On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness: Adventure. Peril. Lost Jewels. And the Fearsome Toothy Cows of Skree. (The Wingfeather Saga Book 1) by Andrew Peterson

Author:Andrew Peterson [Peterson, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

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Into the Forest

The boys ran to the cottage without a word. Nia flung the front door open and ran to meet them.

“Where’s your grandfather? Where’s Leeli?” she demanded.

Between breaths, they told her what had happened. She gave Janner a quick look of disappointment that cut to his heart. His stomach felt hollow and cold; there was nothing to do but wait.

Nia said as much. Janner could tell she was worried from the way she stood with her back straight and her shoulders squared. The more frightened she was, the tougher she looked.

Nia led the boys into the house, her hands on their shoulders. The brothers sat on the couch in front of the empty fireplace without speaking for a long time. Janner’s eyes roamed the room, and everything he saw reminded him of his little sister—Nugget’s pallet on the floor by the hearth, Leeli’s whistleharp on the mantle. He thought with shame about the many times he had been frustrated at his sister for slowing him down, as if it were any choice of hers to have been born with a twisted leg. He thought about the times he had teased her for making such a fuss over Nugget, the dog who had done a better job of watching over her than he himself had. He imagined her pretty voice filling the house with music, and he missed her.

Janner slouched back in the couch and stared at the timbered ceiling, trying hard not to cry.

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