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Turning toward Claire, Mina held the axe and stepped forward threateningly "Change her back!"

Claire’s eyes squinted as she studied Mina "I can’t And where in the world did you get that?"

"Change her back or I’ll use it This is no ordinary axe"

"The Gried her shoulders "The only way I can help your friend is if you give me the book Perhaps then we can find a way to extend her life After all, she doesn’t have Fae blood like me"

"No, I don’t bel" Mina couldn’t finish as she was knocked forward to the ground, the Gri across the floor It slowly changed back fro at Claire’s feet

"Why, thank you" Claire reached down to pick it up "I do so love it when things go ree, Lonetree?"

Mina felt herself get pulled upward off the ground as Lonetree hauled her to the cold, ce his assent

Claire opened the notebook and frohen she saw the unfinished sketch "Come now," she shook it "Show me my story I’ve seen the Fae copy when I was a child; I know this one records a duplicate I want to see ht," Claire chuckled and flipped a few er "Show me! Or I’ll rip out more!" Unsatisfied, Claire finally tucked the Grimoire into her purse "Neveras you understand that this story doesn’t have a happily ever after for Gretel"

"You’re wrong!" Mina spoke up defiantly

Claire glared at Mina "What do you know?"

"I know your story It’s finished You’re destined to die Whether it be today or toe the final outcoed Look how ressed over the years"

"But we are no longer in your story You’re in mine And in my tale, I win" Mina held up her chin in defiance, a small trickle of blood dripped down it onto her dress, a wound fro tackled by Lonetree

"I don’t understand"

Banging doors and a few crashes later, Mina heard so her name It sounded like Brody Helot and followed She needed to finish this tale and finish it now