Fablehaven by Brandon Mull - Chapter 17 - A Desperate Gamble

Summary

この物語では、主人公ケンドラが魔法の森ファブルヘイヴンを救うために、絶望的な状況に立ち向かいます。夜の森を一人で走りながら、彼女は祖母を心配し、逃がした悪魔バーハマが家族と森を破壊するかもしれないと恐れていました。しかし、彼女は希望を持ち、妖精女王の力を借りようと決心し、小さな島にある神殿を訪れます。そこで彼女は女王からの助けを受け、魔法の涙を集めることになります。最後に、彼女は魔法を用いて脅威から家族を救う方法を見つける可能性に向けて、冒険を続けます。

Takeaways

• 🌌 ケンドラは夜の森を一人で走りながら、不安と恐怖を感じています。
• 🏠 彼女はグランマ・ソレンセンの安全を心配しており、家に急いでいます。
• 🚶‍♀️ ケンドラは道に迷い、歩行とジョギングを交互に行って進んでいます。
• 🌙 月の光が薄く、彼女は周囲の影に不安を感じながらも進むことしかできません。
• 🧙‍♀️ 彼女は妖精女王の力を借りようと考え、非常に危険な決断を下します。
• 🏞️ ケンドラは池の中の島にある妖精女王の祠に向かうために、漕ぎ舟で池を渡ります。
• 😨 彼女は水の精霊ナイアドたちに邪魔されながらも、島に到達する決心を固めます。
• 🗿 島に到着したケンドラは、小さな妖精女王の像を見つけ、心からの願いを捧げます。
• 💧 妖精女王からの助けとして、涙、乳、血を入れた錠剤を入手します。
• 🛶 ケンドラは無人舟で島を脱出し、森に戻る途中です。
• 🤖 彼女は魔法人形メンディゴに追われますが、うまく回避し、錠剤を守ります。

Q & A

ケンドラが夜を越える理由は何ですか？

ケンドラは、日没に伴う危険を防ぐため、そして彼女の祖父母と兄弟が迫害を受けているファブルヘイヴンを救うために夜を越えました。

ケンドラが森を通り過ぎる途中で感じた不安の原因は何ですか？

ケンドラは森を通り過ぎる途中で不気味な音を聞くことがあり、何に起因するのか知らずに不安を感じていました。

ケンドラがフェアリークイーンに助けを求める理由は何ですか？

ケンドラは、強力なフェアリークイーンに助けを求めることで、彼女の家族を救う可能性があると判断しました。

ケンドラが島に到着するまでに何度もnyadsに阻まれた理由は何ですか？

nyadsは人を溺れさせることが好きな生物であり、ケンドラが島に到着するのを阻むために何度も妨害しました。

ケンドラがフェアリークイーンの涙を集めたとき、何を感じましたか？

ケンドラは希望と勇気を感じ、家族を救うために行動を起こす決意を固めました。

ケンドラがmendigoに遭遇したとき、なぜ彼は彼女を捕まえることができないのですか？

mendigoはケンドラが魔法を使ったと判断し、その瞬間まで彼女を捕まえることはできませんでした。

ケンドラがmendigoの腕を水に投げた後の出来事は何ですか？

mendigoは腕を取り戻そうとしましたが、水から白い手が現れ、彼を水中に引きずり込んでいきました。

ケンドラがフェアリークイーンから受け取ったテレパシーメッセージとは何でしたか？

テレパシーメッセージは、彼女自身の問題を解決する手段を示すものであり、家族を救う方法についてのヒントを提供しました。

ケンドラがフェアリークイーンの涙を集めることの重要性とは何ですか？

フェアリークイーンの涙は強力な成分で、ケンドラが家族を救うために必要なエリクサーを作成する上で必要でした。

ケンドラが最後に何を感じ、何をしましたか？

ケンドラは最後に自分の避難所の地位が終わったと感じ、彼女は魔法を用いても価値のあることを行ったと感じ、その夜の最後の悪戯を計画しました。

Outlines

00:00

🌙 夜の決断

Kendraは夜の森の中を進み、暗闇の中で道を見失いながらも祖母の安否を心配しています。道が終わり、池とガゼボに到着した時、彼女は妖精の女王の助けを求めるという新たな希望を抱きます。彼女は家族を救うために女王に頼むことを決意します。

