Chapter 24
Even I realised that Tim was dawdling as Bane and I watched him re-pack his bag, rolling up his jacket so tightly he could have used it as a cricket bat. He was supposed to have been driving back to Adelaide by now because he had a plane to catch. The others had all said goodbye to him earlier and Noah and Dallmin had gone to work in the top paddock. Noah was trying to keep the inquisitive elf busy with good old-fashioned outdoor tasks. Tessa and Aunt Lily had gone into town to do some grocery shopping, since the unexpected influx of people had depleted the pantry of everything except baked beans. That had been ages ago. It was nearly eleven am and Tim still hadn’t left.
He zipped up his bag and then looked around the room as if hoping to find something he’d forgotten. Then he
