Lord Licorice

Earl continued to make his way through the wicket with the guide of the Licorice bites. Eventually they all caught up with Lord Licorice. Earl couldn’t help but wonder how and why Lord Licorice was so strategic. The way he dealt with what approached him and how ruthless he was! Those were some of the things Earl dreamt to improve the most. He was almost jealous of him. He still tried to keep as quiet as possible so it wouldn’t seem like he was ruining things. Though when there are a pack of Licorice bites all around you, keeping quiet is easier said than done.

Earl just sat back in his room thinking about what he could’ve done. For some reason he couldn’t get his mind off the questions that he wanted to answer. Why didn’t he tell him already he thought. He couldn’t tell him now could he? What if he was busy?

Then that’s when he heard the sound of Lord Licorice’s whip. Then he heard his footsteps. He decided to go investigate what was going on and that’s when he saw him leave for the wicket. He secretly followed behind him. Even though he was more than welcome, he still didn’t want to interfere with his plans. What he forgot about, was that because he earned the trust of the licorice bites… Well, the licorice bites couldn’t help but follow him quietly.

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Earl smiled at Lord Licorice’s allowance to let him join along on a plan. Even if it wasn’t now it was still a delight. However, a spark of memory soon flashed inside his mind at that moment. It was as if he was beginning to clearly remember something he almost forgot about… Questions. It had only been a day or two since he arrived, but Lord Licorice made him acquainted with so much of the new world he was in already, that it felt silly to not get him acquainted with more knowledge back, though he didn’t know how or when to do that. Maybe after a scheme he thought?

“…Well, thank thee very much! I… W-well let me know if you need me to do anything or want me to join in with your scheming. I better get back to my studying now as it’s one of my priorities. Once again, I thank thee for accepting my request!”

And with that Earl walked back to his room, all while feeling quietly disappointed in himself. A disappointed feeling that said internally “Why didn’t I follow through with the questions?!”

After Earl left, Lord Licorice went straight to his office, but as soon as he sat down to look over his notes his mind was overcome with the buzzing of not having any ideas. And he sat for only a moment, staring at his papers, before throwing his hands in the air and grabbing his whip.

With his weapon in hand he made into the wicket, not at all far from the castle, and cleared his mind with ship practice.

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Earl couldn’t help but become more and more intrigued by Lord Licorice’s plans. It had been a long while since he last did anything along those lines of a “Scheme”, and he thought that if he were to join him, it would be the perfect opportunity to not only jot down notes for spells, but experiment with some. Though the question is would he like it if he joined him…

“…You wouldn’t mind if I accompanied you? I-I mean I don’t want to annoy you that is not my intention obviously! It’s just if I need to practice and understand the details extremely often then I would need a glimpse of what I need to study right…?”

“Well you’d be more than welcome to join me. But this plan is in the early stages. Hardly viable as of right now, not with so many questionable variables,” he rubbed his chin, “I can’t used the lumberjack to distract the chocolate swamp monster, I think they’re friends. So I’ll need to draw them in different directions.”

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Lord Licorice seemed to have a very keen sense of focus as well as perfection in Earl’s eyes. It seemed his way of preparation was very skilled. Though starting over and taking notes from the beginning seemed a bit too far fetched. But no matter, Earl complied.

“Well… I suppose why not… One more thing, I’m just wondering if we have any preparations or plans today. You know like one of those evil schemes or terrorising Candyland what not? I know it may sound like I’m rushing things but I always wondered more about how the process worked…”

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It wouldn’t be until a while later that Earl came out of the bathroom freshened. It was a relief that these Candy people knew basic hygiene and had such necessities. As Earl closed the bathroom door behind him, he saw that Lord Licorice was still looking over the notes he made. Earl was extremely careful to take full note on all of the important details of the different magical info that was filled in those books.

“I see you are looking over my writing. Do you have any… Feedback?”

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That DEFINITELY woke Earl up more. Earl forgot for a while that this guy was still in a sense, a man of fear. Especially considering how nice he was to let him sit freely in his castle after the whole gone from home situation. Well, the first time they met he was threatening him. Quite the wake up call.

