Gregor the Overlander Collection, Books 1-5 by Suzanne Collins

Author:Suzanne Collins [Collins, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-545-45907-5
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2011-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

TURN AND TURN AND TURN AGAIN.

YOU SEE THE WHAT BUT NOT THE WHEN.

REMEDY AND WRONG ENTWINE,

AND SO THEY FORM A SINGLE VINE.

Hamnet had him say it a few more times so he could commit it to memory. While he recited it for the fourth time, Gregor realized Boots was by his side, doing a little dance to the words.

“‘Turn and turn and turn again,’” she said. Every time she said “turn,” she’d spin in a half circle. “‘Turn and turn and turn again.’ ‘Turn and turn and turn again.’” She went on until she got dizzy and tumbled over, giggling.

“Okay, it says, we ‘see the what,’” said Gregor. “So, what’s the what?”

“Presumably, the plague,” said Ripred.

“We ‘see the “plague” but not the when,’” said Gregor, swapping in the word. “Then what’s the when?”

“It could be many things. When the plague began. When the cure will be found. When the last warmblood dies,” said Nike dreamily.

“‘Remedy and wrong entwine, / And so they form a single vine,’” said Hamnet. “I suppose that refers to the plant that is the cure. What is it called again?”

“Starshade,” said Gregor. “It looks like this.” He took a piece of charred vine from the edge of the fire and drew the plant on the stone as he remembered it from Neveeve’s book.

“‘Remedy and wrong entwine…’ if the remedy is the starshade, then what is the wrong?” asked Ripred.

But no one could even venture a guess.

So instead they ate and got ready for bed. Hamnet and Luxa helped Aurora back to the camp. The two injured bats greeted each other warmly and snuggled together to sleep.

“It will be much comfort for Aurora to have another flier to sleep with,” said Luxa. But Gregor wondered if this was the only reason they had moved to the camp. Luxa could probably use some human company, too.

“Are you going with us to the Vineyard?” Gregor asked her.

“You might have need of me,” said Luxa.

He thought about mentioning how dangerous it was to her, but he knew that wouldn’t matter at all.

Hamnet let them sleep a full eight hours. Then they had breakfast and prepared to travel the last leg of the trip to the Vineyard of Eyes. The two bats were secured on Frill, Boots was assigned her regular seat on Temp’s back, and everyone else was to go on foot.

“To the Vineyard of Eyes, then,” said Hamnet, and Frill led the way into the jungle.

Gregor tried to get Boots up on Temp’s back but she was still enamored with her dance. She would take a couple of steps into the jungle and then say, “‘Turn and turn and turn again,’” and run back in the opposite direction.

“No, Boots, that way leads to Regalia,” said Gregor. Back to Regalia where everybody was counting on them. He scooped up Boots and planted her on Temp’s back. “Come on,” he said. “The cure’s this way.”

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