05:01

🔑 ボートハウスへの挑戦

Kendraはボートハウスに到達するが、扉が固く閉ざされているため、ナイアドに助けを求めます。ナイアドは彼女に鍵を渡し、彼女は中に入り、ボートを使って島へ渡ろうとします。しかし、ナイアドが彼女のボートを邪魔し、Kendraは懸命にバランスを取りながら進みます。

10:02

🚤 島への旅

Kendraはナイアドたちに邪魔されながらも、何とかボートで島に到着します。島の上陸後、彼女はフェアリークイーンの祠を探し始め、ついに小さな妖精の像を見つけます。祈りを捧げると、妖精の女王の存在を感じ、彼女の涙が魔法の液体となることを知ります。

15:03

🙏 希望の涙

Kendraは妖精の女王に助けを求め、涙と共に祈りを捧げます。妖精の女王は彼女の涙を受け入れ、魔法のエリクサーを作るための手がかりを与えます。Kendraはエリクサーを作るための材料を集め、島を離れて再び戦いに向かいます。

20:06

🪆 Mendigoとの対決

Kendraは妖精の涙を手に入れた後、Mendigoという人形のような敵に遭遇します。彼女は巧みに彼をかわし、ボートで島を脱出します。Mendigoは最終的に水の中に引き込まれ、Kendraは無事に戻ることができます。彼女は再び家族を救うための希望を胸に抱いて進み続けます。

Keywords

💡魔法

魔法は、この物語における重要な概念です。主人公ケンドラが魔法を用いて様々な困難に立ち向かう様子が描かれています。魔法は、彼女が妖精女王との交流を通じて力を得る手段として現れ、物語の進展に重要な役割を果たします。例えば、ケンドラが魔法を使って「涙」を集めることができ、それが後の出来事に大きな影響を与えると思われます。

💡妖精女王

妖精女王は、物語の重要なキャラクターです。彼女は非常に強力であり、ケンドラが助けを求める対象となっています。妖精女王は、ケンドラが島の神殿で彼女に会う際に、彼女自身の涙を提供することで応え、その後の物語に重要な役割を果たします。彼女の存在は、ケンドラが困難を克服するための力を象徴しています。

💡呪い

呪いは、物語の中で重要な要素です。ケンドラが島に足を踏み入れた場合、彼女がタンポポの種に変わるという呪いがかかっているとされています。この呪いは、彼女が神殿を訪れるリスクと対価を示しており、物語の緊張感を高めるために使用されています。

💡冒険

冒険は、物語の中心となるテーマの一つです。ケンドラは、彼女の家族を救うために危険な冒険に参加します。彼女は森を走り、道に迷い、神秘的な生き物と遭遇しながらも、決意を持ってその冒険を続けます。この冒険は、彼女の勇気と成長を物語る重要な部分です。

💡家族

家族は、ケンドラの行動の動機です。彼女は、彼女の祖父母と兄弟が危険に晒されていることを知り、彼らを救うために冒険を決意します。家族への愛と責任感は、彼女を強くし、困難を克服する勇気を与えるものです。

💡恐怖

恐怖は、物語を通じて常にケンドラに脅かす感情です。彼女は、暗い森を通り抜けたり、神秘的な生き物に遭遇したりしながら、恐怖に直面します。しかし、恐怖に打ち勝つことで、彼女は成長し、自分の力を発見します。

💡決断

決断は、物語の中で重要な瞬間を形成します。ケンドラは、危険な冒険に参加するかどうか、妖精女王に助けを求めるかどうかなど、いくつかの重要な決断を下す必要があります。これらの決断は、物語の進展とケンドラの成長に影響を与えます。