Earl was gonna get ready anyway, so he quietly walked away to the bathroom to freshen up. He definitely didn’t want to look like a mess himself. While walking in, he wondered. If this guy was supposed to scare him and threaten him, why wasn’t he ready to do the job? But that’s not what he should be thinking about. What he should be thinking about, is the plan.

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Earl shook his head just to make sure he was back in reality from all of the exhaustion from last night. Then he saw the mess of books and studying from last night. He felt embarrassed that he wasn’t making the place as tidy as one like him should. Earl may be a villain, but that didn’t mean he was mannerless. 

“Apologies about the sudden mess… I guess I’ve been too focused with this business. I’ll clean this up and then I’ll eat.”

Earl grabbed his wand and was about to cast a tidying up spell, but suddenly he felt tired again, sitting back down on the chair. Guess he would be like this for a while after all of that studying.

Lord Licorice snorted, rolled his eyes and waved his hand, “I don’t care. As long as those books stay in good condition and you’re keeping the mess contained to this room make as much of a mess as you like. It’s not like this is anything compared to what my study can look like when I’m chasing a thought off the rainbow road.”

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Morning arrived. And Earl fell asleep while studying. Seemed all of that practice took a toll on his sleep schedule after all. It seemed he needed 5 more minutes of rest… Until the knock at the door came. Earl jumped and fell out of the chair he fell asleep in. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes wondering what the noise was that awoke him. Then he realised how long he was asleep for…

“I-I uhh come in! The door’s unlocked!”

He opened the door and pushed it open with his shoulder.

“I figured you’d be holed up in here for so long that you’d forget to eat. And while I may not be the best host but I don’t want you dying in my guest room,” he grumbled as he walked and put the food onto the nightstand.

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Earl simply bowed and thanked the Licorice bites for what they have done as they left to go back to their superior. Earl closed the door to his room, and so began the all day and night studying and note taking of each new spell and each new piece of magical information. He wanted- no NEEDED to practice and study each spell carefully and hard if he wanted to make sure he was able to succeed in his main goal. Even if it meant he would wake up a tired wreck.

Lord Licorice left his house guest to it. He knew what it was like to find new magic and fall down the hole of needing to study it until you either reached the end or passed out. But that also meant he knew how exhausting it could be.

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“Huh?”

As Earl heard the door slightly creek open, he was near unaware of what was brought it. But in a short while he stopped his little happy banter and looked down at what the Licorice Bites have gotten him. Earl assumed that it was for what Lord Licorice said about how it would be best to write certain spells down. Guess taking notes really does make a difference. He looked down at the passing by Licorice Bites and ushered them to make their way in front of him.

“I’m guessing you brought me this?”

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As Lord Licorice finished his sentence, Earl realised something. New discoveries means new solutions. What if the strategies and ideals could lead to him finally making a breakthrough in his search? And so at the thought of excitement he rushed in a fast pace back to his room. The licorice bites didn’t know how to keep up with the teenager’s speed. He closed the door… Stopped. And began cheering and squealing in excitement.

“This is AMAZING! I can’t believe it! This… This could actually work!”

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Go a little mad? These books really do hold something new for Earl… But as long as it was magic he was happy with it. So he decided to grab the nearest one from the pile. The cover still looked quite new for who knows how long it had been sitting there. He seemed quite overjoyed at learning something new. As he walked back up to his room, he thought he could say one more thing as an act of politeness to someone who managed to help him cope during these strange times.

“Uhh… Lord Licorice? I… Thank thee.”

Lord Licorice’s head snapped up, his eyes slightly wide at the very idea of being thanked. He stared for a moment before waving his hand, but he still seemed to be stalling slightly from just being thanked.

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Earl could only stare in awe at all of the spell books and potions Lord Licorice had been storing away. Well, yes he was still kind of disappointed at first by the fact that it could take jumping through dozens of hoops just to get back to his world. But then he felt a bit of hope. Maybe if he kept perfecting his skills with all sorts of magic he could be able to figure out some sort of solution! All sorts of books and tools scattered to perfect all sorts of tips and tricks, which one was he to try out first? 

“You own all of these things?” Earl asked in awe and interest.

“Own? I wrote all of these. As the only active magic user in he kingdom I have to research everything from the ground up. This is all my own findings so be careful with those books. Ignore the ramblings in the margins, when you feel like you’re on the edge of a discovery you tend to not sleep and go a little mad.”