1 Song of the Owls

The Pegasus Quest

CHAPTER 1

Song of the Owls Prince Lucas and his best friend, Clara Gills, leaned on the balcony railing and gazed at the full moon. A ribbon of blue light shimmered across the Sea of Wrenly. But this was no ordinary moon. It was a blue moon— something so rare it is said to happen only once in a lifetime. All the owls in the kingdom flocked together and sang once in a blue moon. Lucas and Clara waited and listened for the owl song. Ruskin yawned, stretched, and curled up near the children. The young scarlet dragon had no interest in singing owls. He shut his eyes and sighed peacefully.

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"Look at that enormous blue cloud," said Clara, pointing. Lucas tilted his head back. "It's been there since this afternoon," he said. "I know," Clara said, studying the cloud. "It hasn't budged." Lucas looked at the great cloud thoughtfully. "Maybe there's a floating castle inside it," he said.

Clara laughed. "You read too many fairy tales!" she said jokingly. "And most of them have turned out to be true," Lucas reminded her. Clara shook her head. "You're such a dreamer." Then they began to hear a steady thrum. It sounded like the deep beating of wings. The friends turned toward the blue moon and gasped in wonder. Hundreds of owls swirled across the moonlight.