exclaimed Jest.Bliss replied, "Those weren’t just some dogs. They were supernatural flying dogs. They were probably trained to kill. What about their trainer? He is probably in the castle guarding his riches."Jest shot back, "We have that wand. There is nothing we can’t stop. Besides you wanted change, something new that wasn’t your ordinary routine. Well as soon as we are multi-billionaires, you can go do whatever you want, for as long as you want."Bliss glared at him, "How did you know that?"Jest calmly said, " I can read minds." He was nervous, because he didn’t want her to overreact. Bliss screamed, "How dare you. You’ve been reading my mind this whole time. Is that why you picked me? Because I was bored and you thought I could be convinced to go on this life-risking adventure."Jest said, "Calm down. Listen to me. Yes, I admit that that is one of the reasons why I picked you. I also needed a true beauty with a good, pure heart to make the wand work. I can control my power to read minds. And as soon as you agreed to go to the wand, I stopped reading your mind. You need to realize that you are about to be one of the riches people in Decorous. OK, OK, I give up. Ask the wand if there is anything in that castle that will harm us."Bliss decided that asking wouldn’t hurt, and she did want to be wealthy. She said, "Wand is there anything in the castle that will harm us?"The soft voice said, "No, the castle is empty of people and spirits." With that information, Bliss decided to go for it. She still wasn’t that happy with Jest, but she was going to see if there is a treasure before she decided to hate him. Her reason for this was that if there was a large amount of wealth in there, then she wouldn’t care how or why he chose her. Even if there wasn’t a fortune in the castle, then she would stop herself from getting too mad because she did have a magic wand now. Bliss ...
