Ходячий замок

           “Noone’saskedittoexplainitselfbef—”Hesuddenlystoppedspeakingandshrankuntilbarelyagreenflameshowed.MichaelandSophieexchangedalarmedglances.

           Thenanewvoicespoke,outofnowhere.Itwasenlargedandmuffled,asitifitwerespeakinginabox,butitwasunmistakablythevoiceoftheWitch.“MichaelFisher,”itsaid,“tellyourmaster,Howl,thathefellformydecoy.InowhavethewomancalledLilyAngorianinmyfortressintheWaste.TellhimIwillonlylethergoifhehimselfcomestofetchher.Isthatclear,MichaelFisher?”

           Thescarecrowwhirledroundandhoppedfortheopendoor.

           “Oh,no!”Michaelcriedout.“Stopit!TheWitchmusthavesentitsothatshecouldgetitinhere!”