25 You’re welcome

After the storm had stopped, a bright sun appeared in the morning. They all were hurried to return to their dry cities because the night for them wasn't very good, with the mosquitoes, thousands insects disturbing them, plus, the animal's sound during the night.

They all get out one by one without telling the witch goodbye except Iris whom had regain her view and Lysandre that stayed for a moment with Imar.

"Thank you for your help" Said Iris

Imar had a small smiled on her face , when listening to the words of Iris.

"Your welcome " she approached Iris and hold tight her hand then added "Remember, if you don't leave it to come out, you will still get blind" she whispered to her on her right ear.

Iris stepped back from her a little frightened and glance at her for the last time and get out.

Lysandre who was still there , looked at witch weirdly. Imar still had her previous smiled. After a moment of silence, the witch broke it.

"I was glad to meet the famous prince of thieves, the most wanted person in this continent " said Imar

He gave no respond to her, he just nodded with his indifferent face. He remove a small bag of golden coins and stretched his hand to the witch for her to take it.

"Thank you!" He said

Imar looked at the bag full with golden coins and then looked back at Lysandre.

"I don't need it" she said

The smile that she had vanished. She had a serious expression now.

"I want something else and only you can help me to have it. If you want to thank me , you will help me to afford for it " she said

"What's that?" He asked

She then smiled back " I will tell you when the moment will come. For now, go back, the futur for you guys will be rude and with many obstacles and maybe…." She paused, the smiled vanished again, her eyes were full of empathy .

"Death " she added

Lysandre eyes widened a little, his indifferent face that he had disappeared for a moment.

"You will have to be strong and have to do difficult choices" she said

"Now, you can leave!" She smiled back

He turned to leave when "Prince of thieves!" Called Imar

He turned back to her.

"Remember, things are not as simple as they sometimes appear to be" she said

After these words Lysandre turned and finally left.

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On the flying carpet, Lysandre was thoughtful, he thought of what the witch told him, it wasn't of good omen.

On the other side , Iris too was thoughtful . She didn't remember of anything that happened when she drank the solution of the witch. She asked to her friends but they did not wanted to tell her, she find them weird since the morning. She don't know if they were avoiding her or afraid of her but they didn't have that attitude they use to have with her. Even Dana, was avoiding that their eyes met, when Iris asked her what's the problem, she said nothing.

"Boss, where are we going to land?" Asked Ervin

"Around the dune of bagdaad, we are going to search for something " he said

"In the dune? What can we found they? It's just a mass of sand" Dana said

"And since when are you contesting my decision?" Lysandre replied coldly

"I'm sorry , boss" she bend her head

The atmosphere was tense and cold. It wasn't as usual.

The carpet land on the hot sand. All we could see was just a see of sand.

"Follow me!" He ordered

"I won't go anywhere, if you are guys are not telling to me what happened " Said Iris

No one spoke, they all looked in a different direction except lysandre whom approaches her and asked.

"What do you want to know that you don't know?" He asked

"You know already the answer but you want to hear it from our mouth?" He added

"I know nothing! Stop saying that!"

"It's the reason why you guys are strange?"

No one spoke.

"I just want to wake up from this dream! No! Nightmare!" Said Iris, she was going mad . Her brain couldn't held of that. Iris is a true sceptic girl, for her , all what happened was just her imagination or a dream.

When suddenly something grabbed Iris legs and lifted her up!

"Iris!!"

"What's that?!!!" She asked

The things holding the legs of Iris came out from the sand. It was a giant black scorpion , ready to devour Iris.

"That's done it!" Lysandre said

"The giant scorpions of the dunes!" farshid said

"If this one is here, the others most not be far" Hashem explained

"I have to kill it" Lysandre said

"No!!!" They all yelled

"You can't do anything, when we are here boss" Ervin said

"Help!!!!!" Screamed Iris

They looked at how the animal was moving with Iris, shaking her.

"Now, what are we going to do without being killed ourselves ? " asked Farshid

The boss can easily kill it but he will put his life in danger, almost all the memebers of the halal thought.

When suddenly the scorpion exploded and Iris felt on the sand.

They all wondered , how the animal died. When a familiar voice spoke to them.

"You're welcome "

They turned to the voice .

"The witch??!!"

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