Chapter 17`Quick, get the quartz crystals away before Hellom manages to get through,' Lucenra called as she rose to her feet.
All three quickly reached to the mantlepiece and picked the stones up.
`We need to get them away from here,' Pettic said. They all ran into the corridor as fast as they could, each carrying two stones. They met a guard patrolling the corridor and slid to a halt.
The guard's eyebrows rose as he saw the three, but he saluted them and said, `Can I do anything for you, Your Majesty? You seem to be in a hurry.'
`Y-yes,' replied Torren. `We…we…er…,'
Pettic came to his rescue. `We were just having a bit of a game. You see, the king isn't going to have much time for fun in the days ahead, so we thought we'd hide some things from the nursery and see if the others notice
