"Your Highness, are you sure you are not hurt?" Dorothy Green asked Prince Zen as she walked along the broken path.
Prince Zen shook his head and replied calmly, "I am alright, Miss Dorothy. Thank you for your concern."
The great witch nodded, "Then I am thankful. I did expect obstacles closer to the Grand Witch's home, but I didn't think she would place them as far as the entrance to the enchanted forest. If I had known, I would have been more careful..."
"It is just a minor gash, Great Witch. You do not need to worry," Prince Zen said as he continued to walk ahead through the forest, his senses on high alert.
Even though he had assured the Great Witch that he was fine, he did not like that he had been so easily ambushed. His pride and instincts both stirred uneasily at the thought. Even though logically he knew that it was magic, but not being able to sense it was also a kind of failure on his part.
