Punishment

The sorceress smiled as she said. “Sweetie, I think this proves that not only did you steal from me but you committed one of the biggest crimes in the kingdom. How many people did you lie to? How many men did you deceive with this item? An item not meant for you in the first place. And do you even know who this amulet was supposed to be for? The queen. I had to talk to her and tell her that someone had stolen it and couldn’t be identified. Do you want to be the one to tell the queen that it was you who took an amulet meant to bring peace between the rival kingdoms or should I?”

“NO! No no no, not the queen. I didn’t know. Please, Queen Reyna would have my head. I don’t want to. You can’t!” Emma squirmed fighting back tears of genuine fear.

Rhonda grinned. “Then I think we should figure out a fitting punishment that would replace that of a beheading, shouldn’t we? So you’re going to do whatever I tell you to for the rest of your life until I am satisfied or I will bring you right to the throne room where you can explain why the Boralan War Has gone on for longer than it should have,” she said. “I want you to sign this in fact, it’s a contract. Sign it now or you will deal with the queen herself.”

“B-but I can’t move,” Emma said as she stared at the scroll in front of her.

“Not with a pen,” Rhonda laughed. “No, I need something else DNA if you will. And there’s only one type that seals this kind of contract.”

“What is it?” Emma whimpered.

Rhonda smiled as she pulled something out of her cloak. “This should do the trick.”

Emma’s eyes widened as she stared at what Rhonda had in her hand.