The Oak Lord by Catherine Cooper

Author:Catherine Cooper [Catherine Cooper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781908984210
Publisher: Infinite Ideas Ltd
Published: 2013-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

Nora had made a pot of porridge. Jack sat at the kitchen table with a steaming bowl before him. He knew it would give him a warm glow inside as they made their way back to meet Kerne, but his thoughts were elsewhere and he really didn’t feel much like eating. A thud on the kitchen door, followed by the opening of Camelin’s raven flap, made them all jump. Timmery circled twice and darted backwards and forwards in a highly excited state before he was able to speak.

‘The Dragonettes have brought it back, it’s outside the door.’

Jack had no idea what Timmery was talking about. He looked at Camelin who just shrugged his shoulders. Nora held up her hand to stop Timmery.

‘Let’s start from the beginning. Have you seen the Dorysk?’

‘Oh yes, yes. He said to tell you that all had been accomplished, everything he’d been instructed to do was now done.’

‘And did you tell him to go straight into Annwn?’

‘Oh yes, yes I did, but two of the Dragonettes insisted they brought it back before they flew off to the portal.’

‘Brought what back?’ asked Jack.

‘Camelin’s dustbin; they dropped it by the front door.’

‘My dustbin! Why didn’t you say so?’

Camelin swooped down to his raven flap and disappeared through it. Seconds later his head poked back through the flap.

‘It’s mine all right, but it’s been dented.’

Jack went outside and retrieved the small emergency ration dustbin. He brought it into the kitchen and put it on the table. Camelin landed next to it and hopped around it. He lifted the lid with his beak and peeped inside. Once he’d replaced it he stood in front of the dent.

‘Look, it’s ruined.’

Nora picked up her wand and sent one bright spark towards the metal. It seemed to melt into the side and then shimmer. When it stopped moving, the repair was complete.

‘There you are, good as new.’

Camelin humphed and tapped the repair with his beak a couple of times until he looked satisfied his dustbin had been restored to its former state.

‘A thank you would be nice,’ said Nora.

‘Humph! Thanks, but it shouldn’t have been stolen in the first place. That was a mean thing to do. It’s caused me no end of worry and upset.’

Jack could see Nora was trying not to laugh.

‘Do you know where it was found?’ she asked Timmery.

‘I don’t, and the Dorysk didn’t say anything else, except to tell you that all would be revealed later.’

‘Hadn’t we better be going?’ said Camelin. ‘It’s nearly dawn.’

‘It is,’ agreed Nora. ‘Let’s go and find out if there’s any news about the prisoners.’

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