But then a boy appears at the palace gate. “Tom! Hi!” Bri says, smiling. “Just the person I wanted to see!” Tom is about her age, fifteen, and very cute. He has wavy light-brown hair and freckles on his nose. “You’re just the person I wanted to see, too,” he says with a laugh. “Which is why I came to visit.” “Hi, Tom!” Felix calls out, bounding over to him. “I have a new friend named Jonah! His horseybacks are better than yours!” “Better than mine? No way!” Tom exclaims, pretending to be shocked. “He’ll have to give me a horseyback lesson.” Jonah puffs up with pride. “Tom, meet my friends Abby and Jonah,” Bri says. “They’re commoners, too!” Tom grins. “Nice to meet you, fellow commoners. We should get matching commoner shirts made.” Jonah and I laugh. I like Tom. He is funny. “I have great news,” Bri announces, her eyes sparkling. “I found the spindle!” Tom’s face falls. “Where?” “In the west tower! Can you believe it?”
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