The Prince Warriors and the Unseen Invasion by Priscilla Shirer

Author:Priscilla Shirer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction/Action & Adventure/General
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2016-10-15T04:00:00+00:00

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Evan lagged behind the rest of the kids as they followed Ruwach back through the Corridor of Keys. Ruwach was still talking, telling them more about the wonders of the shield and affirming them for their courage. The guide lauded how well they had been able to destroy the mighty Olethron and the Fortress of Chaós in Skot’os. Evan didn’t think it was wonderful. He felt miserable. He’d thrown away his shield.

Then he remembered the key.

He stopped in the middle of the Corridor of Keys and looked around quickly until he found it—the plain wooden box he’d seen before. He darted over to it and opened the lid. There was that peculiar key with the four crosspieces, lying on the purple satin lining. The key to the rooms! The locked rooms that Ruwach still hadn’t shown them. He felt certain that this had to be the right one. He reached out and carefully picked it up. He lifted it closer to his eyes, wondering if maybe there were more seeds in those rooms. Or other weapons that would be just as useful. He’d just borrow the key, go check out his room, and then replace it before anyone knew it was missing. That sounded like a great plan.

Just then he heard footsteps behind him.

“Evan!” It was Brianna, coming in from the garden. “Thank goodness—I thought I went the wrong way. . . .”

Startled, Evan slammed down the lid and shoved the key in his pocket.

“No problem,” he said, raising an arm to indicate she should follow. “It’s this way.”

“What are you doing?” Brianna asked, glancing at the box he had just closed.

“Nothing . . . just looking at stuff. Come on.” Evan hurried in the direction the others had gone.

Brianna took one more look at the box Evan had been hovering over, curiosity overtaking her. “Hey, isn’t that the box—”

“You coming or what?” Evan called out irritably. Brianna shrugged and followed after him.

They traveled down several dark passages, unsure of exactly where they were going. The tunnel wound around in several directions, and for a moment Evan thought they were completely lost. By some miracle they turned a corner and found themselves back in the central den of the Cave. Ruwach was standing before The Book, with Levi, Xavier, and Manuel gathered around him.

“Hey, I just waited for Brianna,” Evan said, blustering a little as he joined them. “I didn’t want her to get lost.”

“I wasn’t lost,” said Brianna. “I was just admiring . . . the plants in the garden. Sorry I took so long.” She shrugged, smiling nervously.

Ruwach nodded, his hood turning from one to the other very slowly, as if he were studying the two of them intently with his invisible eyes, seeing into their very souls. Evan and Brianna both squirmed a bit under this silent perusal, their hands thrust into their pockets—each one for a different reason. Then Ruwach tipped his head forward, so that none of the kids could see the dark space where his face might be.

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