💡勇気

勇気は、ケンドラが困難に立ち向かうために必要な品質です。彼女は、恐怖と不安に直面しながらも、家族を救うために勇気を発揮します。勇気は、彼女が危険を冒して神殿に到達し、妖精女王に助けを求める行為を可能にするものです。

💡助け

助けは、物語の核心に位置する概念です。ケンドラは、家族を救うために助けを求めます。また、妖精女王からの助けを受けることで、彼女は困難を克服する力を得ます。助けは、物語の中で希望と救済の象徴です。

💡試練

試練は、ケンドラが成長するために乗り越える必要がある障壁です。彼女は、恐怖と不安、そして様々な困難に直面し、それらを克服することで自分自身を証明します。試練は、彼女の内面的な強さと勇気を引き出し、物語の重要な部分を形成します。

Highlights

Kendra alternated between jogging and walking, making it difficult to discern how much ground she was covering.

She worried about Grandma Sorensen's safety since she had shot Muriel and used Hugo to deal with the imps.

Kendra began to wish she had accepted Muriel's invitation to stay at the church with her family.

Despite the endless road, Kendra felt a new sensation of hope when she considered asking the fairy queen for help.

Kendra remembered hearing that the fairy queen's island meant certain death, but she decided to risk it to save her family.

She felt a renewed sense of determination and started down the trail towards the fairy queen's shrine.

Kendra encountered various creatures and unsettling sounds, but she remained focused on her mission.

When she reached the Boathouse, Kendra struggled to find a way inside, eventually finding a key tossed by a nyad.

Kendra used the key to enter the Boathouse and found three boats, deciding to use a paddle boat for stability.

As she paddled towards the island, nyads tried to stop her by rocking and spinning the boat, but she managed to reach the shore.

Kendra did not transform into dandelion seeds upon stepping on the island, encouraging her to find the shrine.

She found a miniature statue of the fairy queen and poured out her heart, asking for help to save her family.

The statue wept, and Kendra received a telepathic message from the fairy queen, guiding her on what to do next.

Kendra felt a spark of hope and determination to follow the fairy queen's instructions to save her family.

As she left the island, Kendra encountered the puppet Mendigo, but her protected status prevented him from capturing her.

Kendra cleverly unhooked Mendigo's arms and managed to escape, eventually seeing Mendigo dragged into the pond by a nyad.

With the bowl of tears in hand, Kendra continued her journey, feeling that her mischievous acts were worthwhile for the greater good.

