The Prince Warriors by Priscilla Shirer & Gina Detwiler

Author:Priscilla Shirer & Gina Detwiler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction/Action & Adventure/General
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2016-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

“Ahhhh!” As if on cue, both Evan and Brianna woke up suddenly as their makeshift raft careened down the waterfall.

“Hang on and hold your breath!” was all Xavier could say as water pummeled them, drowning out any more words.

It was over in seconds—yet it seemed like a million years.

They hit the water like a meteor, then plummeted under for a few heart-stopping seconds before bobbing up to the surface again. They wobbled a bit as the water smoothed out, finally calm.

“What’s happening?” Brianna said, coughing up mouthfuls of water.

“Yeah, what was that?” croaked Evan. “I thought we were . . . I thought . . .”

“Waterfall,” Xavier said, barely able to catch his breath. His heart pounded still. “We just went over . . . a waterfall.”

“Waterfall! Why didn’t you wake me up?” Evan exclaimed.

“I tried. Are you guys okay?”

“I think so,” said Brianna. “But where’d this raft thing come from?”

“You’re probably not going to believe it.”

It will lead you down the right path. The instruction never said it would be a calm path, or an easy path. Just the right path.

“We’re okay now.” Xavier saw a beach ahead and began kicking toward it. The raft deflated as soon as his feet touched the sandy bottom. Xavier pulled it apart and the three of them separated, splashing around to get their footing. They felt dizzy and waterlogged from the crazy ride. Xavier shook his head to get the water out of his ears. Brianna and Evan stumbled toward the beach and collapsed.

Xavier buckled his belt back on, still amazed at what it had done. It fit his waist perfectly again. He sat down on the sand, lowering his head to stop the spinning.

“I thought I was dreaming,” Brianna said.

“You were, for a while,” said Xavier. “For most of the ride down the river, I couldn’t wake either of you up.”

“Ride? Down the river?” Brianna asked, her eyes wide.

“Why were we so sleepy?” said Evan.

“The water you drank,” Xavier said. “I think it made you sleepy. Maybe it was one of those enemy attacks Ruwach told us about.”

“This enemy sure doesn’t attack like a normal enemy,” Brianna said.

“Isn’t that what Ruwach was trying to tell us?” Evan asked. “Well, a little warning would have been nice.”

“Maybe it’s just something—we always have to be on alert for,” said Xavier thoughtfully.

“Where are we anyway?” said Evan. He had recovered himself enough to start looking around.

“I think—we’re there.” Xavier pointed behind them. Evan and Brianna both turned to look, their mouths dropping open in unison.

Above them, perched on a ring of clouds, sat the magnificent castle they had seen only from a distance, bathed in ethereal sunlight so it glimmered like something not quite real. The castle seemed to go on forever, its many turrets and towers looking more like sleek white peaks cutting into the sky, smooth as ice. The air around the castle was filled with small flickering lights, like the ones they had seen in the Cave.

“It’s so . . . beautiful,” breathed Brianna.

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