While Seren and Martha were enjoying their brief taste of freedom, the thing that worried them the most was indeed happening inside the Royal Palace.
The gardens within the palace grounds had exploded with pretty colors and fragrant scents due to the flowers blooming everywhere. Not just inside the palace, but even outside, the common people were amazed to see the rarest view they ever got to see.
Everyone understood what these blossoms meant—the witch was happy—but then they felt conflicted.
Should they be happy or curse her for keeping the kingdom devoid of such beauty of nature?
Or should they be worried about the root of her happiness?
For the Kingdom of Abetha, blooming flowers had become a sort of ill omen, for they believe something terrible would soon befall the kingdom. The witch's daughter ought to be scheming something wicked, as it was common sense that witches could only be happy when they were about to unleash their evil plans.
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Inside the palace.
