Chapter 23– Elmbridge Old Gate, a New Door(3)

Mr. Knudlac stopped by his side.
'Ostium Aperire in Antiquis!"
Elizabeth looked around but saw nothing changed. She looked at Mr. Knudlac and Johnny inquiring. Did… the professor say the wrong spell? For… yes, Mr. Knudlac was definitely a wizard.
'Johnny, see you on the other side," Knudlac said, smiling. 'Thanks for the help ... you are free to do what you want."
Where? What? Which side? And what is on the other side? Elizabeth wondered in horror.
Yet, she had no time to wonder more, for in a moment Johnny began to disintegrate slowly, slowly, smiling as if his gradual disappearance was something as normal as opening a door, until he completely vanished. His clothes vanished too. That mysterious tree seemed to have absorbed him. So no one could blame on Elizabeth that she was even more terrified now.
There was some very fine, tickling dust rising slightly from the girl's left hand. The girl was terrified ... She had her reasons. How would anyone feel if his hand becomes dust instantly, after which the same thing happens to his body?
But when she felt Knudlac's palm clutching her hand gently and when she saw his soothing gaze, kinder than a father's for his daughter, Elizabeth became much quieter.
"Don't be scared," the professor explained. We will go together in a much friendlier place, a place where you will be pleased to be. I promise."
And after he saw that the girl also answered with a big smile, Mr. Knudlac again said those words, bluntly and clearly, after which the two disappeared as Johnny did.

After a few seconds when Elizabeth screamed as loud as she could, only seeing black and white stripes and blinding lights through her half-open eyelids, hearing only loud and deafening noises as if she were in the middle of a hurricane, she finally heard a gentle voice saying:
'Here we are, dear. You can open your eyes now."
The girl had both arms clasped around Mr. Knudlac. Hearing his words, she looked up and saw Mr. Green had completely vanished, leaving behind another gentleman ... Mr. Knudlac, completely different. The man was dressed in a hooded cape, dark-green, with long, dishevelled, slightly grey hair.
'We got to the other side ... or as we call it, the Enchanted and Unusual Land of the renowned Elmbridge School of Magic, where you will learn about magical transformations, spells and special and unusual incantations. Here, I am Professor Eadan Knudlac. And, among others, the director of the Elmbridge School of Magic. Besides, I am the one who teaches the courses of ..."
Anyway, the professor was interrupted by a young lady, with gracious voice like the merry song of a mermaid:
'Professor, you are awaited. The ambassador of Charles McAbsey Magic Consulate is in your office ..."
The one who interrupted him was a very beautiful woman, not more than twenty-five years old, dressed in a cape with a hood on her head, but with short sleeves, so that one could see her fine and delicate hands.
The young lady got close to the professor's ear and whispered:
'It seems that Dragoesti again attacked some members of the Consulate. One of Vlad's cousins was injured and captured, and two of his acolytes are killed. Though, our losses are higher..."
Mr. Knudlac gazed at the beautiful garden in the inner courtyard. It could be clearly seen from the expression of his face that he did not enjoy the view, but thought of something else.
'Dear Elizabeth, I have to go for a while, but my colleague Harmony Kingsley ... will show you the room where you will live and the surroundings of the Elmbridge School of Magic."
'We will get on well, Elizabeth," Miss Harmony agreed, obediently. And indeed, with a person with such a smile and such a warm look, it could only be… harmony.
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