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"They are under attack"

Mrs Featherstonehaugh joined thelared at her "I say! No call for insults"

"Oh, I think there is I had a good negotiation underway They were beginning to talk toin here after a werecat and a professor andof Miss Sekhht they liked her"

"I told theenda is unclear She is new to this territory and not of their kind She said she would negotiate with the crown’s representative but we have heard nothing from her in days Then she shows up with a professor who clearly doesn’t represent the crown"

"No," said Rue "That would be h looked at her indecent attire doubtfully "You don’t know for certain?"

"You were expecting soht once I notified Goldenrod as tothe Vanaras that he would send one of his agents"

Rue sighed "That e must have been intercepted All we kneas that you had been kidnapped by dissidents I was supposed to be following the tea NothingI was supposed to find you and deterer the tea!" Mrs Featherstonehaugh showed her soldier roots She cast her eyes up to the heavens for support Not uncooodnesswith alaze "Well, blast it!"

The Spotted Custard was headed in their direction, ible out of aether, which wasn’t very speedy at all, more a sedate breeze-born e spotted ladybird, running a search pattern over the forest, following the line of the sky rail, tacking back and forth in a zigzag pattern

"I guess they got your signal," said Percy to Rue drolly

"Did I leave instructions for them to be the ones to rescue me? Did I instruct the or they couldn’t have got here so quickly Quesnel I’ll ht not get the chance"

The Vanaras, deducing that this new threat so to do with Rue and Percy, had turned their attention and their weapons upon theh "Just wonderful" She began desperately to explain the situation in Hindustani

The Vanaras were having none of it

"They think we encouraged the ship to follow to flush out their location," explained an eavesdropping Percy unhelpfully

"Yes, Percy, so would I under si the ship ell out of earshot, she nevertheless yelled up to it "You muttonheads! Go away" She turned to Percy as if this was all his fault "What in the aether do they think they are doing? We don’t have any militia on board Who do they intend to have rescue us? And eaponry will they use?"

"Those biscuits Cook served yesterday were alh for ammunition," said Percy in all sincerity and truthfulness

"Don’t be flippant No one on board kno to shoot!"