Chapter Nineteen:

They pushed them open, and walked into the room, the looked up, what both Caspian and Lestat saw horrified them.

Susan and Isabella both on opposite sides off the room, to the left was the Witch pointing her wand at Isabella's chest.

And to the right, Adam, holding a dagger at Susan's throat.
Both girls were standing extremely still, there eyes looking down on both the men with panic.

"Lay one hand on her Witch and you'll wish you'd never been born" growled Lestat, his voice sounded more Wolfish than ever.

Caspian didn't say anything, his gaze was locked on Susan, his memories and dreams didn't do her justice, her skin glowed under the ice blue light, her eyes the crystal clear that his dreams had never captured, her body still toned and hard like a warrior, and even though a dagger was being held to her throat she still stood like a Queen.

"My dear Lestat, you have my word, if she shall die it wont be by my hand" said the Witch in a sickly sweet voice.

Lestat didn't buy it, Caspian could tell by his hard glare, the Witch then stepped away from Isabella still smiling, she then twirled her wand around and stabbed it into the ground, the ice around Isabella melted and turned into crystal clear water, Isabella gasped and the Witch snatched her hand out like a cobra and grabbed Isabella's arm and held her on the edge of the pool.

Lestat lurched forward and Caspian tore his eyes away from Susan to hold him back, just then the doors from behind them lurched and opened, the padding footsteps of goblins sounded as they walked into the room, a hundred or more, carrying swords, clubs and axes.

Caspian looked around the room, the goblins had surrounded them, at once they all drew there weapons grinning wickedly at Caspian and Lestat.

Caspian looked up at Adam who was grinning like a treasure cat, victory gleaming in his eyes.

"Kill Them" said Adam, Susan's eyes widened and the horror, she drew in a harsh breath that sounded like a scream she shook from side to side trying to shake Adam off, but he only pressed his danger harder to her throat.

"No!" screamed Isabella she brought her elbow back and crashed it into the Witches stomach who hissed and stumbled back.

Isabella ran to the edge she brought her hand back, "Merlin Morta!" she said in a clear and powerful voice she pushed her open hand forward and a ball of light shot from her hand and landed in amongst the goblins, it then exploded in another flash of light, the heat from it burned on Caspian and Lestat's faces.

The goblins shrieked and squealed like pigs as they were burned, Caspian looked to Lestat and they drew their swords, nodding at what they had to do.

Susan exhaled a breath she hadn't realized she was holding, she half smiled as she saw Caspian and Lestat draw arms, she straightened up, then she felt a hard hand grab her shoulder, it then ripped her around to face them, Susan had barley a second to register it was Adam who had grabbed her before he brought his hand across her cheek, her cheek stung, but Susan paid no heed to it, instead she brought her foot up to crunch down on Adams, he hissed, grinding his teeth, Susan then closed her hand into a fist and struck Adam on the nose, he groaned but only for a second, because he then grabbed Susan by the arm and threw her against a wall.

Isabella slumped over slightly her body looking weak and fragile, the power she had used had drained her body, which was what it was, a body, no longer the shell of a tree spirit, she was mortal now, thanks to the Witch's poison, though the blood of the tree's ran through her veins, she was no longer one of them.

Isabella felt a cold hand grip her throat, she gasped as The Witch held her, "suffer in hell Isabella!" she hissed, and with that she pushed her into the pool of water.

The wall of ice appeared to be a tank, the ice going clear, as Isabella sank to the bottom she could see everything happening.

"Isabella!" yelled Lestat, he swung his sword like a mad man cutting and slashing at the goblins to get to his love.

Isabella's hair was flaring out either side of her, floating in the water, her skin appearing to be a pale blue.

Isabella's fist pounded the ice wall, her eyes still wide open, she looked up in panic and hit her fist against the ice again desperately.

Lestat thrust his sword through a goblin before he threw himself against the ice.

Nothing happened the ice wall stayed the same.

Isabella's placed her hand against the glass, her eyes wide, she wasn't fighting anymore, she was giving up.

"No!" yelled Lestat pounding the ice, he stared into Isabella's eyes, a pleading look on his face.

Isabella smiled sadly as Lestat pounded the wall, he slumped against the ice as he too ran out of energy he looked up at her "I love you Isabella" said Lestat still leaning on the ice.

Isabella smiled a grim smile, her hair still swirling around her, her eyes then slowly began to close and her hand lifted off the ice.

Lestat growled and grabbed his sword from the ground, with all his might he threw it against the wall of ice and it smashed like glass, the water flowed out in a great wave, knocking most of the goblins down, but Lestat stood firm like a stone as the water washed over him, he caught Isabella's limp body as it flowed out with the water and he sank to the floor with the beautiful Isabella in his arms, the goblin's were hissing as the water surrounded them and they were knocked off there feet.

Lestat sat on the ground with Isabella in his arms, he cradled her head and torso like a baby.

"Wake up!" pleaded Lestat.

Caspian stopped as he heard Lestat's plea, he voice sounded heart broken.

Susan thrust her knee up to hit Adam in his groin once more, he yelped like a wounded dog and sucked in a breath, then he hunched over, Susan thrust her head forward into Adam's, he stumbled backwards and Susan rushed forward, she wrapped her arm around the ice pillar to stop her from tumbling over the edge, she gasped as she saw Isabella in Lestat's arms.

"Bella, wake up!" pleaded Lestat, her motionless wet body did not respond in his arms, her face was peaceful as if she were sleeping, her lips still a pale blue.

Lestat shook his head and his face contorted as tears welled up on his face.

He bowed his head and pulled Isabella closer as he rested his forehead against her wet hair and sobbed.

Caspian bowed his head in a sad motion, he could feel Lestat's pain, and he had lost the love of his life.

Lestat suddenly raised his head, he then growled and looked up at the Witch, "Jadis!" he growled.

The White Witch laughed with Joy as she pulled open a door and disappeared through it.

Lestat laid Isabella on the ground so she was again a peaceful doll sleeping as he stood up slowly his eyes still on Isabella, he then snapped his head up in a movement so fast it was blinding, his face was filled with such rage, he growled and he leapt forward, his muscles trembled and black fur sprouted all over his body, his snout grew and his body grew to an enormous size, his transformation into a wolf was complete before he hit the ground where he ran at lightening speed up the stairs after the White Witch.

A tear rolled down Susan's cheek as she looked at her friend lying dead on the ground, then a cold hand wrapped around her neck, she screamed as all the air that was in her lung left them.

Caspian looked up as her heard Susan scream; Adam then pulled Susan through a door by her neck, the door slamming shut as he did.
Setting his jaw Caspian ran up the stairs, as he promised himself that Susan would not share Isabella's fate.