The Desert Queen by C.L. Van Liew

Author:C.L. Van Liew
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Family-Friendly Historical Quest fun Mystery, Kid Explorers Ancient World Culture early readers, Dangerous Past Adventures World-Shaping Figures, journey through time chapter book Magic Treehouse, Past and Present Young Time Travelers Series, children's middle grade young adult 3rd 4th 5th 2n, action packed short graphic pictures boys girls
Publisher: C.L. Van Liew
Published: 2023-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

This wasn’t Amelia’s first time in prison. And no, the first time hadn’t been a real prison. It was made from cardboard and part of a Cowboy theme for school. Her mom and dad had paid five whole dollars to put her in there.

Where they were now was not the same.

Amelia, Dave, and Luther sat in the corner of a medium room. The building they were in was larger though, with several more rooms they had come through to get to this one. The walls were made of clay bricks, but different from the ones Amelia had seen back home. These were large and rough, with bits crumbling off of them and pieces of straw and animal fur sticking out. They looked more like something that should have been in one of the museum exhibits than in an actual building. There was a small fire in the corner that lit up the room and some shelves along the wall that the sundial and the book were now on.

It had been fully night by the time they arrived at the building. The girl and several other guards tied them up with rough, yellow ropes and left in a hurry, talking about trouble and ships that had landed that day. Amelia wondered if they were talking about King Piggy.

A black-haired guard with olive skin who was so young Amelia thought he may only be two or three years older than she was stayed behind. He sat on the far side of the table in the middle of the room, a spear leaning nearby against the corner. He’d not stopped scowling at the three of them, but every time his eyes drifted to Dave they would widen with fear and he would look away. His helmet was polished so bright that Amelia could see her tiny face reflected in it from where she sat.

Dave cleared his throat. “Um, excuse me.”

Everyone in the room looked at him and Dave sat up a little straighter. “I have a question for you.”

The guard’s face twisted in disgust and he stood, taking a step back, as he shook his head.

“Sorry,” Dave continued, his turban starting to slip from his head. “I wanted to know. Where’d you get your helmet? It’s so authentic, and in perfect condition.”

Amelia stared at Dave. She could see her own look of surprise that this was the question he was asking mirrored in Luther’s face.

The guard looked hard at Dave, his eyes narrowing, before he relaxed a little.

Dave didn’t seem to notice any of this and kept talking to the guard. “I just can’t believe you have such a good replica! Did someone around here do the work or is it just a really good reproduction from Asia or something? I mean, I just want to know. I'd love to get one. How much did it cost?”

Amelia closed her eyes and let out a breath. When Dave got excited about something, it was almost impossible to get him to stop talking.

The guard let out a little huff of annoyance.

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