26: Magic word.

"Athena sure is taking a lot of time," says the queen while waiting in the library.

"Madam, may I come in?" says the maid who came in perfect time.

"Have you brought me the lilac candle?"

"Here, madam."

"Thank you. Hmm... If I happen to leave this world, you'll be one of the people I will be missing," says Aileen, who thought she should properly bid goodbye to her maid if her ritual later met success.

"Madam, what are you trying to say?" says the maid. Athena embraced the queen and soon apologized for her actions before the law of the land.

"Nothing. I just have this feeling that I'll leave this world sooner than I expected."

"Madam, I'll be back. I'll bring you something to ease your loneliness."

Athena ran off the library and headed to the royal kitchen. She asked the royal cook to bake a box of chocolate for the queen.

Meanwhile, Aileen started her ritual according to the instructions stated in the book she had read. She lit the three lilac candles that surrounded her. Then, the