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just
nodded and they both jumped on their horses and headed toward the
castle.

    The entire ride
back Koral could sense someone was watching them, but she could
never figure out where it was coming from. “Do you feel it?” asked
Koral.
    “It is just the
Maget soldier following us,” Eric responded, knowing exactly what
she was meaning. “You would think you would be used to it by now.
They have had one following us since we could go off on our
own.”
    “I guess,” said
Koral, unconvincingly. Koral’s uncertainty was making Eric uneasy.
It was not very often she showed she was scared of something. “We
should pick up the pace,” he suggested. “The sooner we get home the
sooner we can figure out that book.”
    Koral agreed
and pushed Swift to go faster.

    They would have
quickened their pace sooner had they known it was not a Maget
soldier sent to watch them, but a Magima. Watching from the bushes,
Tarowen saw the twins pace quicken. The Magima wondered how it was
they could have eluded him for so long and then conveniently show
up right in front of him. Not sensing any magic, he just followed
them back toward the castle. When they neared, he turned and headed
for the tiny quarters which had been set up for the visiting Magima
for the festival. He had a report to fill out, but had no idea how
to explain the twins’ ability to hide from him. Tarowen decided it
would be best to wait until General Traug arrived and discuss it
with him then. Shaking his sandy blond head, he realized he was
suddenly feeling very tired and just wanted to go to sleep.

    Gillock, spying
the young Magima, decided Tarowen should forget all about the twins
and their ability to elude him, and take a nap. He had been lucky
it was just a young wizard sent to follow them. A more experienced
one would have detected his spell. It was quite unusual for the
Order to have an actual Magima follow the twins. “Maybe Traug has
received information, and is concerned,” he thought to himself. It
did not matter, he had much to prepare and did not need a Magima
snooping around. Knowing the general would be arriving in a few
days, Gillock had to hurry with the twin’s magical training.
Everything was happening far too quickly and Gillock knew he was
helpless to slow it in the slightest. Not wanting to waste any more
time on a
    Magima, he
quickly put the spell on Tarowen and headed to his room in the
castle. With the help of a minor spell, Gillock went to his room
undetected. He did not want the twins, or anyone else figuring out
he was there. There was too much to be done and no time to do it in
so the twins had to figure out the book on their own.

    They arrived at
the castle without incident. The odd feeling Koral had disappeared
when the wall of Castle Klayhern came into view. When they arrived
at the stables, Tolly was waiting to take the horses from them.
Grateful not to have to worry about the horses, the two and ran off
towards Eric's room. They flew up the stairs to his room, threw off
their outer garments, and just stared at the book. Neither wanted
to touch it, let alone open it.
    “Well, I guess
we have to start sometime,” stated Eric, opening the book. However,
to both of their dismay, the pages were blank.
    “What kind of
joke is Gillock playing!” said Koral, exasperated. “Why would he
stress the importance of this book if there was not anything in
it?”
    Eric flopped
down on his bed. “I do not know, Koral, but this is not right.”
    Koral began to
flip through the pages, desperately searching for something. “Maybe
the words are hidden and we have to figure out how to see
them.”
    Eric sat up,
“Maybe, but we do not know enough about magic to unlock something
like this.”
    Koral agreed.
From the time the twins were little they could do simple tricks,
but always hid them from people. She did not have the expertise to
do something like this, and figured neither did Eric.
    “I guess we
should just leave it then,” said