The Tiger Prince (1992)
The Tiger Prince
“Kartauk said. He grabbed Margaret’s wrist and pulled her down the hall toward the front entrance.
“Let me go.” She struggled to release herself. “I have to get back to Ian. It’s almost time for his lunch.”
“He’s going to miss it.”
“Why should he have to—” She fell silent as she saw the frightening grimness of Kartauk’s expression.
He pulled her out on the front veranda and pointed down the hill toward the seaport. “Look.”
Fire.
The dock and warehouses bordering the sea below blazed in an infern...o of destruction, sending black curls of smoke to darken the heavens.
“What is it?” Margaret whispered.
“I have an idea, but I’ve sent Tamar to find out for sure.” Kartauk strode quickly back to the door. “You go to the servants’ quarters and fetch the bearers and Ian’s chair. I’ll get Ian ready to travel.”
“What’s happening?” Margaret followed him. “You know how hard it is for Ian to travel.”
“It will be harder on him to stay,” Kartauk said.MoreLess
“Let me go.” She struggled to release herself. “I have to get back to Ian. It’s almost time for his lunch.”
“He’s going to miss it.”
“Why should he have to—” She fell silent as she saw the frightening grimness of Kartauk’s expression.
He pulled her out on the front veranda and pointed down the hill toward the seaport. “Look.”
Fire.
The dock and warehouses bordering the sea below blazed in an infern...o of destruction, sending black curls of smoke to darken the heavens.
“What is it?” Margaret whispered.
“I have an idea, but I’ve sent Tamar to find out for sure.” Kartauk strode quickly back to the door. “You go to the servants’ quarters and fetch the bearers and Ian’s chair. I’ll get Ian ready to travel.”
“What’s happening?” Margaret followed him. “You know how hard it is for Ian to travel.”
“It will be harder on him to stay,” Kartauk said.MoreLess
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