The Emerald Quest (2012)
“She was using the servants’ stairway and it was narrow and cold. The only light came from the moon shining through window slits in the walls.
Tia climbed steadily up till she reached a door that opened onto the third floor corridor. Flames in globes burned dimly, giving her just enough light to see her way. She stopped outside Malindra’s living chambers, carefully opened the door, and slipped in.
The grand room she found herself in had a door set in each wall. To the right was Malindra’s sleepi...ng room, to the left was her dining room. And straight ahead was her magic laboratory. Sitting in front of it was a lynx. Its tufted ears were pricked up in Tia’s direction and its yellow eyes glinted.
Tia reached inside her jacket and drew out a packet. She crouched down, put the packet on the carpet and opened it. The lynx crept warily to the parcel and sniffed.
‘It’s all right,’ Tia whispered. ‘It’s meat I saved from my dinner in case I met an animal like you.’ The lynx began to gobble the meat down.MoreLess
Tia climbed steadily up till she reached a door that opened onto the third floor corridor. Flames in globes burned dimly, giving her just enough light to see her way. She stopped outside Malindra’s living chambers, carefully opened the door, and slipped in.
The grand room she found herself in had a door set in each wall. To the right was Malindra’s sleepi...ng room, to the left was her dining room. And straight ahead was her magic laboratory. Sitting in front of it was a lynx. Its tufted ears were pricked up in Tia’s direction and its yellow eyes glinted.
Tia reached inside her jacket and drew out a packet. She crouched down, put the packet on the carpet and opened it. The lynx crept warily to the parcel and sniffed.
‘It’s all right,’ Tia whispered. ‘It’s meat I saved from my dinner in case I met an animal like you.’ The lynx began to gobble the meat down.MoreLess
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