Oh yeah Finola says You need to be very careful of that What’s wild magic I ask It sounds a bit scary Sometimes when a Faerie does magic a bit of it escapes Finola says And it can get into other things Salix says And make them do magical things Like toadstools Finola says Remember Salix what happened to King Oren’s rug Hmmm Salix says That was an accident Finola and I giggle The Faerie Woods can be scary sometimes But they’re fun too I’m about to ask for more information about wild magic when Salix Flapfoot What have you done We all stumble to a stop Oren the Faerie King of Farwood has suddenly appeared It is like he popped out of the ground 7
Salix drops to one knee and bows his head Your Majesty he says Stand up idiot child Oren says I don’t know why he calls Salix child Oren doesn’t look like he’s much older than me Salix stands His green face grows pink with shame Why is Blue Jasper here Oren asks Didn’t I say the human should stay away from the Faerie Woods You did but Oren is angry Not so much at me though He’s half brother to Indigo and Violet That makes him my brother too in a way He’s angry at Salix for bringing me here And once Salix explains Oren knows about our deal a Faerie pact It means I had no choice in the matter It’s nice for someone else to be in trouble for a change Now that I’m here I realize I don’t want to go home He asked me to help find his wood I say I’d like to help No one should be without a home 8
