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    Olga and Azere wore a devastated look on their faces.

    "I can''t believe that Mother is already dead! I can''t accept it!" Olga lamented, her heart was bleeding painfully.

    "Me too! I''m not going to believe it unless I see her dead body with my two eyes!" Azere declared defiantly.

    "If it''s indeed true that Mother already passed away then why they won''t allow us to see her grave? Maybe because there is no dead body to begin with! And they just told us all these fake lies!" Olga expressed her theory. A suspicion - strong as a tornado arises in her mind.

    Azere looked at Olga in the eyes. "We must uncover the truth! If Mother is already dead then they should show us her body! As long they can''t provide a dead body to show us then I won''t believe their claim that Mother is already dead. We must thoroughly investigate this incident! I want to know what really happened to Mother during her final hours!" she demanded. "Everything that Hilda told us is questionable! I find them unbelievable!"

    "Me too! I find their claim suspicious!" Olga agreed, not believing a single word that Hilda told them.

    "We must find Mother dead or alive!" Azere declared. "Being her disciples... we must uncover the truth!" she added fiercely.

    "Yes! But how can we ask more about the tournament and the way she died when it''s already hard to talk to someone that resides from the castle? The truth lies in the castle. We can uncover the truth about what really happened to Mother once we can enter the castle but since we don''t have a special pass with us, we can only stay here in this hut and wait for someone who will take pity and tell us the whole truth..." Olga said dejectedly.

    Azere nods her head. She started to feel lost with their cause of uncovering what truly happen to Mother because they don''t know anyone from the castle. They simply don''t have any connection with someone important living inside the White Coven Castle.

    In the women''s minds - they likened their cause to climbing the highest mountain on earth during winter without wearing any proper gear.

    They were engulfed with silence for a few minutes.

    Finding the truth about Mother''s sudden death is already weighing heavily in their minds. They will have to face a mountain of difficulty if they insist on investigating on their own.

    "We can''t attack the castle with just the two of us. The castle housed powerful witches and once we try to enter that place by force, the castles inhabitants will be our enemy. We''re facing a tough battle before we can even start," Azere said sadly.

    Olga nods her head. "Yeah, you are right..."

    Azere looked at the window and at the horizon and beyond. "We can no longer stay here for a long time. When they told us that we can''t visit Mother''s tomb, that is their way of sending us away, telling us not to pursue the matter involving Mother," she said.

    "But we can''t just accept things as they are! We need to find out the truth!" Olga insisted.

    "I know. I have a plan... we should return here one of these days and insist to see Mother''s grave! But let''s make a solid plan first," Azere said.

    "What is your plan?" Olga asked curiously.

    Azere sighed heavily, shaking her head. "I have no concrete plan yet. Let''s just go home first!" she said.

    "Home? Where-? In the forest, in your hut or mine?" Olga asked.

    "No! None of the above. Let''s go back to the Laswich Mountain first, maybe we can find some clues there. Who know''s Mother have come home secretly before the incident happen," Azere suggested.

    Olga''s eyes lighted up. "Yeah, that is a brilliant idea! Then we can also find the brown book and undo the curse on us, and free the two women in the cave!"

    "Exactly!" Azere said. "Let''s go home now!"

    "Wait, before we go home. We''ll say goodbye to the guards first, they''ve been kind to us," Olga said. "And I will also ask the leader if the tournament is finish already or it''s still ongoing. I forgot to ask Hilda about it," she added.

    "Alright, let''s go to the guardhouse!" Azere said.

    The two women exited the hut and walked towards the guardhouse which was located fifty meters away from the hut.

    When they arrived there, the guards looked at them warily.

    Olga whispered in a low voice. "Did you noticed that the mountain where the castle was located was protected by a powerful spell? We can''t just go there by teleporting, the shield will repel us and the inhabitants of the castle will get alerted by our presence. Therefore the only way to enter the castle is through invitation or by other means..."

    "Yeah, you are right. I also noticed the invisible shield protecting the castle. We need to have a solid plan before we return here or else we will never be able to find out the truth about Mother''s sudden death," Azere agreed.

    The guards looked at them.

    "Where are you going, ladies?" the leader of the guards asked.

