A Lost Princess (Belles & Bullets Book 2) by Caylen McQueen

Author:Caylen McQueen [McQueen, Caylen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-24T05:00:00+00:00

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“Alright, what is this?” Lyneah picked up the square piece of tattered canvas that Tobey carried to their picnic. She twirled it in her hand a few times, trying to make sense of it.

“It's a k-k-kite. I made it,” he said, sounding rather pleased with himself. “See the stick I glued to the back of it?” He pointed at the stick, as if seeing it would somehow make it obvious.

“This is supposed to be a kite?” Lyneah couldn't hide the skepticism in her voice. “Will this thing actually fly?”

Tobey reclaimed the kite from Lyneah's hand and rose to his feet, ready to prove himself. They were picnicking near the Onyx Cliffs of Dovyr, where he had begged her to spend the rest of the day with him. He didn't want to tell her it was Kitt's idea, not when Lyneah looked so happy to be there. In fact, he didn't mention his encounter with Kitt at all, because he didn't want to get his friend in trouble for impersonating the princess.

First, he tried tossing his kite into the air. After several attempts at getting it airborne, he decided there wasn't enough wind. Changing his tactic, Tobias ran around in circles, but his kite simply dragged behind him. When he heard Lyneah giggling at his lack of success, Tobias laughed at himself along with her.

“I don't think that's going to work, Tobey!” she called to him.

“Wait...I feel wind!” He thought he felt a breeze tickle his cheek, so he hurled his makeshift kite into the air as hard as he could. When it fell down and thumped him on the head, Lyneah erupted in another fit of giggles. “Bloody hell...” Tobias murmured, frowning at the kite in his hand.

“I think you might have to give up!” Lyneah taunted him. “If you don't, we'll be here all day... and our food will get even colder than it already is.”

“I think you're right,” he agreed, then he walked to the cliff and pitched his useless kite over the edge. Seeing him dispose of it made Lyneah laugh again.

“Aww, you should have kept it!” the princess chided him as he returned to the blanket. “It could have been a memento of this day.”

“Right. A memento of my m-monumental failure!” Tobias sat beside her and opened their large picnic basket, from which he extracted two lukewarm portions of fish and chips. He gave her one portion, then he shoved a large chip into his mouth. “I really did try, you know.”

“And I appreciate your effort. At least it was amusing to watch. It was the perfect thing to cheer me up!” Lyneah tore off a piece of greasy battered fish and pinched it between two fingers. She'd never tried fried fish, so she nibbled on it with caution. When it tasted better than expected, she shoved the entire bite into her mouth.

“Ah... look!” Tobey suddenly exclaimed, pointing at a gaggle of gray geese flying alongside the cliff. From where they sat, they had a perfect view of the lustrous Onyx Cliffs and the water rushing below.

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