(A/N A very short chapter, but well, my chapters uses to be short.)
Chapter 8: Beetle
Septimus and Odale was inside the Manuscriptorium. They were in the small, darke front office that most costumers came to with labile charms, left old charms and bought new ones. That day the office was empty to their big shock, but they just shrugged and went through the door to the inward of the Manuscriptorium. The scribes looked up from their work and stared at Odale, it was well known that she had murdered their last chief Waldo Watkins. Odale sighed irritated. "Beetle, are you here?" she asked. "He's out there, a labile just arrived." one of the scribes said and pointed at a door. Outside chaos welcome them with open arms. "Catch it!" Beetle shouted, "It escapes!". Betle was a boy with untameable, black hair and he was about two years older than Septimus and Odale. His eyes were hazelbrown. Reflexivley Odale threw a lasso-spell at the little creature that ran around. "Do you got somethin to put it in, Beetle?" she gasped, the little thing was very strong. "Yes, we got this barrel." Beetle said and showed her a barrel. "Exellent." Odale answerd shortly and threw the little creature into the barrel and locked it. "Thank you, miss Overstrand." Beetle said. "Just call me Odale, please. Miss Overstrand awakens bad memories." Odale smiled to him and Beetle blushed, she scared him a lot. "What about some Fizz Froot?" Beetle asked. "Sure!" Septimus answerd directly, but Odale looked hesitant, as whenever someone asked her that. She loved Fizz Froot as much as the boys, but Marcia disapproved carbonated drinks, especially those maded with magyk. "Okay." she sighed. They went to the kitchen, where Beetle always had a pot with water at the stove. A Fizz Froot is a practically simple thin to do, all you need is a FizzBom charm, boiling water (the drink is cold, but you'd need boiling water to activate the FizzBom charm) and maybe a taste charm. "Here you go." Beetle said and handed Odale and Septimus a cup each. "Thank you Beetle." Odale said and sipped at her Fizz Froot. "Do you got a problem, Sep?" Beetle asked and looked at Septimus, who looked very concerned. "Septimus's brother, Simon, has kidnapped Jenna." Odale answerd and suddnly something diffrent lit up in he eyes. Like if she saw something that no one else could se (which she probably did, too). "I can't believe it! Has your brother kidnapped the princess?" Beetle exclaimed. "Well, yes. And we do wonder if he has been here." Odale continude, staring at a point very far away. "But no one has been here today, exept the traveller. But the traveller can't be a Heap, he is too... I don't know, darke. And too hideous." Beetle said. "Do the traveller got hair like mine and green eyes? Did he had a black cloak? And had he a big, grey-black horse?" Septimus asked. "It's I can't belive that it is your brother, Sep, the Heaps are crazy, but not hideous." Beetle answerd. "But Simon can be hideous. Really hideous." Septimus said, "But the problem is that no one belives us. Not even Marcia.".
