I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the night. A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have. There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. There’s nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend A friend is always on your side, happiness …
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21 Proven Ways To Increase Your Influence Popularity is a concept all individuals are familiar with from early childhood, from those first days in kindergarten, through schooling years, and into adulthood and work life. It is something that most people would prefer more of, and while some seem to be naturally immensely popular, it doesn’t …
the end chapter 22
Sebastien was waiting for us at the dock. This time there was no dinghy behind his boat. “So,” he asked, “how’d it go? Saw an awful lot of fairies and one big dragon leaving in a hurry over my lake.”“It went all right,” Soy said modestly. “I got to tackle an evil fairy.”“Good for you,” …
chapter 21
I opened my hand and looked at the pen that Tryt had been so ready to give up. I wished harder than I ever had before that I was right. Lifting the pen, I started to write in mid-air. The first stroke gave off a few sparks, almost too few to notice. But the next …
chapter 20
As the pen formed, we heard fluttering from near the door. Two grey stones came alive and took off in flight out of the grand room. “What was that?” asked Soy.“I think we’re going to find out,” answered Deli. With a great swooping noise, the low purple light from the lake was blocked by an …
chapter 19
The room we found ourselves in was about half the size of the entire Stagwood School. To our right was a deep hole with a rope going down, hanging from wooden supports. The hole glowed the same orange as the shield over my flying bed. To the left there was a similar hole, except that …
chapter 18
I didn’t have to wonder how long the fall was after that. I listened to Soy scream at the top of his lungs for about two minutes before he was deposited on the ground in front of me, with Deli on his stomach. She looked like she had actually enjoyed it. “See, now that’s the …
chapter 17
It wasn’t hard to get inside the mountain itself. The opening had been waiting for us. But once we were inside, things got a lot trickier. The way was lit with torches that burned violet. They led us down a path that ended abruptly at a stone wall. We saw right away that there were …
chapter 16
I spent the next hour staring out the orange shield, down onto the ocean. Nowhere felt safe. Ream had found us in the middle of the sky. He’d known where we would be, and he’d been waiting. Still, when I did finally decided to speak, it was about something else. “Deli, what did Ream mean …
chapter 15
The bed couldn’t fly inside the cloud and started to dip the moment we broke through. We hit the ground hard and skidded to a soft stop. The cloud was hollow, just like Pavidale. I doubted this place had a nice name, or any name at all. It was empty and sad. The ground was …