Chapter 6
Gemma led them to the bank of the stream. She sprinkled the seed pearls in a marshy area and set to work collecting reeds and weaving a bed for Sebastian. The water lapped at the few angry burns that remained, cooling them even further.
Rose frowned, confusion marring her brow. Gemma held up a finger and then urged her sister to turn away, to concentrate instead on weaving another bed. She was fairly certain the conjuring of enchanted toad hospitals was not something one was allowed to witness.
In a moment, it was as if someone had lit a lamp, one bright enough to chase off the deep shadows of the forest. A glow encircled them, and when they turned around, a gleaming structure was sitting on the bank of the stream.
“Oh!” Rose stepped back in surprise, emeralds pouring from he
