Drudener was levitating on mid-air. He was safer up here while he pretended to be asleep. His coat and robe plus the tunic were all his garb. The wind was harsh here. And noisy. It kept wailing and weeping!
"Prince Drudener, stop that noise! I can't sleep!" Kallikrates growled. He was a bad-tampered bully.
"I didn't make the noise," Drudener replied calmly. "Close your ears, Kallikrates!"
"Why do we have to go with you, Prince Drudener? I have hot food and warm bed in my home!" Kallikrates grumbled.
"To escape King Zephyr's wrath!" Drudener retorted. "You and your pals killed her only daughter! Remember?"
Kallikrates was silenced instantly.
Giles, Wilmot, and Gregor murmured comfortingly to Kallikrates.
Maleficus was standing at the mouth of the cave. He was not listening to his com