Transcripts

chapter 17. A desperate Gamble

dreading Nightfall did nothing to

prevent it the sunset diminished and

disappeared until Kendra had only the

light reflected from half a moon to

guide her the night grew cooler but not

cold the forest was swathed in Gloomy

Shadow occasionally she heard unsettling

sounds but she never caught sight of

what made them

although she glanced back frequently the

road behind remained as empty as the

road ahead

Kendra alternated between jogging and

walking

without landmarks it was difficult to

discern how much ground she was covering

the dirt roads seemed to stretch on

forever

she worried about Grandma Sorensen since

she had shot Muriel and used Hugo to

the imps there would probably be

no protection for Grandma from similar

torture Kendra began to wish she had

accepted mural's invitation to stay at

the church with her family

the guilt of being the only escapee was

almost too much to bear

it was hard to calculate the passage of

time the night wore on as endless as the

road the moon gradually migrated across

the sky or was it the road changing

direction

Kendra felt certain she had been on the

road for hours when she reached an open

area the Moonlight showed a scant trail

branching away from the road it ran

towards a tall shadowy hedge the pond

with the gazebos finally a landmark she

could not be more than half an hour from

the house and there was still no hint of

dawn

how long before Bahama would be set free

maybe the demon was already on the loose

would she know when it happened or would

she not find out until she was mobbed by

monsters

Kendra rubbed her eyes she felt weary

her legs did not want to walk any

farther she noticed that she was very

hungry she stopped and stretched for a

minute then she started jogging she

could run the rest of the way right it

wasn't too far

as she passed the meager Trail branching

from the road Kendra skidded to a halt a

new thought had occurred to her inspired

by The Irregular hedge looming off the

side of the road

the fairy queen had a shrine on the

island in the middle of the pond

wasn't she supposed to be the most

powerful person in all the fairy world

maybe Kendra could try asking her for

help

Kendra folded her arms she knew so

little about the fairy queen apart from

hearing that the queen was powerful she

had heard only that to set foot on her

Island meant certain death some guy had

tried it and turned into dandelion seeds

but why was he trying it Kendra did not

think that he had been given a specific

reason just that he had a desperate need

but the fact that he had tried meant

that he thought he might succeed maybe

he just didn't have a good enough reason

Kendra considered her need her

grandparents and brother were about to

be killed and Fablehaven was about to be

destroyed that would be bad for the

fairies too wouldn't it or would the

fairies not care maybe they would just

go elsewhere

indecisive Kendra stared at the faint

Trail what weapon did she expect to find

in the house probably nothing so she

would most likely end up crashing

through the gate or climbing it to get

away before Bahama and Muriel caught up

and finished her off and her family

would perish

but this fairy queen idea might work if

the queen was so powerful she'd be able

to stop Muriel and maybe even Bomb It

Kendra needed an ally despite her Noble

intentions she could not see any way she

could succeed on her own

Kendra had felt a new sensation inside

her ever since the idea popped into her

head the feeling was so unexpected that

it took a moment to recognize it as hope

there were no combination locks in the

way she just had to throw herself in the

mercy of an all-powerful being and plead

for her family

what was the worst that could happen

death but on her terms no bloodthirsty

imps no witches no demons just a big

poof of dandelion fluff what was the

best possibility the fairy queen could

turn Muriel into dandelion seeds and

rescue Kendra's family

Kendra started down the trail she felt

butterflies in her stomach it was an

encouraging kind of nervousness much

preferable to The Dread of certain

failure she started running

no crawling under the Hedge this time

the path led to an archway Kendra ran

into the archway and onto the manicured

law and Beyond By Moonlight The

whitewashed Pavilions and Boardwalk were

even more picturesque than during the

day

Kendra really could Envision a fairy

queen living on the island at the center

of the Tranquil Pond of course the queen

didn't actually live there it was just a

shrine Kendra would have to go petition

to her and hope the queen would respond

getting to the island would be the first

challenge the pond was full of nyads who

liked to drown people which meant she

needed a sturdy boat

Kendra hurried across the lawn towards

the nearest gazebo she tried to ignore

the shifting Shadows she saw ahead

various creatures ducking out of sight

anticipating what she was about to

attempt Kendra felt like her intestines

were caught in an egg beater she forced

away all fear would grandpa turn and

flee would grandma would Seth or would

they try their best to save her

she charged up the steps in the nearest

