Potion of the Turtle Master by Maggie Marks

Author:Maggie Marks
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510753273
Publisher: Sky Pony
Published: 2020-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

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“What’s wrong?” asked Asher. He looked more like himself now, with pink cheeks and a spring in his step. “Why are you walking so slow?”

Mason shrugged. “Just tired.” The truth was, he couldn’t help thinking about what a mess he’d made of things. He had left Luna and Ms. Beacon to find a home that didn’t really exist anymore. Worse, he had put Asher in danger!

Asher paused near a patch of sunflowers. “Want to rest?”

Mason checked the sky and shook his head. “There isn’t time. We have to get back to the swamp before dark, or Luna and Ms. Beacon are going to be really worried.”

Asher grinned. “Not when we show them all the potion ingredients we found!”

“We didn’t find that many,” Mason said, although the melon in his backpack seemed to be growing larger and heavier with every step.

“Yes, we did!” Asher argued. “I’ve got a spider eye.” He patted his backpack tenderly, as if carrying a pet inside. “And you have carrots, watermelon, and gunpowder. Maybe we’ll fight a creeper tonight and get even more!” He studied the hillside, as if hoping a creeper would spawn at any moment.

Mason shook his head. “We should fight only when we need to,” he said.

“Huh?” Asher furrowed his brow.

“We should fight only when we need to,” Mason repeated. “That’s what Ms. Beacon says, anyway.”

Asher threw out his arms. “Well, don’t we need to fight to get potion ingredients?”

Mason thought about that, trying to sort it out. “Maybe not—not if we already have enough.” But his thoughts felt tangled, like fishing line caught in sea grass. “I don’t know,” he said finally. “That’s what Ms. Beacon says, and she isn’t here to ask about it, so . . .”

Asher suddenly stopped walking. “Um, yes, she is,” he said, pointing.

Mason studied the horizon. Two figures were walking up the hill toward them—a dark-haired girl and a woman in white robes.

His stomach dropped, and he fought the urge to run the other way. Would Ms. Beacon be angry with him for sneaking off to the plains?

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