"Who does Princess Sklar think she is?" roared Prince Albert as he paced his bedroom floor. "First she refuses to marry me and now she has brought her goody-two-shoes cousins into the mix!" "Who indeed" responded Albert's fool Jason. Jason had in recent weeks become Albert's closest and only friend. Jason did not relish or even want the role but he knew that if he liked his head where it was at he better do it. "She had no right to deny you your majesty. You are a fine match for her and she should have been proud. Who cares that you are 30 years her senior? You would have made a good husband for her. And these cousins? I hate them. Hunter and Alexa - bah! They are nothing compared to you my lord and they have no reason to engage you. But if they do you will wipe them off the face of the Earth, no doubt." "I am not so sure fool. Hunter and Alexa are powerful warriors in their own right and they lead a strong army - their warriors follow them until the bitter end. And they have many allies who will come to their aide. They very well could overwhelm us. I am worried fool." "It is true they are strong my lord but not nearly as much as you. You can surely overtake them. Are you sure they are even coming to help Sklar?" "Oh, yes. My scouts have already confirmed it plus you know that they would never deny a request from their precious cousin. And do not patronize me - it will be hard enough to deal with Hunter and Alexa, if they get help from the outer kingdoms we will be doomed." "So, what do we do my lord, what do we do?" Jason was hoping that Prince Albert would just forget about the whole thing but he had a feeling that he would not. Prince Ablert continued to paced the floor, thinking to himself. Jason patiently waited. Then Albert stopped and looked out his window. "Fool, we are going to need some help. The kind of help Hunter and Alexa will not be able to overcome no matter how many warriors they bring." "Who can provide such help, my lord." "Only one person, fool and I hate to bring her in for she may be worse for us than Hunter and Alexa?" "You do not mean....?" "Yes, fool. The Evil Witch Jennifer."

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