Soon it was time for all of them to leave the arena of competition. While for most of them it had been quite a tough two days, for Nefasky and her group, it became kind of a picnic they didn't have to hunt for food. The next morning everyone left through the portals.

When Adrianna left, she looked back at the vast expanse of snow as she hugged her backpack. It had been quite a journey for her. Although she didn't remember what had happened to her during the full moon night, she was glad that Mun had come right in time to help her. All that she now looked forward was to meet Dmitri.

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When Adrianna walked back in the academy out of the portal, all the professors were shocked to see her tattered clothes with blood on it. She appeared frail and ghostly. It was a disgusting sight. Adrianna lowered her head and pursed her lips as she made her way through the crowd.

One of the professors asked, "Adrianna, do you need help? Should I take you to the infirmary?"

"No thanks, professor," she answered softly and went ahead.

Nefasky, Lenny, Shay and the rest of the group followed her. They were all happy and cheerful to be back. Their excitement was so infectious that even the professors laughed with them.

When Adreanna walked out of the academy, she saw that Fleur was waiting for her on the gates. She was so happy to see Fleur that disregarding her tattered condition, she went and hugged her tightly. "Fleur!" Fleur laughed at her as she tightly pinched her nose. "Kiddo! Get your butt to the royal palace. You need a good shower."

"How is Dmitri?" asked Adrianna.

"Very fine!"

Adrianna was keen to take a shower and walk through the portal to be with Dmitri in the wolf realm.

All other wizards and witches in her team looked at Adrianna, aghast of her appearance. "Your royal highness, why don't you change your clothes? It is very easy. Would you like me to remind you of the magic spell?" suggested one of them. The stench emanating from Adrianna was unbearable.

Adrianna brushed that wizard off. She walked past him and then went to sit in the carriage. "No, I will change at home."

As she sat in the carriage and it flew, the air around it was smelling of dead animal, mixed with blood. All the wizards and witches were having a tough time flying around her. They kept going up and down the path they had to follow in a wave-like motion. However, Adrianna looked very happy. She was least bothered about the smell. Her already tousled hair looked all the more pathetic as they blew around her in thick clumpy strands.

As soon as the carriage reached the royal palace, all of them disappeared from there in a second. Adrianna royally walked out of the carriage and summoned the servants. She wanted them to give her a nice scrub. The servants couldn't stand the smell, coming out from her. But they couldn't do a thing. Half of them ran away to prepare a bath for her, while the other half walked with her to the bedroom, somehow resisting puking right at the spot.

Adrianna was so happy to enter the known realm after two exhausting days, which even included a full moon night, that she was hardly bothered about their feelings. She entered her bedroom and to her surprise, she saw Dmitri half-propped up on the bed. He was reading a diary, which she recognized as his father's. Adrianna was so happy to see him that she ran to hug him. But the moment she jumped on him, Dmitri ran out to the balcony and she landed on the bed.

He was surprised to see so many servants preparing a bath, and he thought that perhaps they were doing it for him. He was genuinely happy and impressed. However, when he saw Adrianna he wanted to puke. To think that she wanted to jump on him like that was torturous!

"Dmitri!" shouted Adrianna. "How can you do this to your wife? I have been waiting to meet you."

Dmitri shouted back from the balcony, "Adrianna, please go and take a bath. Otherwise, I am going to die from suffocation."

Adrianna narrowed her eyes. "You should accept me the way I am, even if that means I am this dirty."

"Baby, I am sorry, but with that kind of stench, I am ready to unmark you!"

"You, jerk!" she shouted, angered at his statement. Immediately after her words, a pillow came flying out of the balcony. "If that is the case, then wait and see what I will do," she said and started all over the bed to properly make it dirty. Then she opened her shirt, and holding it high in the air, she hurled it. She did the same with her tattered jeans. She laughed an evil laugh as she was seen running around in her undergarments through the bedroom, much to the servants and Dmitri's chagrin.