The Sapphire Quest (2013)
“‘We need to get going. Ingvar wasn’t able to finish the tasks by himself yesterday and we’ll have to start as soon as possible tonight to make up for it.’ Tia scrambled to her feet, wondering what the mysterious tasks were.
Ingvar went first, unlocking the trapdoor and peering out cautiously before pulling himself up into the street. Tia, Sindri and Bryndis followed. They ran silently down the shadowy alley and round the streets until they reached the back of the castle. It was encircled by a m...oat with water plants, lush shrubbery and trees growing around it.
They stopped at the water’s edge.
‘How are we going to get in?’ Tia whispered. ‘We can’t swim the moat, we’ll get soaked.’ Bryndis rolled her eyes at her elder brother as if to say, What a weakling! Ingvar laughed and reached into some shrubbery. He untied the end of a hidden rope knotted to a branch, and tugged. A small boat floated out from among the reeds. Tia and Sindri climbed into the back while Ingvar and Bryndis took the oars.MoreLess
Ingvar went first, unlocking the trapdoor and peering out cautiously before pulling himself up into the street. Tia, Sindri and Bryndis followed. They ran silently down the shadowy alley and round the streets until they reached the back of the castle. It was encircled by a m...oat with water plants, lush shrubbery and trees growing around it.
They stopped at the water’s edge.
‘How are we going to get in?’ Tia whispered. ‘We can’t swim the moat, we’ll get soaked.’ Bryndis rolled her eyes at her elder brother as if to say, What a weakling! Ingvar laughed and reached into some shrubbery. He untied the end of a hidden rope knotted to a branch, and tugged. A small boat floated out from among the reeds. Tia and Sindri climbed into the back while Ingvar and Bryndis took the oars.MoreLess
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