Morgana looked at the talisman. After a few minutes, she started laughing.
"Ha ha ha! You thought you had me didn't you novice? Thought I wouldn't notice a cursed amulet. Well, since
you made such a nice offer, why don't you keep it?" Morgana said, tossing the talisman back to Todd.
"Oh, cursed? I um. I had no idea. Why don't we talk about this? I'm sure we can come to an agreement." Todd
said. By now, even he knew it was pointless. Morgana froze him and turned to Maedel and I.
"Can you believe this guy? Thinks he can out-magic me. Typical men, always assuming they're better than women.
That mindset is so old, woolly mammoths think it's outdated. I think I'll do him a favor, and send him
somewhere that idea is appreciated." Morgana said.
"Where's that?" Maedel asked.
"Pangaea." Morgana replied. With a grin, she started casting a spell. It was powerful. So powerful that Maedel
and I backed up to the wall just to make sure we weren't hit by whatever it was. After a moment, Todd was
gone.
"What did you do?" Maedel asked.
"I sent him to a time where the view that women are stupid and men are superior would be appreciated." Morgana
replied.
"And that would be?" Maedel implored.
"The Stone Age." Morgana replied.
"What? He'll die!" Maedel said.
"Oh, I'm sure that no caveman would let her die." Morgana said.
"Her?" I asked.
In response, Morgana summoned a mirror. In it was a tall woman with huge breasts, huge hips, a tiny waist,
slender arms, long legs, and bright red hair. She was dressed in only a cheetah print loincloth, leaving her
breasts uncovered.
"Is that Todd?" I asked.
"Not anymore. Now it's Theodora. Or, more likely, Ugh-grunt." Morgana replied.
In the mirror, Todd was found by a large, muscular man with a disheveled beard and hair. Within moments, the
man had ripped off Todd's loincloth, and began asserting himself. Morgana turned the mirror away.
"I'm sure you two would want to give them some privacy. I, on the other hand, will be taking this to my room
so I can fully enjoy it." Morgana said, making herself and the mirror disappear.
After that, I climbed back into my bed, followed by Maedel. It hadn't occurred to me until then, but Maedel
would have to share a bed with me until we could convince Morgana to give us a second one. Until then, I would
be sleeping every night against Maedel's hard, cold skin. Thank goodness Morgana had polished her up, or else
the splinters would have been unbearable.