making for t, some in s, t  t to fly down and look more closely when she heard a cry of alarm.

    It came from ting at trees, and as tcream of tral forms pouring across to flo toheir prey.

    ttered. Serafina urn tail at once and gallop a staying to  as ion.

    quot;Fly locers,quot; Serafina told ;But dont interfere till I command.quot;

    t ttle band contained cs, some   t see ters, and ters  interested in tead for ts. One old ed on a cart

    tle ca Skadi o  t toer t approaco save her own life.

    t, and noo and fro in frigood and clung togeters attacked ts. t ransparent s moved busily,  made Ruta Skadi sick to ce befell every adult in ty apart from two wheir horses.

    Fascinated and stunned, Serafina Pekkala fleried to ford to get a a Specter  up o tood -deep in ter, arrested and helpless.