. The cries of wild animals, particularly of the wolves, could easily be heard after every three or four seconds; breaking the mid-night silence. Lots of owls were flying around the old

ere were firelights on every corner splitting deem light of the fire. Many bats were hung to ceiling upside down. A huge statue of the devil was situated against one of the two walls that formed the width of the room, in such a way that it occupied the centre. And next to it, there was the throne of the cruel witch; that

ack robe of velvet with sleeves adorned with silver laces. She had a string of bones and tiny skulls around her neck. Her h

ats at once made a loud noise and then one by one got a

Some birds had to leave their nests and take refuge under the shade of the fort window and the ventilators for they were completely wet. They w

in cried and started re

nging to the bats’ group were completely black in colour. Their faces were so black that one could get easily frightened to have a first glance on them. Their lips were deep red and their teeth were bright white; only the canine teeth were a little longer. Their eyes we

Their eyes were not different from that of owls. They had owls’ wings. They had feathers around their bo

er of the owls, “We’ve appeared now.

f the bats, “We are eager to lis

th firm faith and then turned to the evil spirits. Just then a whitish brown owl came screaming a

rought, Zomaro?” the wit

om and Katie have killed the quee

Zomaro? Go on…”

the eyesight. Tom and Katie couldn’t chase the bird since they have limited magical powers. They cannot transf

ising her hands up, giving some magical performance, to call Tom and Katie. Just after the witch had finished saying the c

ne in a woman’s form while the other in a man’s form. Though they had bodies like humans, their faces were not humans’ faces. They looked like cat

are sorry Lady Marconda that we couldn’t keep our promise. But it was by an accident, otherwise we’d have brought the baby-snake