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The two women heard the now-not-so-much-a-crone's furious shrieks behind them, and the easily identifiable sound of her beginning an attempt to clambor through the window (though she wasn't quite so young that this was an easy task). As the distance between them and the cottage grew, they passed out of earshot. Soon enough they slowed to a trot, beginning to feel a bit safer, but they dared not stop moving.
Little did they know that their ex-captor had taken precautions while they had been unconscious earlier.
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She had magicked them so that if they escaped, long-distance draining would still occur, but it would be much slower than she had originally planned. They would each age a couple of years per day until the witch had her fill.
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She had gone through their minds, located Mistress Candida's bawdy house, and forged a telepathic link between herself and her victims, which would make a safe and easy teleport possible once they arrived.
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She had placed a magical barrier around her property. Anyone who approached would suddenly completely lose the will to continue, and have the almost irresistible urge to turn around.
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