Consulting the Wizard

Candida shook her head. "This all started when he sent you to me! I don't understand why he would claim that I had Conkletheus turn you into statues, then try to cheat Rudolph! I do so want to understand, and I suppose I ought to not worry about angering Pronky, but right now - right now, I'm just too tired to care." The Madame turned to some of her other girls. "You lot - take these to those empty quarters in back. Make sure they go nowhere, but don't hurt them - who knows what Pronky will want me to do with them."

Freda and Astra went with the others back to a generally unused set of quarters. The other bawdy girls had figured that the pair were the cause of the past day's misery and were none too happy with them, but followed Madame Candida's order not to hurt them. They were shoved unceremoniously into the empty room and heard the door bar slam into place.

"Well," Astra said as she picked herself up, "Now what do you suppose we do?"

"Since we're stuck here," Freda said, "I guess we just wait and see."

1. Quickly, though, they found that with Candida back in residence, they were free to climb through the window.
2. After a little bit, an angry Candida burst in. "There's a Constable Edmonds out here who claims I'm holding you hostage! What do you know about that?!?"
3. Sometime that night, a portal opens in their room - but there's no indication who might have sent it!
4. The next morning, a confused Candida enters. "Pronklezilch said I'm supposed to recite these words to you - M'Beoce Eerga Tlelti Schnewe."
5. The next morning, a smiling Candida enters. "My dears, Pronklezilch has cleared up everything! In fact, he has sent for you!"
6. The next morning, several sobbing bawdy girls burst in. "P-Please! Don't harm us - we will do as you say!"
7. By the next afternoon, Freda and Astra begin to wonder if anyone will be showing up.

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