Pavilion and started running along the

boardwalk her shoes pounded noisily

against the boards defying the silence

she saw her destination The Boathouse

three gazebos away

the surface of the lake was a Black

Mirror reflecting the moonlight a few

twinkling fairies hovered just above the

water otherwise there is no sign of life

Kendra reached the Pavilion attached to

a small Pier she dashed down the steps

and out onto the Quay she reached The

Boathouse and tried the door just like

before it was locked the door was not

big but looked sturdy Kendra kicked it

hard the impact jolted up the length of

her leg making her wince she ran the

door with her shoulder again hurting

herself instead of the door

Kendra stepped back The Boathouse was

basically a large shed floating on the

water it had no windows she hoped it

still had boats inside if it did they

would be sitting in the water protected

by walls in a roof but no floor if she

jumped into the lake she could surface

inside The Boathouse and climb into a

boat she studied the water the black

reflective surface was impenetrable

there could be a hundred niads waiting

in Ambush or none it was impossible to

tell the whole plan could be pointless

if she drowned before reaching the

island

based on what she had heard from Lena

there would be nyads eagerly waiting for

her to get near the water jumping in

would be suicide she sat down and

started bucking on the door with both

feet the same method Seth had used to

break into the barn she made a lot of

noise but did not seem to be harming the

door at all kicking harder only made her

legs hurt more

she needed a tool or a key or some

Dynamite

Kendra ran back up the Pavilion

searching for something she could use to

pry the door open she saw nothing if

only there were a sledgehammer lying

around

she tried to calm herself she had to

think maybe she just kept pounding the

door would eventually give sort of like

erosion but it hadn't budged yet and she

didn't have all night there had to be a

smarter solution what did she have to

work with nothing nothing but a few

shadowy creatures who ducked out of

sight at her approach

okay listen up she shouted I know you

can hear me I have to get inside The

Boathouse a witch is sitting bomb it

free and all of Fablehaven is going to

be destroyed I'm not asking anybody to

stick their necks out I just need

somebody to beat down The Boathouse door

my grandfather is the caretaker here and

I give you full permission I'm going to

turn my back and close my eyes when I

hear the door break I'll wait 10 seconds

before turning back around

Kendra turned and closed her eyes she

heard nothing anytime just smashed down

the door I promise I won't look

she heard a gentle Splash and a tinkling

sound okay sounds like we have a taker

just break down the door

she heard nothing

she suddenly realized that something

could have emerged from the water and be

sneaking up on her unable to resist she

turned and peaked no dripping creatures

were in sight all was quiet there were

ripples on the previously glassy Pond

and lying on the dock near The Boathouse

was a key

Kendra rushed down the stairs and picked

up the key it was wet corroded and a

little slimy longer than a regular key

it looked old-fashioned

wiping it against her shirt she carried

the key to The Boathouse and inserted it

into the keyhole it fit perfectly she

turned it and the door swung inward

Kendra shivered the implications were

disturbing apparently a night had tossed

her the key they wanted her out on the

water

with only the moonlight seeping through

the door to provide illumination The

Boathouse was very dim

squinting Kendra could see three boats

tied to the narrow Pier two large row

boats one slightly broader than the

other and a smaller paddle boat the

paddle boat was the kind with bicycle

pedals Kendra had once ridden in one at

a park with a lake

on one wall hung several oars of varying

length near the door were a crank and a

lever Kendra tried to turn the crank but

it would not move she pulled the lever

nothing happened she tried the crank

again and this time it turned a sliding

door on the opposite side of The

Boathouse from the dock began to open

letting in more light Kendra kept

cranking relieved that she would be able

to paddle the boat directly out of The

Boathouse onto the pond

standing in the Gloom of The Boathouse

staring out of the open water at the

pond Kendra began to doubt she felt

nauseated with fear was she really

prepared to go to her death to have

nyads drawn her or to fall victim to a

spell predicting a Forbidden Island

Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen were

resourceful they might have already

escaped was she doing this for nothing

Kendra remembered an occasion three

years ago at the community pool she had

desperately wanted to jump off the high

dive her mom had warned her that it was

higher than it looked but nothing could

dissuade her many kids were jumping off

of it several of her age or younger she

stood in line at the base of the ladder

when her turn came she started climbing

amazed at how much higher than she

seemed with each step when she arrived

at the top she felt like she was

