"I am sure that Prince Oliver has already told you the truth" said Stella as she looked at Annie and Maddie as they were in her office.
"Yes Aunt Stella he did" said Maddie with a smile as Stella sighed.
"I am sorry girls, really, but I just want you to know that we only did this for your own good, we did not want you worrying about Azazel when there was no apparent threat yet" said Stella as she explained.
"It's fine Aunt, you don't have to explain, we know" said Annie as she smiled.
"I am sure that you were doing it for our own good, but Curtis wasn't he likes hiding things" said Maddie as she eyed Curtis who was just silently watching.
"Curtis you lied once again, we are going to talk about this" said Annie as she frowned at Curtis who just kept quiet.
"But anyway, nothing new there" said Maddie.
"You both are not upset?" asked Stella.
"No Aunt, not at all, Azazel is all of our problem so we don't care about that" said Maddie as Annie nodded and Stella smiled.
"Actually we are not here to talk about him, we are here to talk about something else" said Maddie.
"What is that my dear?" asked Stella with a smile.
"Well Aunt, now that we sort of know what Azazel is planning, I was wondering if you could call my mom back here and terminate her mission, she did do what she was supposed to do right? And that means that her mission is accomplished so she can come back here" said Maddie with a smile.
"Ahh my dear… about that" said Stella as she took a pause.
"What about that?" asked Maddie.
"The thing is, your mother cannot return yet" said Stella as there was no other way to put it, that was the truth.
"And why not Aunt?" asked Maddie as she did not get it at all.
"Well it is true that your mother did wonderfully by reporting this to me, but her work is mission is far from done" said Stella.
"How so Aunt? Because I don't get it, really" said Maddie.
"My dear, we still do not know what exactly Azazel Is planning, we only know one factor of his plan, nothing more, knowing Azazel, he can easily change his mind, so we cannot rest now" said Stella.
"So what you are trying to say is that you still need my mother over there?" asked Maddie.
"Yes Maddie, that is the truth" said Stella as she nodded and Maddie sighed as Annie looked at her, asking her with her eyes to calm down as Maddie nodded.
"Aunt honestly, how long do you think that my mother will have to remain there?" asked Maddie.
"I do not know for sure Maddie, but there might be a possibility that she will be our eyes and ears over there until all this is finally over" said Stella as Maddie sighed.
"Can't you send someone else?" asked Maddie.
"Not possible at this moment Maddie, I am sure that Azazel knows that he must have a mole by now, in order to keep everyone safe, it's best that we keep everything the way that it Is now" said Stella.
"Alright fine, then in that case, we need to make sure to get rid of Azazel once and for all, that is the only way that this will end" said Maddie as Stella nodded.
"I know that my dear" said Stella.
"So what is the plan, I mean what are you guys planning" said Maddie.
"An ambush at the Palace, the whole Palace is getting ready in case Azazel decides to come over there" said Stella as Maddie nodded.
"Aunt, may I be excused?" asked Annie as she smiled.
"Sure dear, you may" said Stella with a smile.
"Come on Curtis, let's go" said Annie as she stood up and Curtis stood up as well.
"I will see you later Maddie" said Annie with a smile.
"See you later" said Maddie as she smiled as Annie and Curtis left the room.
…
"Curtis why didn't you tell me the truth?" asked Annie as she and Curtis were walking together.
"It was for your own good Annie, I did not want your emotions to go out of control, because that would influence your powers negatively" said Curtis.
"Well Curtis, that won't happen anymore, I have learnt to manage my emotions, and what happened to you promising never to lie or hide anything from me ever again?" asked Annie as she looked at Curtis.
"What I do Annie, is for your own good" said Curtis,
"That might be true Curtis, but you end up causing me more harm by doing that" said Annie.
"Annie as your guardian, my duty is to protect you first always, and that is what I am doing" said Curtis.
"I know Curtis, I know, but you treat me more like a child than anything else, at least carry me along, please" said Annie.
"Please Curtis, carry me along from now on, promise" said Annie as Curtis sighed.
"Alright, I promise" said Curtis.
"Thank you Curtis" said Annie with a smile as she hugged Curtis.
"So is there anything else that I should know?" asked Annie as she smiled.
"Nothing" replied Curtis.
"Are you sure Curtis?" asked Annie.
"Yes, I am sure" said Curtis.
"Okay" said Annie as she smiled, she really hoped that Curtis wasn't lying to her this time.
…
"So as far as I know, the plan is to try to defeat Azazel not with magic alone, but potions and traps, and all other things right?" asked Ollie.
"Yes, like that, and it's my plana blondie" replied Maddie with a smile.
"Of course it is" said Ollie as he laughed.
"The question is though, how do you expect to get that close to Azazel in the first place?" asked Ollie.
"Well we don't know yet" said Matt.
"Yes, and we will burn that bridge when we cross it" said Maddie with a smile.
"Alright, so Maddie how is your mother?" asked Ollie as he smiled, they could continue talking about this later.
"She is fine blondie, even though it is none of your business" said Maddie with a smile.
"I just wanted to know" said Ollie.
"Well now you know" replied Maddie.
"Annie what are you thinking about?" asked Matt as he looked at Annie.
"You have been very quiet" said Matt.
"Oh sorry, I must have zoned out" said Annie.
"What's wrong?" asked Maddie as she looked at Annie.
"I am just thinking about Azazel, and the last time I faced him, he was weak from not renewing his powers, but now… I am sure that he Is stronger than ever with everything that happened, I cannot help but think that things can end up way worse than before" said Annie with a sigh.
"Don't think like that Annie, that's why we are making this plan, so Azazel won't win this time" said Maddie.
"Would you call it a win last time?" asked Matt.
"I mean, there was damage on both sides, Annie might have lost her powers, but Azazel was badly injured as well" said Matt.
"That is true" said Ollie.
"What's even worse is that he accused me of killing Clove, and now I am sure that Selene did it and framed me" said Annie.
"Just relax Annie, none of that is going to repeat again" said Maddie as Annie nodded.
"Just please stay away from the revive spell, I literally cannot imagine having to go to Caligo again" said Maddie as they all laughed.
"You don't have to worry, I won't" said Annie as she laughed, she had learnt her lesson from last time.
"So Ollie, are you really serious about not going home?" asked Annie as she looked at Ollie.
"I am very serious Annie, I am going to stay here with you guys" said Ollie with a smile.
"Unfortunately, I will have to see your horrible face every day" said Maddie with a scoff.
"I know you don't think that my face is horrible Maddie" said Ollie with a smile as he winked at Maddie as she felt like gagging.
"Do that again blondie and I will throw a dagger in that eye of yours" said Maddie.
"I would gladly do it, since to make us even I will have to do the same to you" said Ollie as he smiled and winked again.
"Annie, did you hear what he just said?? He threatened me" said Maddie as she looked at Annie and reported Ollie.
"I'm not going to say anything Maddie, you made him that way" said Annie as Matt just laughed.
"Of course you are protecting him again, he's not all that innocent, not innocent" said Maddie as she frowned at Ollie who just laughed.
"Can we ever get along Maddie?" asked Ollie with a smile.
"Not a chance blondie, not a chance" replied Maddie with a scoff.