4 Nanny Louisa

CHAPTER 4

Nanny Louisa Lucas and Clara ran to the royal stables to saddle their horses, Ivan and Scallop. Lucas lifted a saddle from the wooden saddle rack. Something in the window above him caught his attention. He climbed onto the saddle rack and peeked outside. "What are you looking at?" Clara asked. "I saw something in the window," Lucas said. "But now there's nothing out there." "Maybe it was a bird," said Clara. Lucas shrugged. "Maybe," he said.

Lucas and Clara placed a saddle onto each horse and tightened the straps. Then they set off for Primlox.

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As they galloped past Flatfrost, Lucas noticed whitecaps on the water up ahead. Wow, the sea monster really is making the water choppy, Lucas thought. When they got near the bridge, they pulled back on their reins. Villagers rushed back and forth across the bridge.

"The bridge sure is busy," Clara said. "We'll have to walk the horses over it," said Lucas. They led Ivan and Scallop over the bridge and tied them to a post on the other side. The harbormaster stood nearby, ringing his hands. "What's wrong?" Lucas asked. "It's been a very bad day, Prince Lucas," said the harbormaster. "The sea is too rough for travelers." He walked up closer and leaned in toward Lucas. "And there have been rumors of something in the ocean."