Chapter 12
Bang.
The Keymaster was so startled by the loud noise that he almost fell off his chair.
Bang.
“That’s enough, child!”
Bang. Bang. Bang.
He left the workshop where he was working on the stone for the Scorpio key and went to the backyard to see what she was up to. Thunder was building something that looked like a gallows.
“Planning to hang some criminals?” he asked.
She giggled. “No, Keymaster. This is so you can hang a blade to cut stone. Given that you’re having such difficulty carving the bloodstone…”
“Child, you don’t have to worry about that. It’s my job to cut the bloodstone. I’ve done this for hundreds of years. All stones are different. And yes, this bloodstone is stubborn. But there’s no stone I can’t cut.”
“I know, but this machine will give you some assistanc
