The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy

Author:Christopher Healy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins

The door to Avondell Palace’s Royal Gymnasium opened slightly, and Gustav poked his head out into the hallway. The two pin-striped guards standing in the corridor stared at him. “Can we help you, sir?” one asked.

“You guys gonna be there all day?” Gustav asked.

The men nodded.

Gustav pulled his head back in and slammed the door. He walked over to Liam, Duncan, and Lila, who were huddled in the center of the vast marble chamber. “They’re not leaving,” he reported.

“Okay, we’ve got to make it sound like we’re practicing for a fight in here,” Liam said.

“I’m on it,” said Duncan. He jogged near the door and began making loud puffing, grunting, snarling, and moaning noises. He grabbed himself by the hair and threw himself to the ground, where he rolled around and barked like a rabid seal.

“That’ll do,” Liam said. He looked over to Ella, who sat by herself, sour faced, against the far wall. “Are you going to join us?” he asked.

“I suppose I must,” she grumped. She let out an exaggerated sigh as she stood up and walked over to the others, making sure Liam knew she was still steamed at him.

“It doesn’t feel right doing this without Tassels,” Gustav said.

“Look, people,” Liam said, annoyed. “Frederic chose to leave. We can’t put the entire mission on hold. And if any of you are mad at me for moving on without him, get over it. There are more important things at stake here than any of our personal feelings.”

The others all nodded silently.

“So, listen,” Liam continued. “We’ve got to figure out what Briar plans to do with the sword, but so far we have no idea where to even start looking.”

“I do,” Lila said. “I’ve been spying on Briar before she goes to bed at night, and I’ve seen some interesting things.”

“You did what?” Liam gasped. “You’re going to get yourself caught. Or killed. You cannot keep putting yourself into situations like that.”

“Jeez,” Lila griped. “Do you ever listen to your own advice? What happened to all that stuff you just said about putting personal feelings aside?”

Liam shut his mouth, his cheeks reddening.

“Lila, tell us what you’ve learned,” Ella said. “And make it fast, because—let’s face it—Briar’s going to walk through that door at some point. The woman won’t leave us alone for long.”

“That’s why I stationed Snow outside her room as a lookout,” Liam said.

Ella, Lila, and Gustav all stared at him oddly.

“What?” Liam asked. “Bad idea?”

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