Moon Spun by Marilee Brothers

Author:Marilee Brothers
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-04-04T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

“So what Phaedra really wants is the moonstone?”

Melia shook her head. “Absolutely not. Ryker said Phaedra knows nothing of the moonstone. He merely promised I had the means to help her.”

“Does that mean Ryker knew about the moonstone? Before he came to get me?”

Melia said, “You need to understand how it is in our world. All my people know a child of my lineage would come to possess one of the most powerful gemstones in your world and mine.”

“Not to change the subject, but why does everyone here insist on calling me Avalon?”

“Names in Boundless are chosen with great care. Have you not heard of Avalon? ”

“I thought Avalon was where King Author found Excalibur.”

“Yes, that is part of the story. It is also known as the magical Isle of Apples,” Melia said.

“What does that have to do with me?”

“Luminata possesses the sacred gifts of Avalon. A golden apple and a crystal of pure moonlight. You wear the moonstone, do you not?”

“Yes.”

“And, unless I’m mistaken, you live in the midst of an apple orchard. Is it beginning to make sense to you?”

“That’s it? I’m called Avalon because I live by an orchard and have a moonstone? Seems kind of far-fetched to me.”

Melia flapped a hand at me. “It is the name you were given. Live with it.”

“I guess it’s better than Alfrieda.”

The words had barely left my mouth when three things happened. The pixies zipped up and landed on my left shoulder. Ryker re-appeared from behind a giant fern and Uncle Davey exploded out of the water like an enraged hippo.

I leaped from the rose chair, ready to run for my life. The pixies, still clinging to my shoulder, laughed shrilly, directly into my left ear. Note to self: stupid human tricks equal painful pixie laughter. Think before you act.

“Sssst, I hissed at the pixies. “You’ll make me go deaf before I’m out of high school.” My comment made them laugh even more.

I stopped backpedaling, gathered my courage and faced down the kelpie. Surely he wouldn’t eat me with Maddie and Ari sitting on my shoulder. He turned his head slowly, observed me with one eye, then clacked his teeth and tossed his seaweed mane. After a blaring, derisive snort, he said,

“Queen Melia. Please tell me this pathetic creature is not who we’ve been waiting for.”

Even though I was highly offended by his remark, I almost laughed. He had a British accent and sounded exactly like the dude who’s married to the queen of England.

Swear to God, the kelpie sounded like a British nobleman.

Melia ignored him. She clapped her hands and called, “Pookie! Meg! Come, my darlings. Meet Ava.”

Two heads popped out of the water. One blonde. One red. With seemingly little effort, they emerged from the stream, stood on the bank and fluttered their gossamer wings. Droplets of water flew through the sunlit air like tiny diamonds. Their bodies were draped in diaphanous gowns that caught the light and reflected every color of the rainbow.

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“Whoa,” I breathed, sinking down on my toadstool.

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