A Knight's Return

Her gaze seemed to glimmer a little intrigue. "You know… I'm starting to get why she has taken a great liking to you in the first place."

"Amanda?" I asked, raising my brows.

"Who else could I be talking about?" The Witch said, her stare, in a blink, abruptly turning to an impish leer. "And you know something? Maybe, just maybe, I could too…"

I stared at her dully. "Please don't."

"Just a joke, don't worry," She said, cracking a smirk. "Truth be told, I wasn't the only one that was supposed to be seeing you. Amanda, and that girl Ash… they wanted to come with me too."

"Did they now?" My head veered left, then glanced a little right, before finding myself staring back front and center. "So what, are you gonna pull them out of your hat now or something?"