12-第二十一章：巫婆干预命运(4)

planning destinies and willing, willing, willing her son Alvin to be the King. Now at the last minute, was it all to be snatched away from her by one little rat-runt of a boy? She realised that she needed to make her own intervention with Fate. She bounded on all fours up to Madguts the Murderous, who had always been one of the most staunch of the Alvinsmen, trying not to wrinkle up her nose, for the repulsive diet* of Madguts the Murderous made him really rather smelly. ‘The little rat is giving us away! He’s thrown away the Jewel!’ hissed the Witch. ‘What are you talking about?’ asked Gumboil, Madgut’s henchman. ‘The boy’s actions prove he is not the real King,’ sneered the Witch. ‘Giving away the Dragon Jewel when he has it in his hand! Dangerous foolishness. Trust me, I can look into the future. The Dragon Furious has the Jewel, see, clasped in his ugly paw!’ ‘Oh…