Savage Wild by Hope Gordon

Author:Hope Gordon [Gordon, Hope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hope Gordon

Chapter Ten

Little Badger

The mysterious Meadow was inexplicably at the top of the tree. I followed the doctor with heavier steps, weighed down by the new truth of my lineage, and all the questions still left unanswered. Why did they react to my name? What else had the doctor seen with his uncanny eyes? I pictured the twelve dull lights in Glass' clinic, and wondered if they had something to say.

The staircase ended, opening to a small space, empty except for the trapdoor on the ceiling. Thin beams of light escaped from the corners.

“You’re in for a treat,” the doctor grinned, pulling the door open with a leather string. A rope ladder with sturdy wooden steps tumbled out, accompanied by the first true rays of sunshine I had seen in days.

“No way!” Willow ignored the ladder and flew straight upwards, his quick exit leaving a light breeze behind. A second later he shouted back, “Get up here! It’s amazing!”

Piranha leapt, also not touching the ladder, followed by Sharp and her jangling armor. When I climbed through, my eyes feasted on the midnight blue of a dark canopy, which filtered the sunlight and gave everything a turquoise tint. I had climbed into some impossible, magical place. Somehow, at the top of the tree, was a flat, circular field of purple grass and delicate pink flowers, lit by rare beams of sun. This meadow was surrounded by a wall of twisting branches and a thick growth of leaves peppered with luminous fruits.

“I can't believe it! It's just like that old song!” Willow’s golden-honey voice danced through the branches as he sang one of his favorite simple tunes.

“Can you meet me for a moment

In the magic Meadow Blue?

Can we dance just for a while

In the starlight, me and you?”

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