04 Queste by Sage Angie

Author:Sage, Angie [Angie, Sage,]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-04-10T22:25:17.435000+00:00

"Don't be ridiculous, Sep. You'll be Apprentice for ages," said Jenna, who felt considerably more chirpy now that the sled had arrived. "You never know how long anything will last," said Beetle gloomily. He thought how much he would miss the tattered old Inspection sledand even more how much he would miss his double whiz reverse turns. "Oh, Beetle, I'm sorry," said Jenna. "I didn't mean" "'S okay," mumbled Beetle. "What's okay?" asked Septimus. "Nothing. Tell you later," said Beetle grumpily. "Come on, Sep, you going to drive this thing or just stare at it?" "Keep your hair on, Beetle. I'm doing it." Warily, Septimus climbed onto the front of the sled, half expecting it to shoot off like a rocket. But the sled sat patiently while Jenna insisted that Beetle get on next so she could sit in the back and make sure Ullr followed. There was scarcely room for three on the sled, let alone a large panther. Slowly, the heavily laden Wizard Tower sled trundled off along the tunnel, closely followed by an obedient Ullr, and was soon crawling down what Septimus considered to be a dangerously steep slope. "It's not actually illegal to go faster than your average snail," said Beetle, not taking easily to his new role of passenger. "Be quiet, Beetle. I'm just getting used to it," said Septimus touchily, well aware of what Beetle thought of his sledding skills. At the bottom of the slope Septimus carefully negotiated two easy bends, crawled up a gentle incline and took the sled slowly along a straight stretch with the smoothest ice Beetle had ever seen. Beetle heaved a loud sigh and tried not to think of the amazing speed he could get from the Wizard sled on such perfect ice. They were now approaching a fork in the tunnel. "Hey, Beetle, which way?" Septimus asked. "Depends where you're going," said Beetle a trifle unhelpfully. "Out of the Castle," said Septimus. "Like Marcia saysexcept not the Forest or Aunt Zelda's. We're going to find Nik and Snorri, aren't we, Jen?" "Um, well, first we've got to" Jenna mumbled. But neither Beetle nor Septimus heard. "So which way d'you want to go out, then?" grumbled Beetle. "Make your mind up." "Beetle, what is the matter?" asked Septimus. "You're like a bear with a sore head." "Well, maybe it's because you're crawling along like a little old lady pushing a shopping cart," Beetle

snapped. "I am not. Shut up, Beetle." "Go easy, Sep," said Jenna. "Beetle's really upset. Jillie Djinn sacked him this afternoon." "What?" Septimus looked horrified. "I don't believe it. She couldn't have. Why would she do a stupid thing like that?" "Exactly. But she did. Horrible old cow." "But why didn't you tell me before?" Septimus asked Beetle. Beetle shrugged. "He doesn't want to talk about it," said Jenna. "Oh. I see. I'm really, really sorry, Beetle," said Septimus. "'S okay," muttered Beetle. "Let's just get going." Jenna took a deep breath. She had been dreading this.

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