A Goblin of the Glade by McKenzie Catron EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: McKenzie Catron
- Language: English
- Genre: Fairy Tale Fantasy
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THE GLADE
It’s not that I don’t love my sisters, I do, they’ve just been on my
nerves since the three of us shared a womb. And right now, they’re
squabbling again. Poppy complaining that Posy gets too engrossed in her
studies and slacks off around the glade, while Posy huffs and rolls her
eyes––she’s not one for words but the sass still oozes from her. It’s a onesided, semi-silent argument but it’s bickering all the same. I try to ignore
them but when Poppy trips on the hem of her too-long cloak, bumps into
me, and makes the pile of wood in my arms fall to the ground, I lose it.
“One more word, Poppy, and I swear to Fate…” I groan, irritation
clinging to my back like a heavy knapsack.
Poppy and Posy look at me with their identical faces, my face. Their
emerald-green goblin skin is all aglow in the morning light as their long,
rippled ears blush and full dark brows rise. Their swooping lips pull up in
innocent mask-like smiles, and Poppy begins to protest, “But Rose—”
I don’t let her finish. “You dodge your chores by playing with the
changeling babes almost every day, you chatterbox.” I swirl an accusatory
finger around her face. She bats it away as I turn to Posy whose firefly eyes
twinkle with mirth. “And I’m sure you cleared the rest of the autumn
harvest just like Rush asked before you transcribed that book for Hazel.
Didn’t you, Posy?”
The glee over Poppy’s reprimand fades as Posy’s gaze darts around.
My annoyance fades––of course she got caught up in her task for Hazel.
Posy’s special interest has always been gathering information, and the Elder
Mother has been something of a mentor to my quiet sister. Posy enjoys the
work; even craves the knowledge she absorbs and stores away inside her
flawless memory. Though she has never expressed it, I think her factfinding provides her comfort and a sense of purpose, especially after
everything we’ve been through the last ten years.
“Go get it done. I’ll cover for you if dear old brother asks,” I sigh,
knowing if she gets in trouble, she’ll find a way to drag me and Poppy into
the fray.
Posy gives me a dazzling smile in thanks before spinning on her heel to
leave. I grab on to the tails of her coat, stopping her when I see the bulge of
a pocket-sized book and her spectacles stuffed inside her vest pocket.
Sticking out my hand and flexing my fingers, I motion toward the book.
“Not so fast, hand it over.” I narrow my eyes. “I know better than to let
you walk away with unfinished work for the Elder Mother.”
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