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CHAPTER THREE Rok CHAPTER THREE Rok It was cooler outside now. Daylight was fading quickly. The wind had picked up. "A grand adventure for us, eh?" said Teddy. "Yes!" said Annie. Jack was excited, too, but he had lots of questions. As Teddy started off through the oak forest, Jack hurried to keep up. "What do you think our mission is exactly?" he asked. "Merlin said we should bring order to the castle," said Annie. "Perhaps he wants us to mop the floors and wash the dishes," Teddy joke
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CHAPTER THREE Rok
CHAPTER THREE Rok
It was cooler outside now. Daylight was fading quickly. The wind had picked up.
"A grand adventure for us, eh?" said Teddy. "Yes!" said Annie.
Jack was excited, too, but he had lots of questions.As Teddy started off through the oak forest, Jack hurried to keep up.
"What do you think our mission is exactly?" he asked.
"Merlin said we should bring order to the castle," said Annie.
"Perhaps he wants us to mop the floors and wash the dishes," Teddy joked.
"And make the beds!" said Annie. She and Teddy laughed.
"Our mission has to be harder than just doing chores," said Jack. "What about the tunnel of fear?"
"Oh, you need not be afraid of fear," said Teddy. "I know magic, remember?"
"Teddy, did you know any magic before you met Morgan and Merlin?" asked Annie.
"Ah, indeed. My father was a sorcerer," Teddy said."And my mother was a wood sprite from the Otherworld."
"That is so cool," said Annie.
They crunched through piles of dead leaves.A gust of wind shook the tree branches.Golden oak leaves spun to the ground. Jack's thoughts were spinning, too.
Merlin in the heart of the oak, sorcerers, wood sprites-none of these things would ever make sense back in Frog Creek.
At last Teddy led them out of the forest and into a clearing. "Halt!" he said.
They all stopped walking. Beyond the clearing was a small village of thatched-roof cottages.The cottage windows twinkled with candlelight.Chimney smoke rose into the dusky sky.
Teddy held up his lantern. "Onward!" he said.
They went down a dirt path that passed through the village.Several children in ragged clothes peeked out their front doors.
"Greetings!" called Teddy. "Can you tell us how to get to the castle of the duke?"
"The castle?" a boy said in a frightened voice. "'Tis just beyond the wood!"He pointed at a forest on the other side of the village."Follow the path and you'll come to it!"
"Oh, but you mustn't go there!" a girl cried. "Why not?" asked Annie.
"Something's been very wrong at the castle," said the girl. "Ever since the ravens came!"
"Has anyone been there to see what's going on?" asked Jack.
"Only old Maggie, who used to work there," said the girl."Two weeks ago, she went to the castle as usual.But she came running back, scared out of her wits."
"Maggie says the castle is all haunted with ghosts," said a boy."She keeps repeating the same rhyme over and over."
"Ghosts?" said Jack. His mouth felt dry.
But Teddy just laughed. "Ghosts don't scare me!" he said.
"Have you ever seen one, Teddy?" asked Annie.
"No! But I should like to!" Teddy said with a grin.
"Look!" One of the girls pointed at the sky. "The ravens are back!"
A flock of large black birds was flying low in the dark gray sky.The village kids screamed. Several grown-ups rushed out of their cottages.
"Go away!" a woman yelled at the ravens.She picked up a handful of stones and began throwing them at the birds. "Leave us alone!"
"Stop! Stop!" cried Annie. "You'll hurt them!"
A stone struck one of the ravens.It fell to the ground. "Oh, no!" cried Annie.
The grown-ups pulled their children inside.Doors slammed and shutters closed.
Annie dashed to the fallen bird and knelt beside it.
