Ходячий замок
Chapter 21
FirstWizardSulimanwouldnotcomeneartheWaste,sothatIhadtothreatenPrincessValeriainordertomakethekingorderhimouthere.Then,whenhecame,hegrewtrees.ThentheKingwouldnotletPrinceJustinfollowSulimanformonths,andwhenhedidfollow,thesillyfoolwentupnorthsomewhereforsomereason,andIhadtouseallmyartstogethimhere.Howlhadcausedmeevenmoretrouble.Hegotawayonce.I’vehadtouseacursetobringhimin,andwhileIwasfindingoutenoughabouthimtolaythecurse,yougotintowhatwasleftofSuliman’sbrainandcausedmemoretrouble.AndnowwhenIbringyouhere,youwaveyourstickandargue.Ihaveworkedveryhardforthismoment,andIamnottobearguedwith.”Sheturnedawayandwanderedoffintothemurk.
Sophiestaredafterthetallwhitefiguremovingamongthedimflames.Ithinkheragehascaughtupwithher!shethought.She’scrazy!ImustgetlooseandrescueMissAngorianfromhersomehow!Rememberingthattheorangestuffhadavoidedherstick,justastheWitchhad,Sophiereachedbackoverhershoulderswithherstickandwaggeditbackandforthwherethestickystuffmetthepotterypillar.“Getoutofit!”shesaid.“Letmego!”Herhairdraggedpainfully,butstringyorangebitsbegantoflyawaysideways.Sophiewaggedthestickharder.
Shehadworkedherheadandshouldersloosewhentherecameadullboomingsound.ThepaleflameswaveredandthepillarbehindSophieshook.Then,withacrashlikeathousandteasetsfallingdownstairs,apieceofthefortresswallblewout.
