Witches Trial

Witches Trial
Ralph is on his way to the center of the town. He heard that the witch's trial will resume tonight. It means that they will be burning those innocent women after the trial. He will try to save them before anyone gets burned tonight. Although he doesn't have any idea where to take them afterwards. Maybe the women got better ideas where they could hide once he was able to save them. In the meantime, he will have to wait for the right timing. 

The crowd is already forming at the center of the town. He can just stand by the area where nobody will notice him. It's better if he will be able to move around freely since he's planning to save those women. He already forgot how those things work. It's been a long time since he's been in an actual witch trial. He's hoping not to see some familiar faces around there. It will make things complicated if he suddenly finds a friend from his past.

“I hope I'll be able to save all those women tonight.” Ralph told himself as he saw the women under trial. 

The executioner brought three women on the stage where they will be doing the trial. It looks more like entertainment than justice. Those women have a distant look in their eyes. They looked hypnotized so that they couldn't defend themselves. Ralph remembered how it was during these times. Women can't display their intelligence or they will be tagged as witches. Maybe that's what happened to those women on stage. 

Ralph waited for something to happen before walking around to reach the side of the stage. He needs to be near those women so he can just grab them easily. It seems that the trial will take a long time though. He just needs to observe for now and look around him. That's when he saw a familiar face in the crowd. He looks paler than him. He's surprised nobody noticed that there are vampires around them. They are focused on the trial.

“If these women are proven to be witches, they will be burned at stake tonight.” one of the judges announced.

“Burn the witches!” The crowd shouted as if they only came for the execution and didn't care about the trial.

He can't believe how savage people were during these times. That's why a lot of innocent but smart women ended up dead. Stupid people seem to judge instantly since they are scared of smart women. They believe in black magic more than being fair. How can he change their minds if they already believe that those women are guilty of witchcraft? Nobody can make them see reason since they came here to see those women get burned.

Ralph looks at where he saw the other vampire earlier. He can't shake the feeling that he already met him before. It's just odd that he can't remember where or when but he looks familiar. He doesn't want to get distracted though since he came here to save those women. Although the other vampire seems to be planning his next meal. He might be the one the people were talking about. That vampire looks like he's about to pounce at any time.

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“It looks like we're already back in time!” Armand exclaimed and looked around like an excited child.

“At least we don't need to cast any spell anymore.” Arabelle responded while also looking amazed.

“Let’s go to the center of the town. Maybe we can find some people there.” Armand suggested.

“Sure, let's do that.” She agreed and they started walking.

They are both excited to roam around town now that they are back in time. Armand was able to tell since his watch suddenly went crazy. While Arabelle sees the structures changed to the older ones. They seem to be inside a drawing since everything just changed. The pavement seems to also change from concrete to hardened soil. It's obvious that they suddenly went back in time. They're both excited and forget they are still in modern clothes. 

Arabelle just wants to find Ralph so that they can go home. She can't help but to think about all the work they have to do in the castle. They were supposed to be busy with his businesses, not visiting another time. As much as she wants to enjoy this experience, it's hard to do that. Although she keeps on seeing traditional dresses and clothes from the stores they passed. She suddenly has the urge to go shopping and blend in while they're here.

“I think we should change to those clothes so people will not get weirded out when they see us.” she suggested.

“Good idea! The problem is, we don't have old money.” Armand realized and told her.

“Maybe we can use gold to get some old bills.” she immediately thought of a solution.

“Well, we can try doing that. I hope they already have pawnshops around here.” Armand replied.

Arabelle's quick thinking seems to pay off since she immediately found someone who buys gold. She has to sacrifice her gold bracelet and sell it to get old money. Armand was amazed at how she got what they needed in such a short time. They went to the clothing store right away and changed into traditional clothes. Now they can blend into the people of this time. She chose a really long skirt to hide her sneakers underneath and a nice top.

Armand chose a casual shirt and pants that made him look like he's from that time. They look at their reflection from the full body mirror from the shop. Both of them nodded and approved their new but old look. They didn't notice that the shopkeeper was talking to a staff member about how weird they were. It seems that they are talking ill about them which they didn't notice. They ignored them since they thought they were just gossiping about something.

“A witch came into the clothing store. You need to hurry before she escapes!” the staff told the town's guard.