what if you are wrong?" asked Stella.
"Stella I have nothing to say to you, because it is either that you trust that this will end up right or not" said Curtis.
"And what if it does not turn out right? What then will happen?" asked Stella.
"You and I both concluded that judging from Azazel's new power it is not safe to allow Annie to go against him directly, so I see this as the best option right now" said Curtis.
"But what if this best option of yours is at the expense of Maddie's happiness" said Stella.
"I would not ask for Clove to go if I was not sure that she would have a vital role to play in all of this" said Curtis.
"But what if you are wrong and she ends up dying again this time? Maddie will hate us both for the rest of her life" said Stella as she sighed.
"We just have to wait and see first" replied Curtis as he did not seem to be worried at all, but that made Stella worry, she was not sure that Curtis was sure about what he was doing.
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"Finally done" said Clove to herself as she dried her hands, with the many dishes, she had to end up washing some of the dishes along with the others that were being washed herself.
Clove looked around, she was the only one left in the kitchen, everyone else had left, considering that it was already late.
Clove was about to turn around and walk out of the kitchen when she suddenly heard a loud crashing sound that sounded like several pots and pans falling, and that scared her since she had thought that she was the only one here.
"Hello… Is something down there?" asked Clove as she looked down to the other side of the kitchen as she heard a small voice coming from down there as she walked to see what happened.
"Why am I so clumsy?" asked Nia to herself as she picked up all the pots and pans.
"It's you" said Clove as she saw Nia.
"Oh you… what are you doing here?" asked Nia as she looked up at Clove.
"I was assigned to the kitchen, what happened here?" asked Clove as she helped Nia pick up everything that she had made to fall over.
"Ahh I see, I came in here to get a bowl and I missed my step which caused everything to tip over and fall" said Nia.
"I am so clumsy" said Nia under her breath as Clove laughed.
"I can see that" said Clove as she laughed as she put all the pans and pots on the rack that there were on before.
"Thank you for helping me" said Nia.
"You are welcome" said Clove with a smile.
"Do you work here as well?" asked Clove as she smiled.
"I do" replied Nia with smile.
"But everyone is gone already, what are you still doing here?" asked Clove.
"Well I still have work to do" said Nia.
"You do?" asked Clove in confusion.
"Yes, I have to go now, thank you once again" said Nia as she quickly walked away as if someone would come and scare her any moment from now.
"Weird…" said Clove to herself as she wondered why Nia was in such a hurry, and it looked like she was afraid of something, or someone.
Clove just shrugged off her thoughts as it was late and she didn't want to be the only one in this kitchen, for some reason the kitchen started to feel eerie, she got this unsettling feeling, so Clove walked out of the kitchen.
Nia sighed as she picked up a knife that fell on the ground and she saw someone who suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Greeting my lady" said Nia as she bowed and Selene smiled at her.
"That's not how you greet your lady, I told you, you brat, you have to kneel down" said Selene with a smile as she kicked Nia's knees and she forced her to bow to her.
"Greetings my lady, what would you have me do?" asked Nia with her head kept low.
"That's better, now come to my room, I need you to clean it now" said Selene.
"But I am not done with what you asked me to do my lady" replied Nia.
"That's not important, just come to my room like I ordered you, or else" said Selene.
"Yes my lady" replied Nia as Selene walked away and Nia sighed, Selene was bent on making her life hell.