Her Royal Slyness by Roy L. Hinuss

Author:Roy L. Hinuss
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Imprint

CHAPTER 5

Carlos fumbled for the juggling knives in his belt.

“I’m coming, Smudge!” he shouted, and immediately he wished he hadn’t. He’d just announced his actions to whatever horrible thing was concealed behind the tower. His mistake made his fingers tremble. One of his knives plunked into the dirt.

He managed to hold on to the other two. Clutching one knife in each hand, he raced around the tower in a tight counterclockwise circle, practically brushing up against the curved wall with his left shoulder.

He was terrified of what he might find. A witch, certainly. Smudge might be under a spell! Or in great pain! Or dying! Or being used as an ingredient in a potion!

Carlos could feel his heart pounding in his ears.

He skidded around the bend and saw Smudge racing right toward him, smiling, skipping, and dancing around the tower in a tight clockwise circle, practically brushing up against the curved wall with his right shoulder.

“CC!” Smudge called.

“GAAAH!” Carlos cried.

Carlos pushed off from the wall to avoid a collision. At once he lost his footing and face-planted into the sand. Both knives flew from his hands and skidded into the weeds.

“CC!” Smudge shouted. “CC! You okay?”

Smudge’s eyes were wide with alarm. His skipping-and-dancing engine, however, was still running. It’s difficult to be alarmed and joyful at the same time, but Smudge pulled it off.

Carlos spat some sand out of his mouth before answering. “Pthpthpthpth! I’m okay. Ptoo! Are you okay?”

“Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah! I’m good! I’m really good!” Now that Smudge knew Carlos was unhurt, his smile returned. His skipping and dancing shifted into a higher gear.

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