th long white-blonde wavy hair, pale skin that was per

zed. 'I have a

ny' Waltz replied. 'Though most women want

witch sneered as Waltz rose to his feet again

rowded place, one of many where she worked and lived. Some of

situated in a forest so deep; one woul

redient needed for a potion or spell, bottles of strange liquids, items both blessed and curs

ith a round body and a tall narrow neck, several mice sitting upon the shelf seemingly fre

d it, and he hated all the creepy animals. They wer

p either. Waltz hunched his shoulders, glancing up at the

hated most. The way they moved a

ost and wish to be returned

ing to ignore the fat green fr

at him, stari

ther, gritting his teeth and fe

rog knew what h

witch asked him, wearing an exp

?' Waltz s

frowned ev

t' she told him. 'Someone has taken it

in the pouring rain late at night, sulking ben

himself. 'This is exactly the o

trickle of icy cold wa

d, 'I guess I be

his head bowed and hands in his pock

en by the gentle orange glow of the lanterns that h

to, before returning to the ground to watch his

it's s

reaching out for the door to the b

de, breathing a

around the tables in the warm firelight nearby, laughing heartily and raising th

losh around the tankards and spill upon the table. Wh

ply, glaring at not

ife s

ircase concealed in a dark corner of t

about all the awesome things he was

drinking, women…women with d

sed his skeleton key (given to him by

swung i

with all the features an office should have wi

ht in the middle as if waiting for him, as i

up and glaring at it, as if his current di

ing' Waltz

round handle at one end and a small depic

it in hi

b d

pped towards it. Suddenly and with

ing in surprise as he

at's s

he doorknob. He drew back shar

, and saw his palm was alr

been

the

knob was

breath, glaring at the

' he h

ome sorts being sprung. Perhaps he would fall through the floor into a filthy dungeo

so he turned to the only

wind

, feeling instantly the ch

mly, before climbing

el his fingers as he climbed higher, fumbling for the

to himself, as he clambered to the top of the tow

elief once he was back

ubbing his hands

nging to the shadows beneath the roof o

called out. '

ng his hat back so that

dne

smiled. 'Hello brother

red. 'I was

d, stepping closer to him and hunching his shoulde

ss task too?' Waltz asked. 'I got the

d gazing down at the long rectangle shape

g' Waltz answered. 'It's pro

shrugged

g here anyway?' W

g the b

he?' Waltz

oor to the balcony opened, and a figure lookin

ing towards the figure and

e figure spat at Sydney, 'it

did you

the two of you, I cannot transform without m

g it, doing so in a dramatic fashion, doing so as quickly as possible a

the same bored expressions as they w

lready won the battle. 'Look what I have here' he said producin

do that?!' Wa

n said knowin

th of the brot

e lamest excuse in the book. You

ly, 'it's about to happe

ds upon his hips, sha

we go

e way) dropped the vial, his body

rm then, right befo

scales and wings

les that gleamed a bright sapphire blue, with large wings, a narrow head, an un

nodded dully. '

them. 'Try to kill me, or else I will ki

your seal' Waltz

crouched his body low, throwing his might

ng Waltz beside him who had begun t

e ran his fingers through his shaggy white-blonde hair. 'Alri

white glow enveloping him, a strong breeze s

large fins for hands that he held parallel to the horizon, using these magical tools t

ound as he took on a snake-like form, but giant in size. His skin was bl

moving rapidly after his brothe

up to him

lised he could not escape them, sinking

g him through the air, away from his brother. Sydney's wound bled profusely,

ing, mouth wide open. From the back of his throat came a glowing beam of light which enveloped both Sydney and Waltz as they t

ey was upon him, slowing in the air just before he reached Bart and tilting his head back so tha

aving weakened him, Bart could do nothi

the air, his body snaking back and forth as he went. His jaws dislocated and o

be heard inside him as he

body around and around until his belly to

into his human self, running along

al

ead hung. A few seconds later his body began to g

ed to him, retching

he declared rubbing

him' Sydney said flatly

ith a smug grin. His expression turned

etching and covering hi

k into both his hands, straig

y, lifting up the seal he

d flesh all liquid and disgusting…with bits of something white

antly. 'You can hold onto

bbing his hands on his trousers then strai

k before we go ba

so' came an all to

had suddenly perched on his shoulder. A little owl, that

ange into a human form. She used many different animals she kept to speak

d him, speaking through the little owl. 'Give the

with a flat expression as it

ning his back on him and marching in

z complained. 'She alw

plodding on after his brother, running afte