The Tower of the Elf King by Tony Abbott

Author:Tony Abbott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-03-20T16:00:00+00:00

Plink! A small door popped open in the front of the wagon. Stale air poured into the cabin.

“I think we’re inside,” Friddle whispered.

“And still alive!” said Eric as they crawled through the nose of the cart and into the tower.

Friddle remained behind. “I’ll draw the Ninns’ attention away from you. You’ll be safe to search for your treasure. Good luck, my new friends!”

Keeah slung her harp firmly over her shoulder and shook Friddle’s small hand. “Thank you for helping us. And thank you for making my harp even more precious to me. We’ll see you again soon. That’s a promise!”

“I hope to be of service, Princess Kee-Kee!” Friddle pulled his wagon away and turned it. Instantly, a troop of Ninns jumped down from the tower and gave chase as the wagon sped away.

“Quickly now, children,” said Khan firmly. “Before we are discovered.”

Thwam! Clonk! Thwam! Clonk!

The sounds of iron banging on iron echoed inside the tower. Dozens of red-faced Ninns were gathered around a blazing fire in the center.

“I know the Ninn lady gave you meatballs, Eric,” whispered Julie. “But these guys look pretty mean.”

Eric nodded. “Yeah. Plus they’re working for a very bad dude. We can’t forget that.”

Some Ninns took giant pieces of iron from the fire and banged them into slabs using huge double-headed hammers.

When the slabs were cool, some other Ninns dragged the pieces up a long, circular stairway.

The kids looked up. The black walls continued up as far as they could see. The stairway circled the inside wall all the way to the top.

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