"Unspeakables!" was the word that woke us up the next morning. I honestly hadn't known Samuel's voice could go that high. I had just finished writing my personal excerpt (the first piece of this story) the night before and was planning to continue. But now, unspeakables? For heaven's sake, it was just a phoenix!
I got my explanation at breakfast. Sage came with a letter for me. But instead of actually delivering it, he just told me what it said.
"message from the headmaster. Says to meet him about your . . . monthly medicine."
"Wow Sage, thank you for being polite and not reading my mail."
"But it's different this time, because he says he'll need you to protect the castle."
