Deal

“I.. I don’t know…” she looked down. This book hadn’t been easy to get from the forbidden part of the royal library and she knew exactly why: Within this book there were spells much more dangerous than the one that she was about to try. In the wrong hands this book could potentially be used to bring down even the king and destroy the kingdom.

Nervously she thought of all these terrible consequences that might be realised if she was to let him have the book, but at the same time, she needed this man’s help and if he wanted the book as part of the payment for his services then she didn’t have much of a choice. “Okay, it’s a deal then” she said as she turned to look at him once more and shook hands with him “But then I also want us to start right away.”.