“Is there no other way?” Upon hearing what Noreen said, I frowned at her.
Noreen stared at me playfully for a few seconds as though she had guessed something. “Why are you acting so strange? Does Blair have any desires for you? Oh my God! This is so interesting! Isn’t he a good friend of Prince Rufus?”
Every word Noreen said struck a nerve in me. All of a sudden, my head began to hurt terribly. This woman was gloating while being completely unaware of my suffering.
“It’s none of your business. Just tell me if there is any other solution,” I said in an unfriendly tone, suppressing the urge to give her a good thump.
Noreen covered her mouth with her hand and said with a fake smile, “That’s so miserable. I’ve already told you the only way. If you can’t satisfy his desires, you have no choice but to let him fend for himself.”
“And then? What would happen to him? Will he die?” I pursed my lips and made a guess as to what Noreen was hiding from me.
After nodding casually, Noreen placed the candle in front of me. “Of course, something will eventually happen to him. But it’s nothing serious, really. At most, it will make Blair more and more paranoid and frantic. He would eventually go insane, plunge into darkness, and become the black witches’ slave.”
Hearing this, I couldn’t help swearing out of fury. “Damn it! What on earth are you trying to do? Why are you hurting the people close to me?”
I felt utterly bitter and resentful. All of this was really Noreen’s elaborate trap. Step by step, she lured me into it, hoping that I would be doomed in the end.
Sylvia’s POV
Noreen was even delighted when she realized I was distressed. “Shouldn’t you be more concerned with Prince Rufus, given his situation? Have you found a way to deal with the curse on him?”
“Why? Do you know how to lift the curse? And even if you do, are you even willing to tell me?” I gave Noreen a frigid glance. I knew what she was up to. She was like a wicked fisherman, manipulating us in her hands like little fishes.
Perhaps her actions had no significant meaning than merely satisfying her own wickedness. She seemed to simply take pleasure in our suffering.
With a chuckle, Noreen pulled a tiny jar from her sleeve and tossed it to me. “Have a look.”
For a while, I just stared at her intently and didn’t bother to open the jar. Once again, I was worried that she was up to no good.
“Don’t worry. I won’t knock you out nor take you away again. The only way to deal with the curse on Rufus is in that jar.” A smirk crept on Noreen’s lips.
I let out a snort. Without hesitation, I opened the lid and saw a white and almost transparent bug inside.
“Back then, your mother put this on Leonard’s body to eat away all the memories of her in his mind, which eventually saved his life. The difference is that your mother refined that bug herself, and this one…”
Noreen paused for a moment and cast a malicious glance in my direction before continuing, “I refined it for you out of kindness.”
I sneered, closed the lid, and threw the jar back to her. “I don’t believe you. You’re probably plotting to hurt, or worse, kill me.”
Even if I managed to break the curse with this bug, I was worried we would fall into another trap.
I had a nagging suspicion that Noreen was just too idle. That was why she was stirring a ruckus in our lives to relieve her boredom.
Noreen looked downcast as she said in a hypocritical tone, “You can’t do it yourself. I just wanted to help you, but you obviously disregarded my kindness. Sylvia, you are just like your mother. You are always on guard against people.”
“Oh, so you want me to thank you? Don’t be so absurd.” I averted my gaze and refused to engage in further conversation with her. I was too furious.
After a few moments of silence, Noreen’s voice returned to its normal pitch. She tossed the tiny jar back to me and whispered, “You shouldn’t quickly reject my help. I believe that it might come in handy one day. After all, people would try everything out of desperation when they have no other way out.”
“Fuck off! I won’t let anything happen to Rufus, even if that means risking my own life. You won’t succeed, Noreen,” I roared in a low voice, holding the small jar in my hand. At this point, I felt frustrated and helpless.
Noreen shook her head and sneered, “A treacherous girl is not cute at all. You might hate the idea now, but you will eventually realize that you’re wrong and then use this bug on Rufus. Hey! I have a better idea! How about you be with Blair? This way, you can save both of them. Blair won’t be devoured by darkness once he gets what he wants; meanwhile, Rufus will give up on you, a woman who betrays him, and the curse will break once he stops loving you! Isn’t that the best of both worlds?”
After saying that, Noreen gathered the thick fog again to block my sight and was about to leave.
Just as her figure began to fade into the dense fog, I immediately whistled and shouted, “Rin!!!”
The next second, the vigorous wild wolf charged through the thick fog, bit Noreen’s robe hard, and hurled her to the ground.
Sylvia’s POV
I blew the whistle as soon as I saw my vision was becoming blurry. To my delight, Rin was able to return at the sound of the whistle despite the dense fog.
Noreen yelled something in the thick fog.
It worked! I was pleasantly surprised and followed the voice.
“Damn it! You stupid wolf, let go of me!” Noreen was exasperated. It was unusual to see her looking that disheveled.
Even the most powerful black witches were not particularly effective in close combat.
Most of the wizards and witches who could only rely on potions and spells feared engaging in close combat the most.
There had once been a study of different bloodlines and races. It showed how the wizards’ and witches’ chances of winning in close combat were practically zero when they lacked the potions and time to cast a spell.
This was because they needed some time to recite a spell.
Before they could even finish the incantation, they would have already been knocked over to the ground.
I ran to Noreen and interrupted her curse coldly, “She is not just some wolf. She rules over a pack of wild wolves and is far more sensible and smarter than you.”
“I don’t care who she is. Ask her to let me go!”
At this time, the thick fog completely dissipated. Rin nipped Noreen’s arm and majestically stood on her torso with her entire forelimb so the latter couldn’t get away.
At this time, the thick fog completely dissipated. Rin nipped Noreen’s arm and majestically stood on her torso with her entire forelimb so the latter couldn’t get away.
“Great job, Rin!” I didn’t hesitate to praise Rin.
Upon hearing this, Rin’s enthusiasm intensified. She pressed her whole body on Noreen.
Because of the pain, her pale and livid face now turned red. She looked at me fiercely in pain. “Sylvia, I wanted to help you, but is this how you’re repaying me?”
I snorted, “Are you really helping me or just playing a trick on me?”
Noreen was rendered speechless. Embarrassed and annoyed, she uttered, “If you make this damn wolf release me, I’ll tell you how to deal with Blair’s problems.”
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