    Azere smiled at the guard. "We come here to say goodbye. We''re going home. Thank you for giving us food and a house to stay for the night, we appreciated it very much," she said in a grateful manner.

    The guard smiled and said, "Don''t mention it, Grandma. Have a safe journey back home!"

    "Um... can I ask you a question, guard?" Olga said.

    "Yes, go on. What is it?" the guard spoke.

    "Is the tournament finish already or still ongoing?" Olga asked.

    The guards looked at each other.

    "I''m sorry, Grandma, we can''t reveal any information regarding the tournament. The people in the castle forbid us to discuss anything related to the tournament to the outsiders," the leader said.

    Olga released a deep sigh. "It''s just a simple question, dear. Why can''t you give me an honest answer?" she cried and pouted up a storm.

    Azere looked at Olga. "Stop asking, they won''t answer our inquiries. Besides, they only obey the hands that feeds them. So, we better keep our mouth shut," she said.

    Olga sighed. "Alright, let''s go!"

    "Bye guards! See you soon!" Azere said.

    "Bye Grandma!" the guards replied in unison.

    The two women vanished from the area in the span of a few seconds.

    A few minutes later.

    The women appeared at the Laswich Mountain.

    They entered the house and relaxed in the living room.

    "I''m glad were home already. I miss this place so much! It''s been a long time since Mother allowed me to step into this place," Azere said sadly.

    "Yeah, even though Mother put me in-charge of the cave, she doesn''t want me to stay here while we''re under her punishment for twenty years," Olga said with a sigh.

    "Shall we begin checking every nook and cranny of this place?" Azere suggested.

    Olga shook her head. "Maybe, later? No need to rush, we''re already here. Let''s just rest for a while and discuss about the castle at the top of the mountain which was surrounded by a formidable barrier. How on earth we can enter that place? If they didn''t even allow us to have access to their cemetery? How much more entering the castle-?"

    "Yeah, things won''t be easy for us," Azere agreed. Their path towards uncovering the truth about Mother''s death is not gonna be easy. "The fact that they don''t allow us to visit Mother''s burial - It only means one thing, they''re hiding something from us!"

    "Exactly!" Olga agreed.

    ***

    Meanwhile...

    Back at the Holybel Summit.

    At the South Wing part of the castle, inside a study room, Maera and Hilda were discussing the two outsiders who just recently visited and stayed in the waiting house near the lake.

    "The guards reported to me that the two old women already went home," Hilda said.

    "Good!" Maera said. "Do you think they will return here to find more about what truly happen to their teacher?"

    "I''m sure of that, Madam!" Hilda replied.

    "You have seen the women face to face. What do you think are their capabilities? Do you think their power are more superior than all of us combined here?" Maera asked.

    Hilda shook her head. "I think their powers are weak, Madam. But there''s something about that other woman... the quite one named Azere..."

    "What is it? What did you notice about that woman?" Maera asked.

    "Nothing... I was thinking that maybe she has some hidden unique talents because I can''t read her aptitudes with a first glance..." Hilda replied.

    "Ah, okay... they might return here to insist on seeing their teacher''s grave. You already know what to do just in case they will return here and create trouble," Maera said.

    "Yes, Madam! I will handle them myself. You have nothing to worry about those two old women," Hilda assured her.

    "Okay, I''ll leave everything in your hands," Maera said. "You may go now," she dismissed her assistant.

    "Yes, Madam. Anything else?" Hilda asked.

    "I''ll call you later if I have something for you to do," Maera replied.

    "Um...Madam... I would like to ask if the diamond medallion was already found?" Hilda inquired.

    Maera shook her head and replied, "It''s still missing until now. Everyone is trying to find it!"

    "Ah, okay. I''ll take my leave now," Hilda said and left the study room.

    ***

    Back at the Laswich Mountain.

    Olga and Azere were already inside Mother''s room, looking for anything that can give them a clue of what happened to their teacher.

    They stared at the padlocked cabinet where Mother''s scrolls and books of spells were stored securely.

    "It''s about time!" Olga said, she''s been itching to open the cabinet for a long time and now they finally have a legit reason to do so. She went to the cabinet and opened the padlock by using the key that she found under Mother''s bed.

    When she entered the key to the lock - it opened right away.

    Olga smiled brightly and said, "Success!"

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