Elf Killers by Carol Phipps

Author:Carol Phipps [Phipps, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9781479156221
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2011-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

"Oh go on, Olloo!" said Kieran as he jumped to the ground from the face of Carraig Faire. "There's no point in playing me for a fool..."

"Well here then," said Olloo, pulling a strip of cloth from his pocket. "I'll just drop this cloth by the rock and we'll go over here a couple of rods." He took a dozen quick strides and stopped. "Now, all I have to do is picture Baase snapping up the cloth and he'll do it. So here goes."

Baase was alert at once, scampering over to the cloth to snap it up.

"See?" said Olloo as he took the cloth from Baase.

"Yea?" said Kieran with a gimlet-eyed glance at Olloo as he reached down to give Baase a scratch. "Good trick, but I'm not convinced that you aren't just watching Baase and telling me that the very thing he's doing happens to be exactly what you told him to do."

"What?"

"Look Olloo, I've seen dogs do it when they want to play fetch. You two have played fetch with that cloth before, haven't you?"

"You think I'm making all this up?"

"Oh go on, Olloo. I know you like to make a sport of fooling me. Admit it."

"You beat the bugs a-fighting, Kieran. If you knew I was playing a prank on you, why didn't you say something when Baase and I were showing this to you and my folks?"

"Right. And let Doona think I can't be a sport about it?"

Olloo swept off his hat in exasperation. "Kieran, you may be my friend, but I don't think much of you when you're in heat. See that unicorn? You make it so I can't tell if I'm talking to his rear end or to your face."

"Fine. Then why don't I pick what you have Baase do. If he does it, then you're not playing me for a fool. How's that?"

"Name it, then."

"Doona and Lilee have just come down. Have him go grab Doona by the hem of her dress and not let go until he's led her over here."

"He's not a puppy. He might go make a hole in her dress, but he won't drag her anywhere. And besides, being skinned alive by my sister isn't worth it."

"I knew you'd back out. It's just like I said."

"Kieran, go soak your head and stay clean away from me until you come to your senses."

"Hey, I'm sorry, all right?"

Olloo put the piece of cloth in his pocket and squinted at him.

"Look, I haven't been myself," said Kieran, yanking up a timothy stem to chew on. "This competition for Doona with Oisin is making me kind of crazy, I guess."

"You guess?"

"All right, it is. Is that what you wanted to hear?"

"No, but you really need to hear yourself say it."

“No I don't. I really need to hear Doona say yes. So what do you think, Olloo? Will Doona go to the dance if I ask her before Oisin?"

"Good Grief! Go ask her."

"Yea? Well maybe you'd help a friend and..."

"Kieran! You have to do this.

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