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      she’ll be rather silent for a few moments, because this notion has never been
      brought to her attention before. not properly. after all ; she’d been kept safe from 
      anything dark ———- ; in a fabricated illusion that almost allowed her to remain 
      ignorant forever. evil exists ———- ; monsters too.

                                she’s never thought of the witch as a monster, evil perhaps, because
                                of what she’d been told. round brown eyes study the other. TRUST 
                                isn’t a safe or intelligent option ——- but she can’t help it, can’t help
                                that small feeling of empathy towards her green skinned enemy. 

                   ❝ i don’t know about that. ❞

  ––––––  ☂  ––––––     

   she can’t even begin to deny how she so enjoys the relentless confusion cast
   upon the girl.   she could,   in some ways,   consider it payment in kind for the
   damages caused. for the LOSSof her dear sister. the thought was wicked, but
   oh so entrancing. this girl was, at least, stuck with her until the sands drew down,
   or she gave up the shoes, which the Witch was quite convinced she would. a little
   company, captive or not, was a somewhat pleasant change.

                                                                                   “ don’t you, though? ”

           her face twisted into a smile again, finger running up the
           smooth, porcelain skin of Dorothy’s neck.her shivering was
           addictive against her hand. by her hand.

  “ look at me, my pretty, am I a monster? after all, I’ve kept you locked in a cellar,
     threatened your life, am Inot a monster? but then, how can we define this if we
     haven’t yet determined what a monster is. look into the faces of anything you’ve
     ever feared. look me in the eye and tell me they weren’t people, they weren’t
     HUMAN. naturally wicked creatures, my pretty. we all are. ”