The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell

Author:Scott O'Dell
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

She turned her back upon me and raised her face toward the high, thin line of the ramparts, pale against th sky.

"The map you will make I do not wish to see. Nor do I wish to help with it." She was quiet a moment or two, thinking. "What I wish is that I could be there with Señor Torres."

"And the foal?"

"Yes, with the horse which is called Blue Star. And I would ride around on its back through the pine trees. And..."

"The river," I broke in, "will be ultramarine, just for you, which as I have said is the most glorious of blues. There is more. Do you remember the small island in the river which we passed? Well, to that island I will give a name."

She glanced at me. "What name?"

"I will call it La Isla de la Señorita."

"For me?"

"For you."

She bounded from the grass, laughing, and threw her arms around me and pressed her forehead against my cheek. Montezuma, caught between us, gave out a small squeak.

It was then that the three men came staggering into camp.

"More fire," Mendoza whispered through lips stiff with cold.

I stirred the fire and they clustered around it. In each of the helmets was a double handful of gold, but when I spoke about their good fortune no one answered. In the silence I heard the chattering of teeth.

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