Expelliarmus

Alice suddenly shouted out – it was a word in the Old Tongue. I didn’t know what it meant but guessed it was some sort of spell. Something seemed to dart between Alice and Lizzie; something small and dark. Alice didn’t throw it – whatever it was came straight out of her open mouth.

The effect on the bone witch was immediate. Lizzie staggered backwards and the dagger fell from her grasp. And then Alice attacked, holding her dagger aloft – though she didn’t stab Lizzie. She used her other hand to draw her nails right down the witch’s face. Lizzie screamed and fell back.

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