The Hut.
DK has finally arrived at the healer's hut and Diana is on her sick bed getting treatment.
"Is she going to survive..??" DK asked the witch as Diana was vibrating on the bed because of some dark magic the witch was using to heal her.
The Witch didn't respond to him but kept silent at him. "Is she going to survive it!!!" DK asked with a louder voice as Diana's eyes was turning up, it was almost like the Witch is chocking her to death.
"Alright you should stop!! you are hurting her!" DK asked but then the witch started laughing strangely.
"What are you doing..? stop!!" DK shouted as he rushed to push the witch away but it was already too late as Diana went mute immediately, she's no longer breathing.
"Diana!! Diana!! are you there!!" DK was so startled that she's dead as he started calling on her but got no response.
He checked her very well and discover that she has lost her breath then DK angrily stared at the witch who slowly stood to her feet.
"You, shouldn't bother too much about her, she is not dead, she's going to be alright just do her a favour and leave" The Witch requested.
DK hesitated for a while then realized that he has no choice, even if he is to fight the Witch, it won't help in waking Diana but since the witch said that she is okay, that means she is going to be okay, what happened is particularly part of the treatment.
DK gently left the room and the witch joined her out there too, he sat at one of her wooden chairs and she prepared some food for him.
"I know you must have been starving since you left to save the princess...? maybe you should have something to eat" she said to him as she handed over the plate of food to him.
It was bread and some vegetables, it seems a better food than meat always so DK collected it and started eating slowly.
"So, the princes must have meant so much to you that you risked your life to bring her back...? who is she to you? a friend... or a sister?" The Witch asked
"More than both" DK responded as she took in a deep breath and wouldn't want to go on with further more questions since DK doesn't even seems to be interested in discussion.
"Is okay, she will be fine" She said and wanted to leave but then remembered about Maureen.
"Sorry, I have forgotten to tell you that The Stranger came here and took the girl you put on my care" She said.
DK nodded his head and continue eating his food. "I know" he responded living her wondering how he get to know.
The Witch thought it was true dark magic not knowing that he has encountered The Stranger before reaching home.
Just in someone who was badly wounded step into the hut.
"Okay then, I should attend to person" she said and headed straight to the other guy while DK continues eating his food and was as well waiting for Diana's revival.
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The Stranger's Den.
Mabel was still locked up inside the magical cave, we have tried severally to escape but it seems that all her efforts are worthless here.
Then she ended up sitting in one place covering her face in fear as she is shaking, because she is beginning to hear some strange sound and strange moves inside the cave.
It seems like there are some dark spirit inside the cave tormenting her.
"You should know how lucky you are to still be alive" the Stranger's voice sounded as she immediately raised her head because she was so frightened.
Then she started crawling backwards in fear. "I have thought about what I am going to do with you and discover that there is nothing I can do with you, you are worthless to me now" He said to her.
"If you kill me, DK will hunt you down and make sure he kills you" Mabel managed to say as her body is shaking in fear.
"Really...? it seems that you have developed such a trust to a stranger you don't even know...?" He asked.
"He is trustworthy more than you can ever be...!" She responded while Stranger smiles and moves around a little bit putting his hands on his pockets.
"Really...?" He asked as he began walking around Mabel but Mabel did not alter any other word to him.
"I forgot to ask, why is he so interested in saving the princess...? who is he and where is he from? who is the princess of Dawn City to him?" he asked as Mabel waves her head at him.
"I will tell you nothing!" She responded while the stranger smiled deadly like he always used to.
Then slowly approached her looking into her eyes as his eyes changes to smoke then he forcefully grabbed her neck and so dark smokes started pushing out of mabel's mouth.
"You think am joking with you!!! it seems like you have forgotten who this stranger was, just within this few hours of you be in a way!!" He yelled at her as she was struggling on his arms.
"Rrrrrr!??" she was moaning in pain then the Stranger released her out of his grip and she fell down and started coughing grabbing her neck.
She was panting deeply, she can feel that her body is empty, the stranger was draining something out of her.
"Now I ask you again, why is he so interested in saving the princess of Dawn City?" He asked again and out of fear she started talking.
"Because they are bound together as one, she is his destiny" Mabel responded as the Stranger gazes at her in surprise.
"He came from nowhere... and all of a sudden he becomes Her destiny, and moreover what happened to the princess because I saw her there she was wounded, badly wounded that she might not even survive it" The Stranger asked again.
Mabel knew that she must not tell him about this one, if she tell him about the cave of wishes, then him as well will start hunting Diana by himself.
Whatever that has to do with power of dark magic, he doesn't joke with it, and we will always want to claim it all by himself.
So Mabel either keep shut or let him know, but she's aware that if she refused to talk he will kill her and if she lie he will detect immediately and still kill her, the choice is hers to make.