The Daughters Daring (The Daughters Daring & The Enchanted Forest Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
It was huge, at least twice as large as the king's horse arena, and the ceiling must have been at least fifty feet high. Elizabeth saw bats nestled there in the hanging rock formations, and shuddered. Below the bats were scores of goblins (Emily guessed one hundred), many of them humming strange tunes as they worked. Along one wall of the cave were baskets and baskets of sweetberries. There seemed to be three groups of goblins. One group was mashing sweetberries in wooden bowls, while another was mixing in what Elizabeth identified by its scent as valerian root. Finally, the bowls went to the last group who mixed in sugar, then carried the bowls to a doorway leading to what had to be a kitchen. “Valerian root is used in sleeping potions,” Elizabeth said. “I read it in one of Mother’s books.” “Then they’re making pies with the sweetberries to put people to sleep,”
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