Island of Dragons
““Clive!” he shouted again. “Clive?”
Florence put a hand on Alex’s shoulder. “Leave him,” she said softly. “He’s gone. There’s nothing you can do.”
Alex looked up at her, his face anguished. “But—”
“We’ll take care of his remains later. Right now we need to get the word to the teams about the enemies coming ashore.”
They heard what sounded like a stampede in the hallway. Alex immediately stood and pulled spell components from his pocket. A moment later, Simber skidded past the doorway. “The pirr...rates arrre coming ashorrre,” he said, coming back and poking his head in. “Have you alerrrted the squirrrelicorns, Alex?”
Florence gave him a stressful glance.
Simber peered past the rubble. His stern look softened. “Oh,” he said, and looked closer. “I’m sorrry. Who can take his place?”
Alex wrung his hands, distraught over Clive’s death. “I can’t even think about that! I mean . . . I didn’t know this would happen. If only I’d thought to put him on the other side of the room when the tar balls began . . .”MoreLess
Florence put a hand on Alex’s shoulder. “Leave him,” she said softly. “He’s gone. There’s nothing you can do.”
Alex looked up at her, his face anguished. “But—”
“We’ll take care of his remains later. Right now we need to get the word to the teams about the enemies coming ashore.”
They heard what sounded like a stampede in the hallway. Alex immediately stood and pulled spell components from his pocket. A moment later, Simber skidded past the doorway. “The pirr...rates arrre coming ashorrre,” he said, coming back and poking his head in. “Have you alerrrted the squirrrelicorns, Alex?”
Florence gave him a stressful glance.
Simber peered past the rubble. His stern look softened. “Oh,” he said, and looked closer. “I’m sorrry. Who can take his place?”
Alex wrung his hands, distraught over Clive’s death. “I can’t even think about that! I mean . . . I didn’t know this would happen. If only I’d thought to put him on the other side of the room when the tar balls began . . .”MoreLess
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