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Late Summer Sir Benjamin of Malbrough crosses the border at Rooster Claw into Wondon to conquer Wondon.

When Sir Thomas of Wondon recieves the news from Eliot Full, he orders his Stableman, Natan Meligan, to take his wife and own children, Nicolas and Christina, and Lady Rebecca and their children, Sir William and Lady Stefani down to the old Witch Cottage in the Deep Forest, and protect them.

Late Autumn At Logger's Dell, Lady Rebecca of Wondon is killed, Sir William of Wondon and Nicolas Meligan get wounded,

Melanie Noneman comes to live at The Witch Cottage. Together, Nancy Meligan and Melanie Noneman takes care of Sir William of Wondon and Nicolas Meligan.

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Christina starts helping her mother in the kitchen.

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Early Summer In the afternoon, Lady Stefani pf Wondon and Philip Arden goes to The Old Witch with Captaian Nicolas as guard and Christina Meligan is keeping the guard at the gate.

Next day at noon, Lady Stefani of Wondon and Captaian Nicolas Meligan rides home to the castle, where Captaian Nicolas Meligan replaces his sister, Christina at the gate.

Christmas Next morning, while Christina Meligan is serving breakfast for Sir William of Wondon, Lady Stefani and Philip Arden, Sir William sumeries the situation.

A little wicked witch has been spotted at Wondon Town, Sir William of Wondon begins telling, and since witchcafting usally is punish by drowing the witch in the well at the castle, and since nobody knew in which dirction the wicked witch had left the town on her broom, Sir William of Wondon has initiated a witch hunt, to find the whereabouts of the wicked witch. Thus Sir William had send out scouts in all dirctions, to find the whereabouts of the wicked witch, so he can kill her. Sir William has spend the day serched the Deep Forest,, but he didm't found the wicked witch anywhere. Now, there there is nothing to do, exsept waiting for the scouts reports, and guarding the gate day and night, in case the wicked witch should appeare at the castle.

Lady Stefani points out, she will like Philip Arden to go to Rooster Claw to buy contraception potion for her.

Sir William of Wondon wants Philip Arden, to go to The Old Witch, to wait for the spyreports, but he has no objection against, he go to Rooster Claw, when the reports have been delivered. He can take money from the tresury to his stay and bying contraception potion, though it's a kind of witchcraft.

Captaian Nicolas Meligan objects, he can take the gaurd at the gate in the day, when he's not needed by Sir William of Wondon, but Philip Arden is usually guarding the gate at night, and with the wicked witch around, he cannot leave the gate unguarded.

Christina Meligan points out, that with Miranda Calzone not in the dungeon any more, there isn't so busy at the kitchen any more, so she can take the vactons at the gate.

In the evening, at The Reception Hall, Captaian Nicolas Meligan is standing guard, and Sir William, Lady Stefani, and her husband, Philip Arden takes place next to Christina Meligan, who accopanies Sir William of Wondon.

Nancy Meligan is serving them food and the all dines.

After they had dined, Christina Meligan wants to dance with Frederic Owens, so Bradly Owens plays while Sir William of Wondon danse with Katie Owens, Lady Stefani of Wondon dances with Philip Arden,

When Bradly Owens plays with Frederic Owens, Lady Stefani is still dancing with Philip Arden, and Sir William of Wondon has a swing with Christina Meligan.

When the Christmas Ball is over, Frederic Owens voluntarils to guad the gate during the night together with Christina Meligan, and Bradly Owens can drive them all home tomorrow.

While Captaian Nicolas Meligan is rageing with his sister, Christina, because she slept guarding the gate last night, Philip Arden passes the gate, and he suggest, he take all of the night shifts at the gate, exsept his vacantcies, in the future.

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Late Winter At the appartment of Lady Stefani of Wondon, she spends the afternoon passionately to kiss him, when Christina Meligan desurps them by knoks at the entering's.

Christina Meligan tells Philip Arden, that her period has begon, and Philip Arden declares, he's going to take her gauding tasks at night for some nights, now.

Early Spring At dusk at the kitchen, Nancy and Christina Meligan are equally angry at Philip Arden.

He has to promise Christina Meligan, he'll take more of her night shifts as guard at the gate, if she'll cook better food for Miranda Calzone at the dungeon.

Next day at the kitchen, a sleepy Christina Meligan tells Melanie Noneman, Miranda Calzone is at the dungeon, and Christina has to cook for her, and on top that, she must has to take all of Philip Arden's night shifts. Christina hasn't time for it, if she's to help Nancy Meligan at the kitchen.

You got to persuade Lady Stefani of Wondon, to transfer Miranda Calzone to The Old Witch again, so the rest of us can get some rest, Christina Meligan tells, while the go to The Respetion Hall to meet Lady Stefani of Wondon.

At The Respetion Hall, Lady Stefani of Wondon is welcomes Melanie Noneman, but when she's asking to be allowed to transfer Miranda Calzone to The Old Witch, she gets jumpy.

Philip Arden heps,by pointing out, that if Miranda Calzone comes out of the dungeon, the witch can't bewítch min again, to fornicate with Miranda, and he can resume his guard at the gate.

In the end, Lady Stefani of Wondon agrees to, that Philip Arden takes the guard for Christina Meligan tonight, so Melanie Noneman can sleep at Christina's place, to transfer Miranda Calzone tomorrow.

It is night four days later, when Sir William of Wondon reaches the castle gate, where Christina Meligan is shoked by his wounds and bruises, and the tells her, he had caught the witch, but he got away again.

Spring Equinox It's became night, when Sir William of Wondon bruised and scared returns to the castle gete, where Christina Meligan let him in.

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Spring Equinox Frank Noneman and Christina Meligan starts dating