The Sable Quean
The Sable Quean
“The young beasts were huddled together sleeping soundly. Midda and the Witherspyk twins were wide awake. They lay stomach down, scanning the darkened landscape.
Jiddle murmured, “What’s keepin’ Tura? She’s been gone for ages.” Jinty rubbed her eyes. “Well, she’s prob’ly searchin’ around the island, right, Midda?” The Guosim maid nodded. “Aye, first she’s got to find where old bees in the bonnet has his den. That’s where he’ll have taken Diggla. Mad ole beast like that, ’twouldn’t surprise me if...’n he made his nest up in a tree, like a bird. Jiddle’s right, though, Tura’s been gone a long time now. Too long for my likin’.” “Shall we go an’ search for her?” Midda rejected Jiddle’s suggestion. “No. It might cause confusion, an’ if the babes wake to find us gone, they’ll bawl the place down. Hush, now, I thought I heard somethin’.MoreLess
Jiddle murmured, “What’s keepin’ Tura? She’s been gone for ages.” Jinty rubbed her eyes. “Well, she’s prob’ly searchin’ around the island, right, Midda?” The Guosim maid nodded. “Aye, first she’s got to find where old bees in the bonnet has his den. That’s where he’ll have taken Diggla. Mad ole beast like that, ’twouldn’t surprise me if...’n he made his nest up in a tree, like a bird. Jiddle’s right, though, Tura’s been gone a long time now. Too long for my likin’.” “Shall we go an’ search for her?” Midda rejected Jiddle’s suggestion. “No. It might cause confusion, an’ if the babes wake to find us gone, they’ll bawl the place down. Hush, now, I thought I heard somethin’.MoreLess
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