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A h Orb as it worked to located Pestale It didn’t take long to discover him in the castle Royce had seen The Orb showed the Dark Prince on the bed with the three re him as well as themselves

“Find the date … find the town,” Chance said in so those young lasses Despicable beast”

“We need the Peckering!” Trevor said, and both he and Royce looked at Chance

“Where is the Peckering, Chance?” Royce asked on a worried note She had forgotten all about her dagger

“In our room … under our mattress,” he said as he looked into her eyes “She told me to hide her close, and that was …”

They smiled into each other’s eyes, and then Royce put up her hand and called softly, “Peckering!”

A , will you take us into the past—to Pestale?” Royce asked respectfully

“If you can tell me the precise location and century, I can then search it out,” said the Peckering “My princess h me and find this information”

Royce was astonished “Through you—how?”

“Hold ive you what you need to get to your villain”

“I hadn’t realized I could do that for the past,” Royce said

“You can’t withoutproudly

Royce s the ancient Danu words, and then she excitedly opened her eyes to exclai, Scotland, and the time is the 1500s” Royce looked at her Hallow “Can you take us there?”

“All three wish to go?” the Peckering asked doubtfully “It will not be a pleasant experience, my Princess”

“Yes, we three wish to go, and it doesn’tabout Pestale will be pleasant until he is dead,” returned Chance impatiently