Dead end

What do you mean?” Mrs. Jackson bolted.

“The high priestess and her soldiers, they are going on their routine checks again. You know how much they have been bugging us because they think we have Minx. If they find her here, we would all be beheaded.” Mr. Jackson said.

“Shit! I totally forgot that it is today.” Mrs Jackson said.

“It was nice seeing you mom, and dad. I guess I will have to go now.” Minx said as she stood up to chant the spell.

“No! I refuse to let you slip away again, let me handle this, okay.” Mrs. Jackson said as she proceeded to close up all the windows and doors in the house.

Minx’s father just stood, looking at his wife. She probably was not thinking, he thought to himself.

“You know, closing all the windows would do us no good, they would just use magic to fish her out. If you want to keep her, you need a better plan.” Mr. Jackson said.

“Let me finish, Harold.” Mrs. Jackson said. Minx had never heard her mother call her father by his name before, it was always al