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She said, "I’m going to rescue Lucas at any cost!"

The fairies thought she had gone totally crazy and locked her for a night on the second floor of the mushroom-shaped house. The teenager couldn’t sleep, the dazzling light shining through the narrow window was disturbing. Then she got a brilliant idea: she would descend from the window onto the ground and flee. Lily stumbled upon a mysteriously gloomy forest. She took every route possible.

After endless hours of running, she was feeling icy because Lily was barefoot. With some flint and dry leaves, she made herself a little campfire near a cave she found. Then she found some berries and ate them. Furthermore, Lily headed to a cave, but she froze once she heard a wise tree say, "It isn’t safe! Troll Karamus is there!"

She got frightened and decided to take the advice of the tree.

In the morning, Lily went to the cave with a spear, but troll Karamus wasn’t there.

There was his brother troll, Vatu. He woke up and gazed upon this minuscule creature with a spear. Terror filled the room as he said, "Why are you here?!"

A frightened Lily said, "H-h-have you seen Karamus?"

Vatu replied, "He is my brother. Why are you looking for him?"

Finally, having enough courage, Lily shouted back, "HE TOOK MY TWIN BROTHER LUCAS!" Karamus’ brother said, "Oh yeah, I saw that peasant with him. He was heading to the place us ultimate life forms, called Hecate."

Lily asked, "What is Hecate?"

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