Page 114 of Witch Queens: Tales from Oz

"He squealed like the swine he really was and spilled the whole story. It is a rich dignitary that comes into the city to visit his mistress. Can you believe it? Why are you looking at me like that?”

I felt sick, “He’s not that rich.”

Her eyes widened as Gregory huffed, “I am not a peasant, Lin! I am a Prince of the realm and the ruler of Sapphire City.”

Shit.

“Um, El, I want to introduce you to the fake Wizard of Oz.”

She looked from my flushed face to Gregory’s heated one.

“Fuck!”

And I ultimately agreed with the sentiment, “Where are Indy and Scarecrow now?”

“They are on their way to Mombi’s,” El ran her hands through her long dark curls. “Do you have any more secrets I should know about? Are there nieces and nephews that turn into dragons or grandparents with horns?”

CHAPTER 41 - PART 4 – Elphaba

My sisters have gonecompletely off the deep end.

I don’t know if this Dorothy chick is spreading an aphrodisiac around Oz, or if everyone is just in heat, but I have never seen Glinda Goody-Two-Shoes act this way before and with Gross Gregory.

Pigs are definitely flying in Oz—well, monkeys anyway.

I flew home to my castle in Winkie Country, the west quadrant of my father’s kingdom. I was the only sister to have a castle on her lands, although Mombi’s estate was vast, it couldn’t compare to the gothic magnificence of my Winkle Castle.

We have jagged rocks, and trees that will scare the shit out of you. Not to mention the Truth Pond, if one is enchanted they only need to bathe in it to have the magic wash away. The price they must pay is to speak the truth afterward.

I have a feeling my father sent me here because he wanted my people to have a fighting chance against my rotten temper—wise old man.

My people are called the Winkie’s, don’t mock it, that is my job. They love the color yellow. They dress in yellow, and their homes are yellow, at least this is what I have been told.

You see, the Winkie’s are Nome’s and live miles below the surface of the earth. Their base is said to be Nome Mountain. Here they have hordes of the most precious jewels on the planet: rubies, emeralds, diamonds, sapphire, gold, and silver just to name a few. But what did they want above all else?

Tin.

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