The Enchantress Returns by Colfer Chris

Author:Colfer, Chris [Colfer, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Speculative Fiction
ISBN: 9780316201544
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2013-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

FLIGHT OF THE GRANNY

Alex couldn’t find her brother anywhere. “Have you seen Conner?” she asked Froggy. “He wasn’t at breakfast this morning and he isn’t in the courtyard.”

“I haven’t seen him since yesterday,” Froggy said. “Have you checked his room? Maybe he fell ill?”

Alex hoped this wasn’t the case, as they were on the eve of their expedition. She climbed the stairs to his bedroom to check on him, praying he wasn’t sick.

“Conner?” Alex said and knocked on the door. “Are you in here?”

There was no response, so she twisted the handle and pushed open the door without an invitation. Conner was sitting straight up on his bed. He stared off into the distance, lost in thought. A small dribble of drool spilled from the corner of his mouth.

“Are you feeling all right?” Alex asked.

“What?” Conner said with a jump. He hadn’t noticed the door open.

“You don’t look well,” Alex said. “Are you sick?”

Conner had to think about it. “No,” he decided. “At least, I don’t think I am.” His gaze drifted off again toward his bedroom window.

“Then what’s the matter?” Alex said. “You look like you’ve just seen a—”

Conner’s face jerked in her direction. He looked absolutely horrified and didn’t make a sound. Alex’s figure of speech had accidentally uncovered the truth.

“Wait a second,” Alex said. “Did you actually see a ghost?”

Conner’s eyes darted around the room. He didn’t know how to explain.

“It happened last night—I woke up and it was standing there just staring at me!” Conner proclaimed with bombastic gestures.

“Who was staring at you?” Alex asked.

“A ghost!” he said. “She was right there!”

“I was being sarcastic!” Alex said. “Are you telling me you saw an actual ghost?”

“Yes!” Conner said and placed his hand on his face. “I mean—she was see-through, quiet, and disappeared into thin air—all signs point to it!”

“Are you sure you weren’t dreaming?” Alex said.

“You have to wake up from a dream,” he said. “And I’ve been wide awake ever since it happened! I’ve been too afraid to move.”

Alex tried to come up with a logical explanation but she couldn’t. His hysterics made it hard for her to doubt him.

“Maybe this castle is haunted?” she suggested.

“Who haunts a new castle? That’s like holding a grudge against a baby!” Conner said. “It was so strange. She waited for me to see her. And once I did she went over to the window and just pointed outside. It was the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen.”

“And you have no idea who she was?” Alex asked.

“No clue,” he said and shook his head. “But what’s even stranger is that she looked familiar. I could swear I’ve seen her before.”

Alex took a seat on Conner’s bed. Their days were already full of mystery; the last thing they needed to add to the mix was a ghost sighting. A moment later, Red’s handmaiden knocked on the open door and peeked her head inside.

“There you two are,” the handmaiden said. “Her Majesty is looking for you two. She wants to see you in her chambers.

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