11. A Prison of Feathers

Ro frowned. “You said you had a plan. What now?”

Ro and Ru are caught between a growing Darkness and the Island itself, trying to stop it.
When the Island asks for help, they panic.
What can children do to save the Wild Lands?
…especially when they're only four inches tall?

The Underlings is a new fantasy adventure for children and their parents.

Make sure to tell a friend!

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Oh good, you're back!

I was starting to worry about you. The storm is almost on us, and I didn't want you to miss hearing Kari's plan…

What?

Did our heroes get any rest?

Well, night fell on the Skimmer settlement, but rest? 

Oh no, that’s not on the agenda tonight for Ro, Ru, and their new ally, Kari. 

They’ve got a plan…a daring plan…to free Nopeus, their magnificent feathered friend who’s locked away in a cage. 

But plans, you see, they rarely go off without a hitch. 

Especially on an island where even the weather has a mind of its own. 

So come a little closer, and let’s find out how our brave Underlings manage, shall we?

The cool night air clung to the stone walls of the settlement, but the tension in the air was heavier than the salty mist coming off the sea. 

Ro, Ru, and Kari crouched low behind a stone wall, their small forms blending into the shadows. The scattered moonlight spilled between the thunder clouds and across the settlement. It cast its own long shadows, which they stuck to, dashing from place to place. 

At a cluster of buildings just under a cliff,  stood an iron cage—tall and imposing, the bars gleaming in the silvery light. Inside, Nopeus stirred, his magnificent wings rustling restlessly. The cage was far too small for their friend, forcing the bird to crouch low to the ground.

“I’ve never seen a bird like him,” Kari whispered, her wide eyes fixed on the massive form inside the cage. “Where did you find him?”

“He found us,” Ru whispered back, her gaze soft as she watched Nopeus shift uncomfortably inside the confines of his cage. “We’ve been through a lot to get here. And we need him if we’re going to get off this island.”