“Hmph. The third round of uninvited guests in as many days. Well, hold still, and I’ll-”
“I don’t think so, witch.”
With a flick of his wrist, the new arrival summoned chains of light to bind the sorceress before she could enact her curse. Startled by the sudden display of magic, she spat angrily at the man, while surrounded by her previous swine victims.
“Hixus! I should’ve known!”
“Hello, Joanna,” smirked the prison warden. “Still cursing trespassers, I see?”
“Not just trespassers, warden! Warriors, seeking to attack me!”
“Attack you…” Hixus arched a skeptical eyebrow. “Surely not for cursing their fellows?”
“No! Or, well…I’m not sure.”
“Because-” Joanna winced as she struggled, in vain, against Hixus’s chains of light. “Because they fought over who would get to fight me!”
The bonds around Joanna’s arms loosened ever so slightly. Not enough to escape, but enough for her to gesticulate as she explained, “Yes! Men came to besiege my home. Then a flight of sphinxes came and scattered them.”
“And, I don’t suppose you’ve cursed any sphinxes lately, hmm?”
“No!” Joanna grinned as her bonds grew even looser. “Well, not until today.”
“So, those sphinxes are…these boars?” Hixus turned, and looked to the swine that still surrounded him and Joanna.
“Yes…!” Joanna tore herself free of the steadily loosening restraints. She waggled her fingers, already preparing a spell for Hixus. “And now you-”
“Well. It seems like you actually were just defending yourself…this time.”
Joanna paused, silent, but with a spell still prepared in her hands.
“I apologize for my harsh action.”
“I do. I suppose I’ll leave you to your…livestock. That is, of course, unless we have some other business…?”
“Uh. No!” Joanna immediately dispelled her prepared magic and hid her still-glowing hands behind her back. “No problem here, warden!”
“Good,” Hixus smirked, back still turned. “Congratulations, by the way, on finally getting to hex a sphinx.”
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