Track: 02 The Witch Queen ②

Track: 02 The Witch Queen is the second chapter of the Black Bard manga.

Characters

 * Witch Queen
 * Black Bard
 * Apollo

Summary
Black Bard is joined by Apollo and before the Witch Queen, he remains undaunted by her acts of fear including conjuring snakes around Black Bard.

Suggesting that he plays a song, Black Bard delivers a vocal and harp rendition that results in everyone present falling asleep.

The Witch Queen remembers her time as an infant where she had heard the song before. That and it was considered that she be handed over to a larger country in return for military aid.

Her father wanted her happiness first though but died from poisoning in an assassination attempt. The Witch Queen resolved to become wicked as well to defend her country in response to these circumstances.

Awakening, she finds Black Bard keeping his employer's identity who hired him to perform a secret then leaves. Taking to her horse the Witch Queen is unable to find him except for an envelope that he left which reminds her that the people used to love her.

Black Bard assures his employer that the Witch Queen was positively terrifying, but that is why the kingdom is just so beautiful.