A Gypsy's Tale (Tale series - book 2) by Julie Sandilands

Author:Julie Sandilands [Sandilands, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Purple Flame Books
Published: 2011-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Dungeons and Demons

The rain drizzled constantly from the grey sky, soaking the boys to the skin. They had spent an hour in the library looking through old, leather bound books. The sight of a Gypsy boy in the library had caused some interest and Ryan had felt slightly uncomfortable. He wanted to shout out and tell the other people in there that he could read and write, and therefore, had as much right to be in the library as they did. He quashed the urge and kept his head firmly in the book “Myths & Legends” that Hawkeye had suggested they read.

They chose three books and Hawkeye borrowed them using his newly acquired library card. Trying to keep the books dry under their coats, the boys made their way as quickly as they could to the cottage that Hawkeye and his father lived in on the Appleby Manor estate.

Ryan yawned as he sat on a chair in the kitchen in front of a small stove. It had been an eventful day already and it was far from over. Timmy, sensing Ryan’s plan, had come up with a strategy all of his own, and the morning’s entertainment had included; a visit to the park, the sweetie shop and the railway station at the other end of town. Timmy was train mad and sat like a state (something he never did), on a bench on the platform, watching a variety of locomotives pull in and out of the station.

It had been after midday when Timmy finally decided he had seen enough and was willing to go back home without a fuss. Still munching on liquorice torpedoes, Timmy happily pestered around his mother’s feet, creating enough of a distraction for Ryan to shout: ‘Bye,’ as he disappeared out of the door, leaving a very disappointed Archie, trying to paw his way out of the caravan to follow his beloved friend. Ryan had made the decision that the afternoon’s activities might be dangerous and he would need all his wits about him to look after his own safety, and was not prepared to risk Archie’s by taking him along.

The stove in Hawkeye’s kitchen roared into life as more logs were added. Ryan took off his jacket and hung it on the back of the chair. A pot of steaming hot tea was placed on the table along with some chocolate biscuits.

‘Might as well be warm and dry before we head off again,’ said Hawkeye, pouring the tea.

Ryan nodded in appreciation. ‘What you expecting to find in the dungeons?’ mumbled Ryan, his mouth full of biscuits.

‘Not sure,’ replied Hawkeye. ‘Maybe nowt, but I just want to make sure we don’t leave any stone unturned. Like I said, we need to find out as much as possible if we stand a chance of defeating this thing, and its master.’

By mid-afternoon, they had scaled the stone wall and squeezed through the narrow ledge into the dungeons. The wintry weather meant that even though it was daylight, their vision was limited to a few feet in front of them and time was not on their side.

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