Wizard 33

Chapter 33
Rachel is sitting behind PV at dinner. A handsome blonde man enters the room, accompanied by two bodyguards wearing those ridiculous spiked armbands. It's Rahl, and everyone is in a tizzy because he's a day early. Rahl is charming and polite, but says that “I don't approve of butchering helpless animals and then consuming their flesh.” I'm beginning to think this “Rahl is a Veggie” bit is intended as a slam on vegetarians.
Rahl promises to sign anything the queen has for him, but insists that she produce the magic box at once. He does not use a seal, saying that “his written name would do, that he was sure he would recognize his own writing in the future,” har har.
Giller brings out the fake magic box, and Rahl's bodyguard immediately smashes it. Rahl correctly blames Giller for this and he is dragged away to be questioned. Rachel, meanwhile, runs off to find the magic-box-in-bread, but runs back to get Sara, her creepy talking doll. She runs into PV, who threatens to burn Sara, until Rachel threatens her with her magic fire-starting stick.
Rachel finally escapes the castle by tricking the guards in a manner that's not worth going into here. Sara the Creepy Doll tells her that Giller can't come with her, and to just keep running until winter, and then find some nice people who will let her live with them. Then a giant ball of blue-and-yellow flame erupts from somewhere in the castle, and Sara stops talking. Exit Giller, I suppose.
Yes, this means that Sara the Creepy Doll was basically a magic walky-talky.
Drinks: None.
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