Ladyhawke

Chapter 3 "In the nick of time..."

Bishop Albert was with George and looking at his preys...

- This is not the wolf I'm looking for!

- I killed lots of them, your grace, you know there are more wolves than humans since the plaid, I can't get you living wolves...

- The one I'm looking for is with a woman, a very beautiful woman with big emerald eyes... She appears at night, the moon is her sun and her name is Candice... Find her, and you'll find the wolf I'm looking for! The wolf who... loves her. A black wolf!

- Candice, said George looking at the bishop go.

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Candy moved and opened her eyes. She was still at Monk Martin's, lying down. She saw Cook...

- Don't move, said Cook, you can hurt yourself and start bleeding again.

- You're traveling with him. Aren't you? What's your name?

- My name is Cook, some people call me Cookie the mouse.

- You're traveling with him, aren't you?

- Yes... "You save this falcon, he said, because she's my life, my last hope of survival" . Then he said: "One day, we'll be so happy like two people dream of, but we will never be..."

Candy looked at him:

- He said that?

- I swear on my life.

Cook stood up and got out of the room. He went to see Monk Martin.

- Does she know?

- Does she know what?

- That you're the priest who betrayed them?

- God gave me a way to redeem myself: he gave me the solution to solve their problem...

- Explain yourself.

- I know how to break the spell... and for Terrence to confront the bishop.

- Terrence want to meet the bishop to kill him...

- No, he mustn't do that, otherwise their curse will last forever... he...

Noises from horses were heard, it came from outside the castle. The bishop's guards had arrived...

- What do you want? Asked Monk Martin by a little hole which once was a window.

- Let us in, in the name of the bishop! Yelled Daniel.

- Get away from here! Said Monk Martin.

- It's an order from the bishop! Said Daniel, open, now!

Monk Martin let the bridge down to let them in and enter his castle in ruins. There was a little bridge suspended which he let down, making the guards fall. The soldiers were upset and stood up and continued their way.

- This way, said the monk showing another bridge leading to another aisle for the castle

A soldier came near and the bridge collapse making him fall in the water.

- Look on your left! Said Monk Martin smiling.

He turned around and got a blow to the head and fainted.

Meanwhile, Cook went to get Candy who was still recuperating... she was sleeping peacefully.

- Milady, milady, he said moving her, come with me, quick!