The Two Princesses of Bamarre: Part 6

By GAIL CARSON LEVINE

Then we'd frolic about the nursery, skipping around the carriage, banging on the suit of armour, clasping hands and dancing around the small spinning wheel.

We knew that a cure would be found one day. A spectre had prophesied it, and the prophesies of spectres always came true. The cure would be found when cowards found courage and rain fell over all Bamare.

That was all we knew. No one knew when the cure would be found, by whom, or what form it would take.

Once, at the end of our game, I asked Meryl if she really planned to quest for the cure. I was nine at the time, and Meryl was ten.

"I'll leave as soon as I'm strong enough to ride a charger."

She'd never come back! A monster would kill her.

Illustrator: Mel Grant

Publisher: HarperCollins

Age group: 8-11 yrs


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