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Chapter Fifteen

Zadia appeared in her room. She unpacked her bags and went to find Declan. She wanted to make sure it was okay that she stayed in Avalon. She found him under the same tree she had left him under. He was still reading the same book too. “Declan” She whispered. Nothing. “Declan” she said louder. Still nothing. This time she yelled. “Yes?” Declan said. “Um, its Zadia, and I was, um, wondering if I could stay here for 3 weeks to learn magic, and stuff.” Zadia said. “Well, that will be just fine! I will make sure there is someone to teach you tomorrow.” Declan said happily. “Um, and if you don't mind me asking, what is that book you are reading?” Zadia asked shyly. “Oh, this? It is just a book about Winter Magic. I just want to brush up on my skills.” he said. “Oh, okay, sorry to interrupt you.” Zadia said.

This was great! She was finally going to learn her magic and get to stay in Avalon! First she was going to go see Shar though. She ran over to Shar's building, up the steeps, around the corner and three doors over. She knocked, and knocked, and knocked again, but Shar never answered. She opened the door a crack and peeked inside. No one was in there. Oh, that's right, Zadia thought, Shar is probably out guarding the gate. I'll just have to talk to him later. Zadia went back to the Palace and went to go find Diecon. She was very nice, Zadia could talk to her about being a fairy. Luckily, Diecon was in her room. Zadia could finally talk to someone! “Hey, what brings you here?” Diecon asked. “Well, I get to stay here for 3 weeks and I thought I could come in and talk to you a bit.” Zadia answered. The two girls talk for another hour, and then Diecon asked if Zadia could go give a package to Puck. She said if he wasn't in there, she could just walk in and set it on the desk. Zadia agreed and off she went.

She knocked on the door twice, but nothing happened so she opened it and went inside. She set the package on the desk as she was told. But as she was leaving, something on the bed caught her eye. It was a note book, sitting on the bed. It couldn't hurt if she took one look, could it? She walked over to the bed and opened it. Inside, it said, Plans to become king: 1. Get rid of Declan. 2. Release Monsters into Avalon. 3. steal all the gold and silver. 4. imprison the monsters again and become king.

Puck was going to do all that? How was he going to get rid of Declan? She had to tell someone!

Quickly, she closed the book and put it back on the bed. Then she hurried out the door to look for Declan. He was still under that tree. “Declan, Declan! I have something really important to tell you!” Zadia yelled “What is it Zadia?” Declan asked. “Its Puck! I read in his journal that he is going to get rid of you and release monsters into Avalon!” Zadia exclaimed. “That can't be true. Puck is one of our most trusted fairies. He would never do that.” Declan said. Zadia left to go find Shar. Hopefully he would believe her!

She looked all over Avalon for Shar, but she couldn't find him anywhere. She got to the point where she asked every person she saw if they knew where Shar was. None of them knew. Zadia eventually gave up. She decided she would have to save Avalon herself. First she needed to know where they kept the “monsters” and what the “monsters” were. She decided to ask Diecon. Diecon told her the monsters were kept back behind the Palace. She said to go over the hill and then look for a small gray building. The monsters were apparently all the ogres, trolls, gnomes, and evil elves the fairies caught. Zadia went back behind the Palace, and over the hill. She saw the building Diecon told her about, but Zadia didn't dare go near it. She was unarmed and had no idea how dangerous the monsters could be. She went back to her room and made a plan. She would learn her magic fast, that way she could use it against the monsters. Then she would watch Puck and make sure he wasn't going to do anything to Declan. If he did, Zadia would catch him in the act. She didn't know what to do after that though. She would have to learn her magic so she could put a spell on him or something.

The next morning, Zadia got up with the sun. She was looking for something to wear, when she remembered that she forgot to bring clothes! She opened her closet, and surprisingly found a whole wardrobe of clothes! Most of the fabric was made of silk. She picked out a green silk shirt, and an ankle length black skirt. A few moments later, Zadia heard a knock on her door. “Come in!” She called. The door opened and revealed Puck. “How can I help you?” Zadia said sweetly. “More likely how can I help you.” Puck said. “Declan sent me here to teach you magic.” “Oh, okay! Well then lets get started!”