The Elixir of Youth

"Are you quite sure that this will work?" the Queen asked.

"Of course," the necromancer replied. "Within a few minutes, you will have your youthful beauty back."Jastina could not see that he had his fingers crossed behind his back.

"Then down the hatch," she said. She picked up the phial and downed the contents in one gulp.

1. But nothing seemed to happen.
2. The lines vanished from Jastina's face, a youthful bloom came to her cheeks, and her hair gained in lustre. Soon she looked twenty-one again. "It worked!" she exclaimed.
3. The lines vanished from Jastina's face, a youthful bloom came to her cheek, and her hair gained in lustre. Soon she looked fourteen again. "Damn!" she said. "You made it too strong, Belboz."
4. The lines vanished from Jastina's face, a youthful bloom came to her cheek, and her hair gained in lustre. Soon a baby of about six months was lying on the carpet where she had been standing. "Ga!" the baby said.

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