24
The journey back was a quiet one. They rested for a couple of hours at Merna’s insistence, but no one got much sleep, except Bonedread. It took all day and night before Merrihaven finally came into view.
“I’m so hungry,” moaned Snoop.
“Me, too,” added Davi. “I’d eat a whole jar of pickled boars’ feet right about now.”
Snoop scrunched up his face at his twin. “That is so wrong.”
“I wonder how Celadine is doing,” said Milo. “Do you think she’s locked up, like Mibbitwiss?”
“It’s hard to say,” said Max. “We don’t know what the shifters will do to her now.”
They passed Knoxby’s shack and the Pinkstone brothers’ workshop. A soft light shone from within, which meant one or both of the brothers were awake. They reached the top of the hill and quickly tip-toed past the stables. A soft rum
