The Great Galloon by Tom Banks

Author:Tom Banks [Tom Banks]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Published: 2013-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

As she signed the note, the Seagle hopped around the rim of the basket until it was standing directly behind her, looming over her shoulder. It was still making the gurgling noise, and it began to lean ever closer. Cloudier moved to put the lid on the pen, and the tone of its noise changed to one slightly more threatening. Cloudier took the lid off again, and the tone lightened. The bird was now very close to Cloudier’s ear. Out of the corner of her eye she could see the murderous beak reach past her cheek, and gently pluck the pen from her hand. It stood up again to its full height, and let cry another cacophony of screeching and cawing, which made Cloudier wince. She turned around to see it throwing its thick neck back and forth, as if manoeuvring the pen into position to be swallowed.

‘No!’ blurted Cloudier. ‘That’s my best—’

But before she could finish, the bird grasped the end of the pen, leaned right over her again, and began to swish and sway its head around over the notebook. What it was doing was writing, and what it was writing was this.

Meredith, my friend, greetings from the Seagles, Masters of the Four Winds.

I have tidings to make even your blood run cold. You are being pursued by those foul beasts the BeheMoths, attracted by your low altitude and, no doubt, some trickery of your brother’s. You were ever blind to his faults. They will be upon you in hours unless you bring the Galloon high out of their reach. As for Zebediah, my spies tell me he has changed his course – look to the Chimney Isles, my friend. For they are his destination, and your destiny.

This girl is loyal to you and brave, if a bit rude when she doesn’t think she’ll be found out. Sorry I pooed in her basket.

Yours,

Fishbane the Wanderer

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