The Familiars: Secrets Of The Crown - Plot & Excerpts
Aldwyn was relieved to see that Baxley’s trail still glowed brightly on both sides. He couldn’t know for sure if all the birds of Nearhurst had a tendency for long-windedness, but Hepsibah certainly shared Skylar’s fondness for lengthy lectures. The master illusionist had sounded off on the varying soil composition of the Northern Plateaux ever since they had left the Aviary, hardly pausing to take a breath and, more impressively, not letting Skylar get a word in edgewise. Now Hepsibah perched herself atop one of the two wooden bridge posts and turned to the others. “Once I’ve summoned the bridge, walk across quickly and don’t question its existence,” the nightingale instructed the familiars. “Disbelief weakens the strength of the illusion. I’d hate your own scepticism to plunge you to the bottom of the gorge.” “If this is your idea of a pep talk, you might want to change your strategy… to one that doesn’t include telling us how we’re going to plummet to a horrible death,”
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