standing on a skyscraper she wanted to

turn back but all the kids in line would

know she was scared plus her parents

were watching

she walked forward along the diving

board it was a slight breeze she

wondered if the people on the ground

could feel it when she approached the

end of the board she stared down at the

Rippling water she could see all the way

to the bottom of the pool jumping no

longer seemed like a fun thing to do

realizing that the longer she hesitated

the more attention she would draw she

turned around quickly and descended the

ladder trying to avoid eye contact with

the people waiting in line at the bottom

she had not been up on the high dive

since in fact she rarely took any sort

of risk

once again she was standing on the brink

of something frightening but this was

different jumping off a high dive or

riding a roller coaster with multiple

Loops or passing a note to Scott Thomas

those were all voluntary Thrills there

were no real consequences to avoiding

the risk in her current situation her

family would probably die if she failed

to act she had to stand by her previous

decision and carry out her plan

regardless of the consequences

Kendra considered the oars she had never

rode a boat and could easily picture

herself floundering especially if the

nasty nights were giving her a hard time

she examined the paddle boat designed

for a single passenger it was wider than

it needed to be presumably for

additional stability the childish craft

was not nearly as big as the robots and

she would have to be close to the water

but at least Kendra thought she could

maneuver it Kendra side kneeling she

untied the little boat tossing the

Slender rope onto the seat the paddle

boat wobbled when she stepped aboard and

she had to crouch and use her hands to

avoid falling on the water

the bottom of the novelty craft was

completely closed which meant nothing

could grab her feet after getting

situated Kendra sat facing the dock

there was a steering wheel to control

lateral movement turning the wheel all

the way to one side she pedaled

backwards and slid away from the dock

cranking the wheel the other way she

started pedaling forward and the boat

quietly slid out of The Boathouse

ripples radiated out from the front of

the paddle boat as she steered it

towards the island paddling briskly the

island was not far away maybe 80 yards

the paddle boat moved steadily closer to

her destination until it started moving

away from the island

she pedal harder but the boat kept

sliding diagonally backwards something

was Towing her the boat began to spin

turning the wheel and paddling did

nothing then the boat suddenly tilted

precariously to one side something was

tried to tip her Kendra leaned to

prevent the boat from capsizing and the

boat abruptly rocked the other way

Kendra changed position counterbalancing

desperately she saw wet fingers holding

the side of the boat and slapped at them

the action was rewarded by giggling the

boat began to rotate quickly leave me

alone Kendra demanded I have to get to

the island this earned a long titter

from multiple voices Kendra paddled

furiously but it did no good she kept

spinning and getting hauled in the wrong

direction the nyads started rocking the

boat again thanks to the new low center

of gravity Kendra found that leaning was

enough to prevent the boat from

capsizing but the niads were Relentless

they tried to distract her by banging on

the bottom of the vessel and waving at

her the boat pitched and rocked and spun

and then suddenly the nyads would heave

in Earnest trying to catch her off

balance Time After Time Kendra reacted

quickly shifting her weight to spoil

their attempts to flip her it was a

stalemate

the niads did not show themselves she

heard their laughter and glimpsed their

hands but never saw a face

Kendra decided to quit paddling it was

getting her nowhere and wasting energy

she resolved to exert herself only to

keep the boat from tipping the attempts

grew less frequent she said nothing made

no response to the taunting Giggles

ignored the hands on the side of the

boat she simply leaned as needed when

they tried to tip the boat she was

getting better at it they were not able

to tilt it as much

the attempts stopped after about a

minute of no activity Kendra started

paddling towards the island her progress

was soon halted she quit paddling

immediately the nyads spunner and rocked

her some more she waited after another

minute of Tranquility she paddled again

again they pulled her away but less

eagerly she sensed them giving up

getting bored on her eighth try using

this technique the nyads apparently lost

interest the island grew closer 20 yards

10 yards she expected them to stop her

at the last moment they didn't the front

of her paddle boat scraped against the

shore everything remained still the

Moment of Truth arrived when she set

foot on the island either she would

transform into a cloud of dandelion

fluff and drift away or she wouldn't

almost indifferent at this point Kendra

leaped out of the boat and landed on the

shore there did not seem to be anything

magical or even special about it and she

did not turn into a cloud of seeds there

