Chapter 6
"Are so!"
"Am not!"
Jill and Emily were still arguing about going into the Forbidden Forest.
Devon and Cornwall looked at each other and decided it was time to intervene.
"Girls! Girls!" Devon hollered.
The twins stopped their bickering and looked up.
"Are you gonna just stand there and fight, or go save your parents?" Cornwall demanded.
The seven-year-olds stood silent for a moment. Then they looked at each other. Of course they wanted to save their parents! But the dragon was right. Arguing wasn't going to get them anywhere.
"Alright," Emily sighed, "We'll go in there!" After all, their only chance to save Garrett and Kayley was to brave the forest.
Jill smiled triumphantly. She marched straight into the forest in her usual confident stride.
"Come on!" she called over her shoulder.
Emily took a step forward. She looked up at Devon and Cornwall. The dragons gave her reassuring smiles.
Remember Mother, and Father, Emily thought to herself. Working up her courage, she took a deep breath, and went into the Forbidden Forest, with Devon, Cornwall and Ayden right behind her.
Wow! Jill thought to herself. This place was incredible! She had heard stories about the dangers of the Forbidden Forest from her parents and other adults. "Hmph! If Dad could survive the Forbidden Forest, than so can I!" she said to herself.
Strange plants and trees were all around the group. Emily was enchanted by the beauty of the flora, but still wary. She kept close to her two-headed dragon friend.
Devon and Cornwall hadn't been in the forest for years, but they remembered enough from last time that they knew of the hazards. They also knew they would have quite a time trying to keep Jill out of trouble, being the brave little girl that she was…