The Tale of Atterberry by Leah Price

Author:Leah Price
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: girls fantasy book, kids magical fantasy book, fairy books, Renaissance festival, Renaissance fair, middle grade fantasy, middle grade, medieval adventure, action adventure, magic, Renaissance Faire
Publisher: Talebearers Publishing
Published: 2014-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

A DEEP, DANGEROUS RED, Flutter's hair flowed behind her like a lion's mane or a hot flame as she led the way across the bridge. As she had listened to the story of Roger's show, her hair had changed with her temper. She had insisted Glenna visit Atterberry before they discussed things any further, and Glenna had agreed.

So up the lane they traveled, but once they reached the edge of the wide path, Flutter turned left instead of right, away from the path that led to the pavilion.

“Isn't Roger... I mean Atterberry, at the pavilion?” Glenna asked as she hurried after the sprite. Flutter was leaning into the wind and Glenna could see the bottoms of her bare feet as she followed her.

“No,” Flutter called over her shoulder without slowing. “We're going to his house.”

“But where is that?” Glenna asked. She had the faint idea Roger owned a home in Washington, but if Atterberry in this world was connected to Roger in her world, then where would Atterberry live? Surely not the home in Washington.

“Where everyone in the Faire lives... well, almost everyone,” Flutter said. She didn't bother to explain any further and, as Glenna fell behind, she decided it was a better idea to concentrate on keeping up than to question her.

As Flutter zipped around a corner, took a shortcut through the trees, and then turned sharply, Glenna felt a niggling at the back of her mind. She felt as if she had just traversed this path. It seemed familiar, but at the same time different.

The trees were large and old, leaning into each other as if whispering secrets. Here and there in the gloom, a faint twinkling caught Glenna's eye, but when she looked straight at the glowing objects, nothing was there.

Flutter reappeared, having returned impatiently to wait on her slow human friend. Glenna gasped as she ran, “Flutter, I'm trying to go fast. I can't help it if I don't have wings.”

“I guess you can't,” Flutter said. She didn't appear to be tired at all as she floated in front of Glenna, going backwards so she could watch her. She lay on the air as if she were floating in a pool, her hands behind her head. She looked a bit arrogant and smug as she led the way once more.

“Flutter,” Glenna started to warn her, but she didn't have time. Flutter plowed directly into a gossamer-like spider's web. Its sticky, silvery strands wrapped around her like a poisonous string of jewels.

“Help,” Flutter exclaimed, her eyebrows raised and fear in her eyes. A large spider was already scurrying down the tree and towards the sprite. Hungry, it chomped its fangs. Glenna could almost sense its excitement.

“Help!” Flutter shouted once more. Glenna took a deep breath and pushed herself to run faster. She didn't want to touch the nasty web, but by sprinting, she was able to snatch Flutter out of harm’s way. She spared a glance at the spider, which was waving its arms in the air at her as she sped away.

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