“Right Hadley, perhaps now you can explain this all to me”?
Bastian and Hadley had arrived back through the portal and were sitting in the loungeroom, Bastian with a Scotch in his hand. It barely took the edge off no matter how much he drank but it put him in a better place to deal with Hadley.
“Hadley, what happened to the mirror?” Bastian asked, staring at the ornate frame.
“Forget the mirror”, Hadley mumbled. “We must return to the village, we must find her Bastian”.
“Find who exactly Hadley? You have no idea what you are even looking for”. Bastian's tone was one of boredom while his mind raced. How could Hadley's beloved be his as well? He needed to speak to Amelia and get this sorted out as soon as possible.
“I know she has been to the village. I will set guards there to wa
