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Gone to Ground

You can talk," said Jennet, rubbing the bump on her head

"Of course I can talk," said Boy 412

"But why haven&039;t you, then? You haven&039;t ever said anything Except for your name I mean, number"

"That&039;s all ereelse So that&039;s what I did"

"You weren&039;t captured You were saved!" Jenna pointed out

"I know," said Boy 412 "Well, I know that now I didn&039;t then"

Jenna found it very strange to be actually having a conversation with Boy 412 after all this ti it at the bottoht," said Jenna "I keep thinking the Hunter&039;s going to creep up on us" She shivered

Boy 412 reached up inside his hat, drew out his ring and slipped it onto his right index finger It fitted perfectly He cupped his other hand around the dragon ring, war responded, and a soft glow spread out from Boy 412&039;s hands until he could clearly see Jenna looking at hi was brighter than ever, and soon it cast a warht around them as they sat on the sandy floor of the tunnel

"That&039;s a," said Jenna "Where did you find it?"

"Down here," said Boy 412

"What, you just found it? Just now?"

"No I found it before"

"Before what?"

"Before - reot lost in the haar?"

Jenna nodded

"Well, I fell down here then And I thought I was going to be stuck here forever Until I found the ring It&039;s Magyk It lit up and showed ht Jenna Itfor them when she and Nicko finally found their way back, frozen and soaked after hours of wandering around looking for him She had just known he had so around with the ring and never showing anyone There was more to Boy 412 than ," she said, gazing at the gold dragon curled around Boy 412&039;s finger "Can I hold it?"

A little reluctantly, Boy 412 took off the ring and gave it to Jenna She cradled it carefully in her hands, but the light began to fade and the darkness drew in around the had completely died

"Have you dropped it?" Boy 412 asked accusingly

"No," said Jenna, "it&039;s still here in my hand But it doesn&039;t work for ," said Boy 412 "Here, give it back I&039;ll show you" He took the ring and iht "See, it&039;s easy"

"Easy for you," said Jenna, "but not for me"

"I don&039;t see why," said Boy 412, puzzled

But Jenna had seen why She had seen it over and over again, growing up in a household of Wizards And although Jenna knew only too well that she was not Magykal, she could tell as "It&039;s not the ring that&039;s Magyk It&039;s you," she told Boy 412

"I&039;yk," said Boy 412 He sounded so definite that Jenna didn&039;t argue

"Well, whatever you are, you&039;d better keep hold of the ring," she said "So hoe get out?"

Boy 412 put the dragon ring on and set off along the tunnel, leading Jenna confidently through the twists and turns that had so confused him before, until at last they arrived at the top of the steps "Careful," he said "I fell down these last ti"

At the botto had made the hair on the back of her neck stand up "I&039;ve been here before," she whispered

"When?" asked Boy 412, a bit put out It was his place

"In my dreams," muttered Jenna "I know this place I used to dreaer than this"