Thomas P Hanna

The Witch's Assistant Thomas P Hanna

Convinced young Lucinda Morgan has a special stone that bestows magic powers, King Norval falsely accuses her family of stealing and puts them in the dungeon. She may buy them out of there for many gold bars - or the stone that he refuses to believe she does not have. Lucinda sets off to find work to earn the gold. She is hired as assistant to the good witch Madelena in a neighboring kingdom. She also sees that unusual forces are protecting her. Norval's Wizard Glendon uses magic to try to scare Lucinda into giving up the stone. Several times Madelena must protect the girl from his actions. Lucinda tells those who ask how Norval is lying about her family. Local King Sergius says no one may speak against any king and orders her publicly punished. But she is protected by magic powers and Sergius and Norval are the ones publicly humiliated. At Madelena's urging, Lucinda publicly predicts the downfall of Norval and Glendon for misusing magic and challenges them to publicly defend or deny what they have done. When Norval tried to publicly punish her family since he has failed at punishing her, things go from bad to worse for him and Glendon. Will Lucinda's prediction of his downfall come true?