Emily Feather and the Chest of Charms by Holly Webb

Author:Holly Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Published: 2013-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

“Help me take her out into the garden,” Sasha panted. “She’s still burning up inside. I need to be nearer water to help her.”

Emily and Robin stood on either side of Lark, holding her limp arms around their shoulders, while Sasha walked in front. She had stretched out her dress like a sheet of watery magic and wrapped it around herself and Lark, pulling her gently out towards the garden.

Lark could walk, but she was stumbling and weak, and her face was anguished. Emily couldn’t tell if that was because of the burning spell, or because it was Lory who had cast it against her.

They had just reached the pond – and Emily and Robin were crouching, helping Lark to sit among the reeds around the pond so Sasha could be in the water and still reach her – when Emily caught a movement out of the corner of her eye. She looked round, and then quickly slipped out from under Lark’s arm. “It’s Rachel,” she whispered to Robin. “She said she might come round today. I forgot. I have to stop her walking over here.”

“Hello!” Rachel, Emily’s best friend from school, came round the corner of the house, waving. “Isn’t it hot? Want to go and buy an ice cream from the shop?”

Emily glanced back quickly and Robin nodded, shooing her away. He turned and stooped forward so that if Rachel looked over, she wouldn’t see Sasha.

Lark was stronger already, Emily thought gratefully. She wasn’t slumped over any more – now she was strong enough to stretch out her hand to Sasha in the water.

“Yes. Um. Yes, ice cream sounds good.” Actually, it sounded wonderful. She still felt as though she was burning a little, just from touching Lark. It made her shiver to think what Lark must feel like.

She reached out to take Rachel’s arm, wanting to lead her away from the scene in the garden as quickly as she could. But Rachel jumped back, staring at her in surprise.

“Emily, your fingers are burning! Wow, have you been sitting in the sun for ages or something?”

“Oh … yes.” Emily snatched her hand away. “Sorry.”

Rachel gazed at her, head on one side, frowning a little. “You look odd…”

“Too much sun?” Emily smiled, trying to shrug it off. Was it any wonder she looked strange?

“No. You’re … glittering.” Rachel was staring at Emily’s hands, and Emily glanced down at them, wondering what she meant.

“Oh!” She was. A thin sheen of greenish-silver water magic slid over her fingers as she held them out. It had dripped on to her when Sasha was trying to soothe Lark, Emily supposed. Swiftly, Emily stuck her hands behind her back and smiled. “I was painting,” she lied. “Earlier on. Nice colour, isn’t it? I didn’t know I’d got it all over me though.” She pulled a tissue out of the pocket of her shorts and rubbed it furiously over her hands, muttering in her head, Go away, go away, go away … and trying to will her fingers clean and pinkish again.

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