Essie found the rope that held
Sir Diego's cage in the air and followed it to the ground. It was
tied to an anchor in the ground by a knot, held in place by a pin.
“Make sure not to pull the...”
the knight yelped as his cage plummeted to the ground, “ugh...pin,”
he mumbled.
“Come on. Get up.” The
fairy hovered over the broken remains of his cage. “Let's head for
the river.”
Sir Diego staggered to his feet
and followed the glowing princess down towards the water. On the
bank they came across a golden canoe with identical seahorse
figureheads at both ends of the vessel.
Sir Diego sat down in the middle
and searched for a paddle while she flew higher in the air, trying to
figure out which way they should go.
“Tickets, please.” A high,
shrill voice rang through the cave. There was a pause and then it
called out again, “Tickets, please!”
“They don't have tickets, you
fool,” replied a low, rumbling voice. Sir Diego and Princess Essie
looked at each other and each shrugged, both confused.
“Tickets! Please!” The
exasperated voice was coming from one of the seahorse figures on the
boat.
“Listen, here's the deal,”
the other seahorse turned its head and talked to the two passengers.
“Either you can come up with some kind of payment to give to 'Mr.
Tickets Please' and go upriver or you can ignore him and we can go
downriver.”
Upriver?
Turn to page 11
Downriver?
Turn to page 12
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