The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler

Author:Django Wexler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2014-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

“Once I hand it over”—Mr. Black waved at the door behind him, where the fire was burning—“there’ll be nothing keeping you from grabbing this book you want so badly and scurrying back home. So you go and tell your master that Mr. Black wants what he’s owed, and he wants it now. Once he delivers, then you can have the map, and good luck to you. Until then . . .” He crossed his enormous arms and waited impassively.

Vespidian buzzed from side to side in agitation for a moment before regaining his composure and hovering in front of the big servant’s face. His voice had the snide tone Alice remembered from the night in her kitchen.

“I thought we had moved beyond this level of dealing,” he said. “Haven’t we learned to trust each other?”

“You may have learned to trust me. I don’t trust you farther than I could throw you.” Mr. Black grinned maliciously under his bristly beard. “Which might actually be some distance, now that I come to think about it.”

“Very well,” Vespidian said. “I shall have to consult my master. You realize, of course, that every day that passes increases the risk of discovery?”

“You’d better hurry, then, hadn’t you? I’ll be—”

That was when Alice, leaning the swarmer forward to catch every word, felt it lose its footing. It tumbled forward, automatically tucking into a ball, hit the step with a thump, and bounced high into the air. Alice hurriedly let go of the silver thread in her mind, letting the little creature snap back into nonexistence. Her world went black, and she felt a moment’s panic before she realized she was only lying with her eyes closed. When she opened them, the cracked paint of her ceiling stared back at her.

Mr. Black had told Vespidian where to find me. She felt anger welling up inside her again. He sold me to that vile little fairy, and that made Father go off on his trip, and then . . .

She had to find the book Ending had called the Dragon. And it sounds like Mr. Black has a way to do it. She had to get hold of that map, whether it meant breaking the rules or not.

Alice rolled out of bed and hunted for her shoes, already working on a plan. She had an idea, but she thought she’d need help, and there was only one place she was likely to get it.

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