Cauldron Spells
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Max felt a bubble of excitement at the thought of those magic lessons – with the most powerful wizard in the kingdom. He looked over at Caradoc, who’d taken his bow and then been forced to start the song all over again. The firelight illuminated his long crooked face and his large brown hands as he plucked the strings of his harp.
“He looks more like a knight than a bard,” observed Olivia.
“He is a very able knight, one of the best,” said Merlin. “And a dab hand at magic, too. When we’ve finally seen off the threat from Morgana, I think he’d like to join Arthur’s little band of knights – and then they’ll be in for a surprise. I’ve never met anyone yet who could beat him in a sword fight.”
“What’s his real name?” asked Max, curious. Merlin hesitated, then nodded. “I think he’d be happy for me to tell you. We’ll all be seeing a lot of each other one way or the other over the next few months. His real name… is Lancelot.”
Max looked over again at the bard, and Caradoc looked up and caught his eye. He looked like he’d probably guessed what Merlin had been saying, because he smiled wryly, and half bowed to them all, and then carried on tunefully with the story of how Olivia’s masterly throw had vanquished the Silent Sentinel of the Castle of Glass, and saved the life of the king.
About the Author
C. J. Busby lived on boats until she was sixteen, and remembers one terrifying crossing of the English Channel in gale-force winds, when her family’s barge nearly overturned. She spent most of her childhood with her nose in a book, even when walking along the road. Luckily she survived to grow up, but she still carried on reading whenever she could. After studying science at university, she lived in a South Indian fishing village and did research for her PhD. She currently lives in Devon with her three children and borrows their books whenever they let her.
Coming soon…
Max and Olivia’s third hilarious adventure!
All is well in Camelot – not only is Max is having magic lessons with the great wizard Merlin, Olivia is finally in training for the Squires’ Challenge!
But disaster strikes when Camelot is frozen inside a magical mountain of ice and it’s all Max’s fault… Can he and Olivia rescue Arthur and Merlin from their icy prison before evil Lady Morgana gets to Camelot and seals their doom?
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