The Fairy Tale by Talia Haze

Author:Talia Haze [Haze, Talia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781082800788
Published: 2019-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

The Ring

I awoke alone in the massive bed the next morning. Sunlight poured into the cracks of the ceiling and the morning air wafted through the walls. I yawned and stretched as far as I could. I didn’t realize how tired I was. I lay for a moment, taking deep breaths and staring at every detail of the humble room. We made it! We made it through the fairy route!

I sat up. And now what? How were we to find our parents? No more riddles, no more help from the book, or from Stony. We would have to find our own way. Which way? How could we possibly find two people in a land so large? Were they even in this land?

Nee Gus hummed far off. Perhaps we wouldn’t have to…Nee Gus knew us. He had to know them. Perhaps he would figure out where we were to go. I lay my head against the blanket. We did it. Still, it seemed we had a such long way to go.

I gathered my things and clomped down hall. Nee Gus hobbled about the house, humming and putting bowls away. “Mornin’,” he greeted, clasping my hand and patting it. “Outside, others they be.”

I opened the door, shielding my eyes from the bright, morning sunlight. Everyone sat in a tight circle around Angel, who had a scroll in her hands.

“Grand of you to finally join us,” Ryan greeted. I shrugged and sat next to Connie. Grand of him to wake me up to begin with.

“Nee Gus says we missed your parents by a week,” Sean explained. “Apparently, we are early.”

I blinked. What did he mean by that? Only a week? We were in the fairy route for at least two! And we just missed them? How could it be? Perhaps if only we had started earlier, perhaps if we hadn’t taken so much time…so much rest!

“Your parents were to send word for us later,” Sean continued. “We were to meet them here when they sent word. They haven’t yet, and so Nee Gus says we’re early.”

I leaned back on my heels. How were they to send word to us? What if we hadn’t found the items in the cellar? What then? How then would they explain their miraculous resurrection?

“Nee Gus says they were headed to the kingdom of Thenowe, and he has given us a map.”

“That means we are a week behind,” Angel muttered, eyes fixed on the map. “Even more so. Nee Gus said they have horses. Who knows how far ahead they are? Look. The road curves around this forest here. Perhaps we can just go through. We could make it through the wood in only a days’ time instead of four like this road leads.”

“I am not certain that is wise, Aira,” Depash dared. “The road must go around for a reason. You do not know what kind of enemy could be there.”

Angel’s lips pressed together when he spoke, but she nodded. “That is true too. I certainly would not want to stumble upon an imp nest…although Gabby would just make friends.

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