Charlie Bone And the Red Knight (Children of the Red King, book 8)
“He felt as though he'd run a marathon. He ached all over and could hardly keep his eyes open. On the other side of the table Emma was drinking tea. She had just told Charlie about her aunt's unwelcome visitors and now, in a rush, she repeated Cook's description of the Sea Globe. Charlie's eyes widened just a fraction. "So that's how he does it?" he mumbled through a yawn. "You don't seem very surprised." Emma looked disappointed. "After yesterday, nothing surprises me," said Charlie. "I've been... prodded and interrogated, hit by gargoyles, burned by a mad person, and chased by a sword, and I've fallen off a ten-foot wall." Maisie paused in her ironing and gave a huge sigh. "We've got to leave this city," she declared. "It's not a normal place. It's too dangerous. As soon as your parents come back, Charlie, we should pack up and leave." "You can't," said Emma. "Not until it's all sorted out. And we've got to do that." "We?" Maisie banged down her iron on a hapless shirtsleeve. "I suppose you mean you Children of the Red King.MoreLess
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