Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 50.6 — Felix Keeps a Promise

Chapter 50.6 -- Mary watched their expressions carefully, amazed that Felix was so brash to a powerful fey. Yet the boy seemed to have no fear at all. Old Bob frowned at Felix. “You would be welcome in my house. As my nephew, you are my heir.” Felix shook his head. “Why would you want me?…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 45.1 — Strange Allies

Ch. 45.1 -- After sending birds, squirrels, and other swift animals out to warn the inhabitants of the Tulgey Woods about the coming battle against the trolls, Ezra and Janine met Jay back at the cave. Col used the Illusium spell to hide the dragon from the trolls’ spies, and Ezra and Janine set out…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 40.6 — Bernie Volunteers

Ch. 40.6 -- Mr. Dumfries crept into the royal stable. No one was about, but music and laugher drifted down from the apartments above the stable. He snuck along the row of stalls until he came to Bernie, who stood munching on a rack of hay. Bernie’s family hadn’t been able to do anything to…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 39.7 — Meals and Deals

CH 39.7 -- Connie gestured to a chair by the kitchen table. “Sit.” She seemed very calm. Shaking, Eli sank into the chair. Felix leaped onto a second chair, his whiskers quivering. Connie handed a kitchen towel to Eli. “Clean your sword and put it away. You don’t need it now.” After a moment Eli…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 36.1 — An Unexpected Visitor

CH 36.1  -- Col and Bee had just finished dinner when someone pounded on the door, and a screechy voice called out something harsh but unintelligible. Col looked at Bee, and a hard ball of dread formed in his stomach. Ever since the fall, the Tulgey Woods had been swarming with soldiers all asking the same…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch 34.4 — The Truth Revealed

Ch. 34.4 -- When Matthew awoke, he hurt all over. He was heavy and bloated, as if he’d gained two hundred pounds. Normally his eyesight was excellent, but now everything was blurry. He burped and then worked his tongue over his teeth. Strange. His teeth seemed to have grown in his sleep. In fact some…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 34.2 — A Meal in the Cave

Ch. 34.2 -- Matthew and his companions sat around the fire on logs, watching as the woman poured them each a mug of hot wine that steamed and smelled oh so good. For a moment no one said anything. They drank it down. Matthew felt the warmth spread all the way to his toes. The…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 32.7 — Safe!

Ch. 32.7 -- Old Bob yanked Eli off the path. The cat sailed over their heads, and they somersaulted into the brush. Eli sat up in time to see the bandersnatches screech in terror as they were pulled under a foaming sea of green lizards. Then they were gone. Eli wrapped his arms around a…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 32.4 — More Bandersnatches

Ch. 32.4 -- “Bandersnatches,” said the cat, sniffing the air. “And something else.” Eli clutched his sword and turned around to face the manxiom foes. Felix’s hair stood on end as he yowled. “I’m just a cat. I was never trained for battle. If I try to go against those bandersnatches, they’ll swallow me whole.” “Go then,”…

Jay B. R. Wokky Ch. 32.2 — A Conversation with the Cat

Ch. 32.2 -- “On the other hand,” said the cat. “Maybe if you listened, you’d hear more than you usually do.” Eli was still very angry. He thought of several nasty things he could say in return, but he bit back the words. This was the cat’s home, not his. He was the stranger here. “Have…