was however a barrage of laughter from

behind her Kendra Whirled in time to see

her panel boat drifting away from the

island it was already too late to do

anything without jumping into the water

she slapped herself on the forehead with

the heel of her hand the Nia's had not

given up they were trying a different

strategy she'd been so distracted by the

prospect of becoming dandelion fluff

that she had not hauled the boat out of

the water as she should have she should

have at least kept hold of the Rope well

one more favor to ask the fairy queen

the island was not large it took only

about 70 Paces for Kendra to walk around

the edge of it her tour of the perimeter

revealed nothing interesting the shrine

was probably near the center although

the island had no trees it had many

shrubs and many of them taller than

Kendra there were no trails and pressing

through them was irritating what would

the shrine look like she pictured a

little building but after crisscrossing

the island a few times she realized

there was no such structure

maybe she had not turned into dandelion

seeds because the island was a hoax or

maybe the shrine was no longer here

either way she was stranded on a tiny

island in the middle of a pond full of

creatures who wanted to drown her what

would drowning feel like would she

actually inhale water or just passed out

or would the demon get her first

no she'd come this far maybe she should

look again more carefully maybe the

shrine was something natural like a

special Bush or stump

she walked around the perimeter of the

island again more slowly this time she

noticed a thin trickle of water it was

strange to find a stream no matter how

small on such a tiny Island she followed

the stream towards the center of the

island until she found a place where it

came bubbling out of the ground there at

the source of the spring was a two inch

tall statue of the fairy finally carved

it rested on a white pedestal that added

a few more inches to the height

a small silver bowl sat in front of it

of course fairies were so tiny it made

sense that the shrine would be miniature

as well

Kendra fell to her knees beside the

spring directly in front of the small

figurine the night was very still

looking to the sky Kendra noticed that

the Eastern Horizon was turning purple

Knight was coming to an end

all Kendra could think to do was pour

her heart out in complete sincerity

hello fairy queen thank you for letting

me visit you without changing me into

dandelion seeds

Kendra swallowed this felt weird talking

to a diminutive statue there was nothing

Regal about it

if you can help me I really need it a

witch name Muriel is about to set free a

demon named Bahama the witch has my

grandpa and grandma Sorensen prisoner

along with my brother Seth and my friend

Lena

if that demon gets out it'll wreck this

whole preserve and there is no way I can

stop it from happening without your help

please I really love my family and if I

don't do something that demon is going

to he's going to

the reality of what she was saying hit

her like a great weight and Spilled Out

as tears for the first time the fact

that Seth was going to die fully entered

her mind she thought of moments with him

both endearing and annoying and realized

that there would be no more of either

shook with sobs hot tears streamed down

her cheeks she let them come she needed

the release to stop trying to suppress

the horror of it all the tears she had

shed while fleeing the Forgotten Chapel

had been a shock and Terror these were

tears of realization

tears slid down her chin and plopped

into the silver bowl her breathing came

in gasps between Subs

please help me she finally managed

an aromatic Breeze drifted over the

island it smelled of rich soil and new

blossoms with just a hint of the sea

her crying began to subside Kendra

brushed the tears from her cheeks and

wiped her nose on her sleeve she sniffed

amazed at how swiftly congestion could

appear the miniature statue was wet had

she cried on it no water was seeping

from its eyes trickling down into the

silver bull

the air is stirred again still redolent

with potent Aromas Kendra inexplicably

sensed a presence she was no longer

alone

I accept your offering and join you in

Weeping

the words were not audible but they

struck her mind with such a forceful

impression that Kendra gasped she had

never experienced anything similar clear

fluid continued to leak from the statue

into the bowl

from tears milk and blood devise and

elixir and my handmaidens will attend

you

the tears were obvious all Kendra could

picture was Viola for the milk

whose blood her own the cows the

handmaidens had to be the fairies wait

what do I do Kendra asked how do I get

off this island

in reply the wind swirled for a moment

and then gusted the pleasant Aromas

vanished the little statue no longer

wept the indefinable presence had

Departed

Kendra picked up the bull about the size

of her Palm it was nearly a third of the

way full she had hoped the fairy queen

would resolve the situation for her

instead she had apparently shown her a

way to resolve the problem herself the

telepathic message felt as precise as

