Ferryl Shayde by Vance Huxley

Author:Vance Huxley [Huxley, Vance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entrada Publishing
Published: 2017-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

5 - Troubled Times

Nothing very magical happened at Guy Fawkes, except the usual magic of lots of fireworks banging and flashing and zooming across the sky. Rob and Abel went with their parents to the big bonfire and display in Stourton, which had plenty of thornies and other small creatures attracted by the spilled and discarded food but nothing really dangerous. Even the globhoblins had plenty of discarded food to concentrate on without trying to steal magic from young or drunk humans. Kelis went to a bigger display someplace near where her Dad worked and sponsored by his firm.

Both Abel and Rob relaxed and enjoyed themselves wandering around the stalls, especially when their parents bought candy floss and toffee apples. There were quite a few people there that both of them knew, especially from school so it turned into a bit of a social occasion. Abel had just been competing with Rob’s sisters and Una, bobbing apples, when he saw Rob stagger out from between the parked cars.

He headed that way, and as he came closer Abel could see Rob’s black eye and split lip, and the way he favoured one leg. Rob lisped one word. “Henry.”

Abel looked round, ready to show Henry some real Ferryl Shayde moves. “Where?” Ferryl seemed eager as well.

“Don’t know.” Rob winced and gingerly touched his lip. “He left.”

“Your Dad will get involved now. There’s no way you picked a fight.”

“Can’t tell them.” Abel realised Rob kept moving so Abel hid him from his family.

Abel stared at him. “You can’t hide it.”

“Mystery mugger.”

“Why are you covering for him?” Abel glanced back to where his mum was looking around for him. “He shouldn’t keep getting away with it.”

“Arabelle.”

“Arabelle?”

“She wanted me to win her something on the grabby machine.” Which made sense because Rob had a knack with the coin-operated cranes, already winning a toy for each of his sisters. Rob sighed. “Then she pulled me between the stalls, out of the light, and kissed me.”

“Henry was waiting.”

“Yes. She laughed when he dragged me among the cars and beat me up. After he smacked me in the face I couldn’t concentrate enough for a glyph. They left together. Arabelle says if I blab she’ll swear I tried to, you know, and Henry rescued her.”

“Idiot.”

“I didn’t have time to think. Then it was too late.” Rob straightened. “Here we go.” Moments later his older sister, Samantha, called out and began to ask questions. Just as he’d said, Rob stuck to mystery mugger who had run off when someone came near. The two families spent some time at the Accident and Emergency, but Rob’s leg only had a nasty bruise and wasn’t seriously damaged. After a trip to the police station, where Rob couldn’t give a description because it was dark, they all went home.

* * *

Rob’s face took a while to heal, with Seraph, Arabelle, Claris and Henry smirking whenever they went past. Only a few other seraphims smirked, so Seraph hadn’t told them all. There wasn’t anything

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