I stood behind the gate of my cell, looking at the hundreds of witches as they proceeded uniformly on a straight line, through the long walkway that led to their meeting arena. They covered their heads with the same cloak and I couldn't point out Gwen.
"Open the gate," the last witch on the line murmured.
"It's locked," I responded quickly.
"Juno!" Gwen called and my senses picked up. I grabbed the padlock and made a wish as my mom guided me. To my surprise, the padlock slowly disengaged. I opened the gate slowly and Gwen entered. She removed one of her cloaks and gave it to me. I covered my head immediately.
"Come with me," Gwen said, and began to walk hurriedly towards the extreme of the cell. I stood still, looking at her.
"Come!" She said when she turned and found out I was no
