The Prince Warriors and the Swords of Rhema by Priscilla Shirer

Author:Priscilla Shirer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction/Action & Adventure/General
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2017-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Prowling

Levi jumped out of the car and raced into the rec center, bursting through the doors. Miss Stanton was so startled she dropped her Starbucks cup, not for the first time.

“Levi! What’s the matter?” asked Miss Stanton, annoyed.

“Has Viktor been here?” Levi asked, searching the room.

“Yes, he’s here. He went out back, I think.” Miss Stanton bent down to clean up her spilled latte.

Levi dashed through the building and out the back doors. Brianna and Ivy were trying to teach the puppy how to sit, although Star was only interested in chasing dandelion puffs and stalking ladybugs.

“Bean! Have you seen Viktor?” Levi asked, running up to her.

“Yeah, he was here a little while ago,” said Brianna. “I don’t see him now. But he gave me this.” Brianna showed Levi the scroll. “He said he found it by the beech tree. Levi, Viktor is a Prince Warrior! Just like us!”

“He is?” Levi took the scroll and stared at it, wrinkling his forehead. “How did he find this?”

“We think it must have gotten stuck in Brianna’s helmet that day of the invasion, and you didn’t realize it,” said Ivy. “Good thing Viktor found it.”

“Yeah . . . ummm . . . I guess so.” Levi handed the scroll back to Brianna. “Did he say where he was going?”

“No . . . wait, yes! Manuel told us Viktor was going to his house later, for some tutoring in science. Looks like Manuel went home, so maybe he’s there.”

“Tutoring? But he’s not even in Manuel’s grade.”

“I know. But Manuel is pretty smart about science stuff.”

Levi thought about it. It was possible, of course. But something didn’t feel quite right about it.

The back door of the center opened, and Xavier came out, bouncing a basketball.

“You guys seen Viktor?” he asked when he saw Levi and the girls. “He said he was coming to play.”

“I’ve been looking for him too,” said Levi.

“He was here, but I guess he left,” said Brianna. “Went to Manuel’s for tutoring.”

“Oh.” Xavier looked disappointed.

“There’s something bothering me about that kid,” Levi said. “I think we all should just steer clear of him.”

Brianna and Ivy laughed. “Levi, what’s gotten into you?” asked Brianna. “He’s super nice. He just wants to make friends. And he’s a Prince Warrior, so he’s got to be on our side, doesn’t he?”

“You just have a crush on him,” said Levi, turning on her. He started imitating her voice. “Oh, he’s so cute!”

Brianna scowled at him. “Stop it. I do not.”

“He’s a Prince Warrior?” asked Xavier, surprised and pleased. “He never told me that.”

“Did he actually say he was a Prince Warrior?” asked Levi.

“Of course he did! Well, I don’t know—but he said he had been to Ahoratos and he wanted to talk about our adventures and stuff.”

“Levi, what’s wrong?” asked Xavier. “Viktor’s cool. And if he’s a Prince Warrior, that’s even better. Plus, he’s helping me improve my game a ton—”

“Not everything is about basketball, Xavier,” Levi said with a caustic edge in his voice.

Xavier opened his mouth, surprised.

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