It was already nightfall by the time George reached the capital of Mihir. But rather than heading straight for the Palace, he headed towards the place of the witch that he knew.
That witch's place wasn't too far away from the Palace, so he thought of visiting there first. "I don't think any disaster will befall the Kingdom if I meet the King 10 minutes late. He doesn't even know that I'm coming anyway. So I should be fine until I keep my mouth shut."
After reaching the witch's place, he went inside without caring to knock on the door.
A beautiful young witch with long dark hair was working on some kind of potion. And she almost dropped the whole pot because of the sudden intrusion. "Lord George! You startled me!" she complained in a soft voice.
"I'm sorry! But I really needed to see you." He hastily turned around to reveal his burnt back. The outer layer of his pale skin had peeled off.
