The trip back to the stables took about an hour, and no one spoke the whole way. Once within the town Mike's tail dissappeared, tho' there was still a hole in the back of his trousers. As if to remind them all that it could come back anytime. As they entered the big ramshackled old stables, the Wizard appeared. "Back so soon lover bo..Errr I didn't expect all of you." He admitted.
"We want to talk." Christine annouced seeing the Wizard tense and ready himself.
"Oh?" "About what?" He asked lightly, glancing out the doors. "The weather perhaps?"
"About Mike." Christine answered.
"Mika you mean...dear sweet Mika." The wizard leered at Mike making him feel uneasy.
"Mike/Mika..he's our friend and part of our group and we'renot going to leave him behind." Christine annouced firmly.
"Oh so you've came to ask for job's in the stable." The Wizard laughted.
"No we've came to deal."
"Deal?" The wizard asked raising one eyebrow.
"Yes there must be something you want even more than Mike/Mika." "Tell us what it is and we'll get it for you."
"Oh really?" "Anything I want?" He smiled at that.
"If it's within our power to do." Christine answered.
"Well there is one thing...but Mika has to stay here with me until you get it."
"Sounds fair." Christine admitted, tho' Mike cringed at the thought. "So what is it?"