Everafter War (Sisters Grimm #7: 10th Anniversary Edition) by Michael Buckley

Author:Michael Buckley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 2018-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Everyone volunteered for Snow White’s army, and she trained them in hand-to-hand combat. Under her command, Everafters of all shapes and sizes ran drills, rappelled down the tall fort walls, and—Snow’s favorite—dropped at a moment’s notice for muscle-straining pushups. It was very strange to see the ancient Frau Pfefferkuchenhaus crawling on her belly beneath barbed wire.

Henry continued to search for a way out of the town, and Veronica continued to try to convince him to stay. As they bickered, the girls were left to their own devices. They searched for some way to be useful. They came across Pinocchio sitting under an oak tree and carving a dozen small wooden heads with a sharp knife. His work was highly detailed, and his mastery of the blade was incredible.

“You’re making puppets,” Daphne said, picking up one of the heads and examining it.

“They are called marionettes,” Pinocchio said.

“What’s the difference?” Daphne asked.

“A marionette is a wooden figure with limbs attached to strings, and someone manipulates the strings to make it move,” Sabrina explained.

“And that’s not a puppet?” Daphne asked.

Pinocchio bristled at the little girl’s confusion. “No, a puppet has someone’s hand up its bum. A marionette can walk, dance, and perform in any way its master desires.”

“And now you’re making them, just like your father,” Sabrina said, continuing to admire his work.

Pinocchio nodded. “It’s a skill I’ve been working on for some time. The secret is to use the right wood. If it’s too hard, it’s impossible to carve, but if it’s too soft, then the whole piece can fall apart in your hands. It took me forever to find the right wood, but now that I have, I carry it with me.”

“Must get heavy,” Sabrina said, noticing the huge bag the boy had brought with him to the camp.

“A tad,” the boy said as if slightly annoyed, then changed the subject. “My condolences for your loss.”

Sabrina thanked him and blinked back tears. “She was the best.”

“She seems to have been quite an exceptional woman and an asset to the Everafter community.”

Sabrina nodded, though she was unnerved by Pinocchio’s manner of speaking. She couldn’t get used to his sophisticated vocabulary.

Before she could respond, Goldilocks appeared. “Girls, your grandmother would like to see you in Charming’s cabin.”

The girls said good-bye to Pinocchio. They crossed the fort to Charming’s cabin, where they found their father and grandmother in the midst of a heated argument.

“If he does it again, I’ll knock him out,” Henry said. “None of you have a right to sneak my children out in the middle of the night to fight dragons.”

“Good heavens,” Granny Relda said. “Your brother didn’t sneak them out to fight dragons. I’m sure he had no idea they would run into trouble.”

“We’re lucky any of them came back alive,” Henry snapped.

“Henry!” Veronica cried. “Lower your voice. He might hear you.”

“I’m sorry, but this is not OK. If he needed to go after Briar, he shouldn’t have turned to two children for help.”

Granny stepped forward. “Henry, I’m not happy about it either, but the girls are very capable.

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