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I know so the potions on the table

Do you knohich emotions are which? Kendra asked

I’m pretty sure, he said And I know these ones turn you sh And this one is an antidote for most poisons And this one makes you resistant to fire Or was that this one ?

Do you knohich one was fear? Kendra asked

Thatup one of the bottles But we should bring all of the the potions in the pouch Oh, and this jar has so important Seth unscrewed the lid of a ser in and withdreith a pale yellowish paste on it He sucked the paste off his fingertip

What was that? Kendra asked

Walrus butter, Seth said From a walrus on a preserve up in Greenland Works like the milk It’s what Tanu uses out in the field292 Hopefully they haven’t found the key yet, Kendra saidGrandpa hid it in a new place Of course, we ure so out, Seth said We can’t really plan until we check out what’s going on I should be able to use the glove to get a good look

Kendra walked to the door, opened it, and spoke to the giant puppet Mendigo, obey all the instructions Seth gives you as if I were giving them She turned back to Seth You ready?

Just a second, Seth said, carefully placing the final potions into the pouch He kept the fear potion in his hand

I lost ical potions and an invisibility glove Pretty good trade

They went outside Mendigo, Kendra said, carry Seth andnot to let us be heard or seen

The wooden puppet slung Seth over one shoulder and

Kendra over the other Showing no sign of strain, Mendigo trotted briskly down the path away fro their steps carefully, Kendra and

Seth approached the yard Mendigo waited several paces behind thee if they called Kendra had tried to send hirass The same barrier that had kept Olloch out of the yard was in full effect for the limberjack as well293 Seth squatted behind a leafy shrub near the edge of thewoods Kendra settled in beside him Look on the porch, he whispered

Kendra raised her head to peek over the shrub, but Seth pulled her down Look through the bush, he hissed She leaned back and forth until she found a gap that let her see the porch

I kind How could they get in the yard?

That big one looks like the ieon,

Kendra said I bet they were both prisoners They didn’t enter the yard from the woods; they came up out of the base away fro us

Kendra retreated with Seth back to where Mendigo stood waiting The shadoere long as the sun dipped toward the horizon Hoe get past them? Kendra said

I don’t know, Seth said They’re fast and strong He put on the glove and vanished I’ll go in for a closer look

No, Seth They’re on the lookout They’ll spot you You can’t hold still and run away at the salove off She didn’t like talking to his disembodied voice295 Seth reappeared I’m not sure we have many optionsIt’s front door, back door, or a

There’s another way in, Kendra said And we ht be able to use it

What way?

The brownie doors They lead in through the dungeon

Seth frowned pensively But hoould we wait a minute-the potions

We shrink ourselves

Kendra, that is the best idea you’ve ever had, Seth said

But there’s a proble her arms We don’t knohere the brownies enter We know they pass through the dungeon and into the kitchen, but we don’t knohere to start

My turn, Seth said Let’s go ask the satyrs

You think they’ll help us?

Seth shrugged I have so they want

Do you kno to find them?

We can try the tennis court If that fails, there’s a place where I leave thees

I wonder if the fairies would tell et any to speak to you, Seth said Coet there before sundown It isn’t far

They really built a tennis court?

A nice one You’ll see

Seth ordered Mendigo to pick theuided the limberjack around the perimeter of the yard to the path that would lead theed down the path, hooks jingling As they neared the court, they could hear arguing

I’ame, one voice said

And you say that makes it a draw? the other voice replied incredulously

That’s the only fair conclusion

I’m up 6-2, 6-3, 5-1! And it’s my serve!

Doren, you have to win three full sets to take theready to make my move

The sun isn’t even down!

It’s below the trees I can’t see the ball in these shadows

You played sorant that you had a fair chance of winning had we continued Sadly, nature has intervened

Mendigo left the path at Seth’s prorowth toward the hidden court

Can’t we start again tomorrow at the same score? the second voice tried

Unfortunately, tennis is a ga cold wouldn’t be fair to either of us Tell you what We’ll begin earlier toet a full match in

And I suppose if you’re behind and can find a cloud somewhere in the sky, you’ll say there’s a chance of showers and call the ga You’re welcome to return it, or you’re welcoh the bushes at the edge of the297 tennis court Doren stood waiting to serve The racket hehad broken while swatting Olloch had been beautifullyNewel stood at the net

Hello, Newel said Look, Doren, we have visitors

Kendra, Seth, and Muriel’s weirdo puppet

Would you kids ame? Doren asked

Course they’d mind! Newel shouted Terribly rude of you to ask!

We’re sort of in a hurry, Kendra said

We’ll make it quick, Doren said with a wink

In this blackness, one game could be all it takes to cause a serious injury, Newel insisted desperately

It isn’t very dark, Seth observed

Line judge says we should play on, Doren said

Newel shook his fist at Seth Okay, one last gaood to me, Doren said

That isn’t fair, Kendra mumbled

No probleh chitchat! Newel called grumpily

Doren tossed the ball up and blasted it over the net

Newel returned the blistering serve with a li

Doren to rush forward and hit a winner at a vicious angle Doren’s next two serves were aces The fourth serve

Newel returned briskly, but after a fierce volley, Doren took the point with a wicked slice that died before Newel could reach it298 Ga, Newel ran over to the shed and started bashing his racket against the wall The fras popped

Booooo, Seth cried Poor sports to do with sportsmanship Ever since the brownies mended his racket, his shots havefield

I don’t knoel, Doren said, tossing his racket and catching it Takes quite a satyr to handle a racket of this caliber

Relish theunder the light of day, and we’ll have couys should mention brownies, Seth said

We need a favor

Does the favor involve de our shed?