[After they went some distance, Prince Zythorax looked at Elisa's back.]
Prince Zythorax: My Lady, what is in your back?
Elisa: Oh, this is called a backpack.
Prince Zythorax: Ba...h... What?
Elisa: It's a backpack. We can keep anything in this.
Prince Zythorax: You mean bag?
Elisa: Yes Prince (laughed).
[They both laughed together.]
Prince Zythorax: Ok ok.. Can you tell me what is in your bag?
Elisa: I can show you Prince (smiled).
[Elisa opened the zips of her bag and showed her stuff one by one to him. Prince Zythorax was shocked to see her modern pen.]
[Then he noticed the last chain.]
Prince Zythorax: What is on that last chain?
[Elisa opened the last compartment of the bag and became stopped for a minute.]
Prince Zythorax: My Lady, what happened? Show me.
[Prince Zythorax tried to grab her bag, but she pushed him hard.]
Prince Zythorax: What happened My Lady?
[Elisa brought out a blue check shirt and continuously stared at it. Prince Zythorax tried to hold her hand, but she shrugged him away.]
[Elisa left her bag and it fell on the ground. She slowly touched the shirt and thousands of tears rolled on her cheeks.]
Elisa: (whispers) Cyrus...
[Suddenly, the Prince Zythorax's body started dissolving into the air.]
Prince Zythorax: (screaming) Elisaaaaa...
[Elisa looked at him, but meanwhile he totally disappeared.]
["When an earthly lover lurking on the Belinda's heart,/ Threatens the charms that Nature could impart."
'The Rape of the Lock', Alexander Pope]
[When an earthly lover took place in Elisa's heart, all lust, pomp, pride and greed became powerless.]
Elisa: (whispers) I'm sorry Sir. I am...
[Suddenly..]
Person: It was just a test for you girl.
Elisa: (looked back) Lysander, you!! And... And what is all these?
Lysander: (smiled) Did you forget that it is 'Moonlit Glen'? These all were an illusion to test your determination. Always remember that lust can destroy your life. Now get up and go straight.
[After these Lysander also disappeared.]
[Elisa wiped her tears and put the shirt into the bag. Then she walked straight to the forest.]
[Gradually it became dark as the Sun sets. But it was not dark for her at all. She noticed that the forest was filled with the sparkling light of glow-worms.]
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[As the lights were continuously changing from pink to blue, it was so magical to see. Elisa suddenly felt Cyrus beside her and heard something in her mind.]
["Mad, annoying girl", and she smiled. Suddenly she held her belly and felt she was very hungry.]
Elisa: (rubbing her tummy) Ahhhh! I'm so hungry. I've to eat something otherwise I'll be not able to walk the whole night.
[So, she looked at her surroundings if there were any kind of orchard tree.]
[After going some distance, she noticed a tree that is full of light. It was not the light of fireflies, rather it was glowed by its fruits.]
[As she went closer, she understood that those are glowing peaches. She also saw that there were more trees like this.]
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Elisa: Can I eat these peaches?
Peach Tree: Yes you can girl.
Elisa: You can also speak!!
Peach Tree: Yes and I also know why you came here. Just eat these sweet juicy fruits. These fruits can give anyone relief from tiredness.
[Elisa became very excited and agreed to taste this.]
Elisa: Yes, I want to have it.
[There are 5 to 7 fruits dropped on the ground and she took one of the glowing peaches and tasted it.]
Elisa: Mmmm... It's soooo tasty. I've never tasted such a peach.
[She ate one by one of the fruits until she was totally full.]
Elisa: Thank you for giving me food, an honourable Tree.
Peach Tree: It's my pleasure. Now you can enjoy your relief from tiredness.
[Elisa smiled and started her journey.]
[After sometime, she felt very relaxed and that's why she fell asleep under a tree.]
[Hours passed.....She was in a deep sleep.]
[When it was the time of dawn, Elisa gradually opened her eyes and jumped to get up.]
Elisa: (holding her head) Oh no. I felt asleep after eating the fruits. The tree said that these fruits provide relief from tiredness, it means a deep sleep. Oh God! What have I done!! It just wasted my time.
[She scratched her hair.]
Elisa: No, no. Elisa, you have to hurry.
[She got up and started walking.]
[Walking and walking.]
Elisa: (to herself) When the path will end?
[She crossed some wild trails and then came in front of a cave. The entrance of the cave is covered with red vines vertically. And the end of those vines almost touched the ground.]
[She decided to move the vines to enter into that cave as it was no other way. She was very scared of what would be inside the cave.]
Elisa: (in mind) What'll I do if there's any wild animal.
[She gathered all of her courage and tried to move those. As she touched one of those creepers her index finger was burned a little.]
Elisa: (screamed) Aaaaahhhhhhh!!! It hurts.
[She looked at her finger and it was terribly burned. But she tried to find some with which she could move them. After a while, she got a broken branch of a tree on the ground. So, she picked up that branch and started moving those red vines. After moving some of those, she entered the cave with fear.]
[After entering, she realized that it was not a big cave, rather its end is totally visible in front of her eyes. There were some waterfalls on both sides of it. She walked through the cave and then came out. ]
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Elisa: Thank God! It was not a haunted cave.
[But alas! Fate was himself waiting for her.]
[As Elisa pressed deeper into the forest, she encountered a dense thicket of thorny vines blocked her path. Those are not like ordinary vines. They wiggled and twisted with a malevolent energy, seemingly alive and eager to ensnare any intruders.]
[She assessed the situation and realized that the thorns posed a significant obstacle. Touching them would surely result in injury.]
Elisa: I must find a way to safely navigate through this menacing barrier.
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What'll she do to cross those vines?
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