The Twisted Tale of Faerywood Falls (Mountain Magic Mysteries Book 10) by Blythe Baker

Author:Blythe Baker [Baker, Blythe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-26T16:00:00+00:00

10

I wasn’t really sure what to expect when Athena and I went back to the Hollow with Lady Margaret. Part of me imagined a squad of spell weavers waiting for us on the other side, dressed in combat gear, ready to take me down like I was some kind of enemy force. The other part of me wondered what they were going to do to Lady Margaret for bringing me through in the first place, especially after I’d been exiled.

Not sure which way the cards were going to fall, I tried my best to make it through the rest of the day as quickly as I could before I met with Lady Margaret at my cabin just as it was getting dark.

She drew the portal against the back of my bathroom door, just like I had.

“Do you – ” she started to say, her eyes darting to the deep blue wand in my hand. “Is that a real wand?”

“Yes,” I said. “I was given it.”

Lady Margaret’s mouth opened, then quickly shut. “Well…given the circumstances, it seems someone made a very rash judgment…but I don’t disagree with it.”

That was a relief.

The portal hub was quiet, aside from what appeared to be a few people leaving the Hollow to head for home in Faerywood Falls.

Lady Margaret insisted I wear her traveling cloak, so as to avoid suspicion. “They knew I was leaving to pay respects to my brother’s family, so they won’t be surprised to see me return through a portal. You, however…we need to keep safe until we can get to the council hall.”

It all made perfect sense to me.

Athena did her best to stay close to me, and I wished I’d had a chance to try the transformation spell I’d briefly glanced at in the book Zara had given me. But no one we passed seemed surprised about the fact that a fox was walking along beside us; perhaps fox familiars weren’t all that uncommon?

“Now, when we get there, let me do the talking, alright?” Lady Margaret asked in a low voice. “We need to wait until the very last minute to reveal you, lest they all become violent and attack.”

My stomach twisted in knots. “Why would they attack you?” I whispered only loud enough for her to hear.

“Because I’m standing with you,” she said. She grabbed onto my arm. “And I am with you. You have the support of two of the council members; that’s quite a powerful number.”

How was that powerful, when there were still nine others we had to convince?

The beautiful trees and their softly glowing tendrils of magic gave the night a dreamy appearance. I was exhausted, and thought it might be nice to just curl up underneath the glittering constellations I didn’t recognize, and allow the cool grass to gently envelope me as I fell asleep.

But there were more important things to be dealing with, which involved a lot more people than just me. If I failed, if this monster succeeded, it would be the end of all life in Faerywood Falls.

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