9 The Breach

CHAPTER 9

The Breach The children hiked through a field of cornstalks, which grew from the land that the trolls had farmed for hundreds of years. Lucas and Clara carefully followed Bren over a swaying rope bridge and into the Starless Forest. As they tramped along, Lucas told Bren about the baby dragon. The woods grew darker and darker. Soon it became too dark to see. Bren lit a torch for each of them.

After a while he stopped and put a hand to his ear. "Do you hear that?" he asked. Lucas and Clara stood still and listened. "It sounds like rushing water," Clara said. "It's the Lost River," said Bren. "Follow me." Lucas and Clara stayed close to Bren. Soon he stopped again, this time beside two enormous boulders. Bren reached into his wool bag and grabbed a handful of dried lavender petals. He sprinkled them over the

boulders. The boulders began to rumble. Then an opening appeared. Clara and Lucas gasped. "What's going on?" Clara asked. "This is the Breach," said Bren. "What's that?" asked Lucas. "It's an opening in the forest," said Bren. "It's the only place in the Starless Forest where the sun shines." "But why?" asked Lucas.

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"Long ago, a wizard enchanted the place to protect the unicorns from being hunted." "You mean unicorns really exist?" Lucas asked. "Yes," said Bren. "But today only in the Breach." "Wow," said Clara. "No wonder it's a secret." "And a very sacred one," Bren said. "It's now the only place where the vixberries grow too. Follow me."