spoken words her family was still in

danger but the sparker of Hope was now a

flame

how could she get off the island Rising

Kendra walked to the shore unbelievably

the power boat was drifting in her

Direction it steadily approached until

reaching the island Kendra stepped

inside the boat it pulled away from the

shore spontaneously turned around and

started towards the little white Pier

Kendra said nothing she did not paddle

she was afraid to do anything that might

disrupt the effortless progress to the

pier she held the bull in her lap

careful not to spill a drop then she

sought a dark figure standing on the

pier awaiting her return a puppet the

size of a man

mendigo

her throat constricted with fear she had

worked Magic on the island getting the

tears from the statue that was magic

right her protected status was finished

and mendigo had come to apprehend her

can you draw me off someplace else she

asked the boat moved steadily forward

what could she do even if they dropped

her off elsewhere mendigo would just

follow the boat was 20 yards from the

pier then 10. she had to protect the

contents of her bowl and she could not

let men to go haul her away but how

could she stop him

the paddle boat brushed up against the

pier coming to a stop alongside it

mendigo made no move to Grabber he

seemed to be waiting for her to

disembark

Kendra set the bull on the pier and

stood up noticing that the boat was

being held steady when she stepped onto

the pier mendigo moved forward but as

before he could not seem to grab her he

stood with both arms half raised fingers

fluttering Kendra picked up the bull and

walked around the limberjack mendigo

followed her along the length of the

pier

why would Muriel have sent men to go

after her if he could not cease her did

Muriel know she'd communed with the

fairy queen if so the puppet sure moved

quickly his being there was probably

precautionary the problem it posed was

severe evidently Kendra had not actually

worked Magic on the island she had

merely collected an ingredient but in

concocting the Elixir the fairy queen

described and giving it to the fairies

she would most certainly be performing

magic the moment her protected status

ended mendigo would be honor that was

not an option

Kendra set the silver Bull on the steps

leading up to the Gazebo then turned and

confronted mendigo the puppet was more

than half a head taller than her I think

you work like Hugo you have no brain and

just do what you're told is that right

men to go The Lumberjack Stood Still

Kendra tried to not get creeped out I

have a feeling you won't obey me but

it's worth a try mendigo go climb up a

tree and sit there forever

mendigo stood motionless Kendra walked

straight at him he was trying to lift

his arms to grab her but he was unable

to carry out the intention standing

close to him she reached out attempt to

give finger and touched his wooden torso

he did not react except to continue

struggling against whatever Force

prevented him from seizing her

you can't touch me I haven't done

anything mean or used any magic but I

can touch you she gently stroked both of

his arms just beneath the shoulders The

Lumberjack jittered with an effort

trying to grasp her want to see my

second decisive move of the night she

asked men to go quivered hooks jingling

but remained powerless to take hold of

Kendra unconsciously biting her lower

lip she grabbed both arms just below the

shoulders unhooking them and dashed away

from The Lumberjack she heard the

overgrown puppet chasing her as she

raced to the edge of the pond and hurled

the wooden arms into the water something

clipped Kendra's shoulder and Center

spinning to the ground a crushing Force

pressed against her back pinning her

down she could hardly breathe craning

her neck she saw mendigo looming over

using his foot to hold her in place How

could a creature that looked so flimsy

be so strong the spot where he had

kicked her stung deep it would certainly

bruise

Kendra reached for his other leg hoping

to unhook the shin but the puppet danced

Out Of Reach for a moment mendigo

appeared indecisive Kendra prepared to

roll away in case he charged and tried

to kick her again if she could just

unhook a leg instead mendigo hurried to

the pier both of his arms were floating

on the water one had almost drifted

Within Reach of the pier mendigo

crouched balancing carefully on one foot

and stretched out a leg towards the

nearest arm

just as his toes made contact a white

hand shot out of the water and seized

men to go by the ankle yanking him into

the pond with a splash Kendra waited

holding her breath as she watched the

limberjack did not resurface

she dashed back to the steps and picked

up the bull Kendra dared not run while

holding the tears instead she walked

swiftly careful not to waste any of her

precious cargo

she walked across the lawn through the

arch down the path and onto the road

Stars continued to fade from the Eastern

Sky Kendra hurried along the road she

was pretty sure her sheltered status was

at an end but if Mischief had to be done

at least it had felt worthwhile she had

a feeling it would not be her final

mischievous Act of the night