Magic and Mayhem by R K Dreaming

Author:R K Dreaming [Dreaming, R K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-24T22:00:00+00:00

9. The Bait

“I cannot believe you asked him for two ampoules of stolen wild magic,” hissed Nan at Percy as they left Max’s house.

“I only told him that so he wouldn’t run for it,” said Percy.

“What?” said Nan, looking astonished.

“Ha!” said Percy. “You fell for it too.”

“But… Those ampoules of wildmagic are one of the few things powerful enough to let you etherhop across into the Magicwild. It is almost impossible to get there. I thought you wanted to use them to find your dad.”

Percy shrugged. “I mean, I wouldn’t say no if someone was going to offer me two ampoules of wildmagic, but I only told him what I said because if he thinks we’re all in it together, then he’ll feel safe staying in that house looking for the wildmagic. It’ll buy us the time we need.”

Nan looked back anxiously towards the house, which was still dark inside. Hank Hyde was so afraid of being caught that he never ever turned on the lights in the front of the house.

“I really don’t think he will run,” said Percy. “Didn’t you see? He was filthy. He didn’t have a life. All he’s been doing for nine years is searching for that walnut. I think he’s addicted to it. I think he might have even gone a little off his rocker.”

“Poor Juliet,” said Nan. “She’s going to be so shocked when we tell her that he isn’t dead.”

“Hmmm…” said Percy.

“What is hmmm supposed to mean?” said Nan. “You have to tell her.”

They had walked to the train station and arrived to find they had just missed a train. It was a half hour wait for the next one, and by the time they got back to their local tube station in Notting Hill, it was so late that Nan said in a panic, “You’ll have to tell Opal yourself, because if I don’t get home in the next twenty minutes, mum is going to be furious!” She dashed off.

Percy’s own house was a further walk, and when Percy got in, she found that Opal had locked herself firmly inside her bedroom, and did not answer when Percy knocked on her door.

Jeeves came floating up the stairs, and said in a hushed tone, “In such a mood, she was when she got back from work. I don’t think she’s cut out for it. She said she’s not feeling well and wanted to be left alone. Didn’t even come down for dinner!” He looked a little offended at this latter part.

Percy was glad. She hadn’t been looking forward to having that conversation with Opal, especially given the way that she had run off so emotionally from school earlier in the day. She was bound to have another temper tantrum, which would risk putting Gwendolyn in a mood too.

“Where’s mum?” Percy asked.

“She went out for the evening to see some friends. You know she doesn’t like to stay home unless she has company.”

Percy followed Jeeves back downstairs to the kitchen, and gobbled down the crab salad and lobster bisque starters that Jeeves proudly set before her.

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