The Keeper Saga: Wynter's War, Charmed, and The One (The Boxed Set Book 2) by K.R. Thompson

Author:K.R. Thompson [Thompson, K.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magic Quill Press
Published: 2016-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

“WHAT MAKES YOU think I know anything?” the dour-faced Mrs. Graham asked, glaring at her as if Ronnie had asked her to commit some unspeakable atrocity.

“That book Nikki destroyed was yours. It had the power to take away magic and I need something like it. You don’t need to pretend that you don’t know what I’m talking about. I know you’re a Spriteblood and your true name is Wynter, so don’t bother denying anything.”

The school librarian was looking less and less amicable with each passing second—not that she ever looked friendly in the years Ronnie had known her. Still, Ronnie held her ground. “You know how to help me, and I’m not leaving until you tell me what I need to know.”

Then, the Spriteblood laughed. It was unexpected and caught Ronnie off-guard, but not nearly so much as what happened next. The image of the dour-faced librarian distorted and flickered, then it disappeared. The creature that stood in where the librarian had been looked nothing like anything that Ronnie had ever seen before.

An opal-skinned fairy smiled, showing a set of extremely sharp, pointed teeth. A voice that reminded Ronnie of falling raindrops, asked, “I suppose my next query should be, why do you think I should help you?”

That was an easy question, and one that Ronnie readily knew the answer. “Because I’m a Chickcharney,” Ronnie replied, flippant. “If you don’t tell me what I need to know, I shall curse you with bad luck.”

Wynter’s pupil-less blue eyes narrowed as she considered what she had said.

Ronnie held her breath. She knew she couldn’t curse anyone, but she wasn’t sure if Wynter knew that. She’d always heard that all manner of fairies believed in myths, however ludicrous and unlikely they might seem. Today, she was getting to test that theory.

A long moment passed. Then, Wynter nodded, as if she had made her decision. “I don’t have my book any longer. It was destroyed, as I am sure Nikki told you.” A frown pulled at Wynter’s lips. “The only one who would be able to take your magic away would be the same one who made the book and I doubt he will be willing to assist you, whether you curse him or not.”

“Where can I find him?”

“Follow the crows. They can always lead you to him, if you watch them carefully enough,” Wynter shrugged.

Follow the crows? Ronnie thought, her mouth nearly dropping in astonishment. Surely, she was joking.

The look on Wynter’s face said clearly that she wasn’t.

“Oh....well. Goodbye, then!”

Ronnie rushed out of the library, her heart pounding. She’d never seen Mrs. Graham transform into the Spriteblood before, and she was hoping like crazy that she wouldn’t ever have the reason to see her do it again. While the fairy was pretty in a weird sort of way, if you could ignore the pointed, sharp-looking teeth, there was something oddly comforting about seeing the dour-faced librarian she was used to meeting in the school library instead of a Spriteblood.

“If the answer is

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