Queen Dora smiled at her family, their fiercely protective expressions making her heart feel warm. She had indeed been lucky.
"I'm all right," she said. "In fact, I feel much better now – I didn't even realise that there was this curse on me." She shot a grateful look at the emerald green flames that were still burning. "Thank you," she said, bowing her head.
The emerald green flames blazed brightly for a moment, as if smiling at her, and then disappeared. Only the usual glowing circle in the middle remained now.
"It's a good thing we all came here today," Jules murmured. "We wouldn't even have known about this curse on Ma otherwise…"
King Jaren nodded. "Indeed," he said hoarsely. He peered at Queen Dora, his emerald eyes filled with concern. "Are you sure that you are all right, Dora?" he asked softly.
