I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 18 Castle
The stone happened to be on a headland, which gave a clear view of the way Alicia had come.

At sunset, the splendor of the valley spread beneath her feet: fields, walls, hedges, winding rivers, and mansions shining golden among the trees, all the way to the green hills beyond.

The town was at her feet, and she could overlook its main street and make out the market square.

"It didn't go very far at all." Alicia said to her crutch in frustration, "You said, it would be great if your master was a wizard."

Just now, she even really thought that the old man was a wizard, or some other magical thing, after all, how could there be such a coincidence in this world, when she wanted a walking stick, someone gave her one crutches.

Moreover, shepherds in mythology are usually not ordinary people. Jesus claimed to be a shepherd. He also looks very similar, with natural curly hair, half-length gray hair, and a long beard.

Isn't that how it is done in fairy tales?

People with magical powers pretend to be weak and encounter trouble, come to test whether some people will lend a helping hand, and finally reward them.

But obviously, this was all her fantasy, that was just an ordinary person, and all she got was a crutch.

Due to the proximity to the snowfield, the temperature drops quickly after the sun sets, the coolness on the stones bursts, and the cold wind blows towards her face, which makes her subconsciously wrap her clothes tightly.

But the cold wind rushing from all directions made her have nowhere to hide, which made her regret that she might as well stay in the palace.

The exorcism ceremony is the exorcism ceremony, which is also better than freezing to death here.

Moreover, if they really believed that they were the real Alicia, maybe they would send troops to find the magician here, instead of her coming in person.

But obviously, this is just an if, she has already left the palace, if she goes back now, no one will believe that an old woman from outside is the emperor's daughter.

"Wish there was a comfy chair and a stove to light the fire in that cabin," Alicia murmured.

At this moment, the desire for these two things in her mind is extremely strong, and she can't help but think of the boundless darkness and the wild wolf in the darkness or something else.

But she couldn't go back, and it was already midnight when she went down the mountain, so she might as well keep going, maybe the shepherd's hut was just ahead.

Alicia sighed and stood up staggeringly. She was sore all over. As a pampered princess, nothing could be worse than this moment.

"It's no wonder that so many emperors hope to pursue the medicine of elixir, and it's so painful to be old."

Panting for breath, she walked up the mountain with difficulty.

Night fell quickly, and the heather highlands were blue-gray, and the cold wind was even more biting.

Alicia heard her panting and the creaking of her legs. After a while, she realized that the rustling sound was not made by herself.

She felt the ground trembling, as if something big was approaching.

She raised her head in a daze, and a huge monster was slowly approaching. It was a thing with a very strange shape, and the sound hit her across the wilderness.

It was definitely the ugliest thing I had ever seen. All kinds of messy garbage were put together, as if they would collapse in the next moment, and the huge smiling face was very scary.

Alicia froze in place, the castle quickly passed over her head, and black smoke came out from above the castle.

She didn't feel much fear, and the strongest thought in her mind was that the thick black smoke meant that there was a warm stove inside.

"It looks like we found it, buddy." Alicia said to the crutch in her hand, "This wizard should not be interested in the soul of my old lady."

She was a little desperate, waved the crutch in her hand, and shouted at the castle tremblingly.

"Stop!"

To her delight, the castle actually stopped tens of meters away from her, and she staggered briskly towards the castle.

Looking closer, the castle was even uglier. It was too tall and strangely shaped. The night was too dark for her to see clearly.

But even that didn't scare her off, her mind was full of stoves and comfortable chairs, and she soon found the entrance, which was at the back of the castle.

However, her hands couldn't reach it, an invisible wall blocked her out, and she poked with a cane, but couldn't get in at all.

She was a little anxious.

"Please open the door," she yelled, "I have something important to convey to the wizard inside!"

But the gate remained unmoved, suddenly, the ground began to shake, the castle moved again, and the door creaked.

"Come on, open the door!"

She staggered after her, and managed to get one foot onto the steps in front of the door. Then, she jumped again.

The castle accelerated on the rugged mountain road, and the door frame swayed and creaked. Alicia was not surprised that the castle was tilted. It was a miracle that it didn't fall apart on the spot.

This time, the door miraculously opened, and she looked behind the door. There seemed to be no one in the room, and she didn't know if the owner was at home.

A number of things that might be wizard-related hang from the beams, such as some onions strung on a thread, or strange rhizomes.

There are also some leather-covered books that are related to magic at first glance, and some old bottles. The fireplace on the left is the most attractive thing.

There is a small flame burning in the hearth. Compared with the thick smoke spraying outside, this flame is pitifully small, as if it is about to go out.

The bright fire was burning red, and the orange flame flickered on the logs, especially beside a chair with cushions.

Alicia's eyes lit up directly, and regardless of whether there was any danger inside, she rushed up and sat on the chair, leaning comfortably on the backrest,

The warm fire dispelled the cold and relieved her pain, the chair supported her back, and now if anyone wanted to throw her out, she would have to kill her.

The gate closed automatically, and after regaining consciousness, Alicia suddenly realized that although the castle was moving, inside the castle, there was no vibration or shaking at all, and there was not even a sound coming in.

Is this magic?Alicia thought.

There was some firewood in the basket beside her. She stretched out her articulated arms to add a few firewood. The flames were vigorous, and the whole room was brightened up quickly. The room was not very big, and she quickly noticed the side of the room. of stairs.

Will the wizard be on it?

But she didn't want to leave this comfortable chair. She put her knuckle feet on the edge of the hearth and rested her head on the back of the chair. what to do.

It was the imaginary face in the flames that distracted her a little.

"Your mouth is scary, man, but your eyes are cute," Alicia muttered, and she could imagine those eyes looking at her.

She stared at the flames and continued talking to herself.

"The wizard is supposed to be upstairs, will he break the spell?
I don’t know if he will eat my heart after the spell is broken.”

"I don't think he should." Flame said.

Flame, speak!

Alicia wiped her eyes, and she suddenly realized that the flaming face in front of her didn't seem to be her imagination.
(End of this chapter)