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Chapter Nine

It was Jay who heard it first. It was the

excited cry of a child who had just discovered

something… exciting. Not, thank goodness,

the sound of someone who was being

captured by the Groundlings.

“She’s there!” he said, pointing up into the

branches of a tall tree. “She’s not lost. Flick’s

there. Up there, in that tree.”

Rosie stopped screeching and gazed at the

tree. Then her legs gave way as she collapsed

in utter relief. Binny rushed towards her.

“It’s your fault!” he hissed at Jay. “Well, you

were standing next to Flick weren’t you? You

must have seen her wander off. Why didn’t

you stop her?”

“I saw nothing...” Jay tried to defend

himself.

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