Chapter 6:
The next morning came fast and Sam walked in the stables to look after the horses.
"Hey, Silver, Why haven't you eat anything?" Sam stroke the forehead of the black stallion with the silver mane.
"Worried about Siren?" Sam overlooked the troughs of the other horses. None of them had eaten anything. Sam looked confused and took some of the fodder in his hands. He smelled it and let it fall suddenly.
"POISON!" He ran out of the stables towards Eddy's wagon. Eddy had just come out of it and asked at Sam.
"What's the matter?"
"Someone tried to poison the horses!"
"WHAT?" They went to the stables and Sam showed Eddy what he had found.
"Change the fodder and find out who it was!" Eddy went away looking more worried than weeks ago. And this was almost impossible.
Mira brought Siren her breakfast.
"Hey Mira, what's going on out there?"
"Someone tried to poison the horses. Everyone is searching for clues that show us who it was." Siren became red. In her fury about Spot in the last night she had totally forgotten about the shadow!
"How are they?! Is Silver okay? I have to go and look for them!" Siren tried to get out of the bed but Mira pushed her back.
"No way Rowan! The horses are okay. They didn't eat the fodder. And you are staying in bed. At least today, okay?!" Siren sighed and made a face when she fell back in her bed.
"It's just for your safety ."
"I know, I know." Mira smiled and left Siren alone.
Not even ten minutes had passed before the door opened again and Sky, Scarlet and Magic walked in.
"Hey Siren, how are you?" Scarlet was just as happy as ever. Siren had the feeling that the world could explode or something like that and the red head would make just laugh.
"I'm fine."
"So what d'you think about the boys? Isn't Mush totally sweet?!"Â Sky had to hold back her laughter while Magic rolled her eyes. Siren just raised her eyebrows and hid a smile. That was Scarlet. She always found a guy who was sweet, cute or something like that in every city.
"What?" Scarlet looked from Sky to Magic and from Magic to Siren.
"You say this about at least one guy in EVERY city!"
"NO. This time it's real. He is sooo sweet and cute. Those eyes!¦" She placed her head in her hands and looked dreamy.
"Now I really want to get out of this bed!" Siren said laughing. Scarlet glared at her while Skydancer and Magic joined in Siren's laughter.
"That ain't funny!" Scarlet said but couldn't hide a little smile.
Somehow, Siren stayed in bed all day and even night. But the next morning nobody could hold her back from going outside. She walked directly over to the stables to Silver. She ran her fingers through his mane and stroked his neck.
"Did you miss me?" Silver neighed as if he wanted to say yes. Sam came up behind her and began to clean the boxes.
"Morning Rowan. Finally out of bed?"
"Yeah! You don't know how glad I am!" Sam laughed loud.
"I can imagine it. You wanna help me?"
"'Course!" Siren cleaned Silver's box and also helped Sam with the fodder and the cages of the tigers and lions.
"Did you find anything about the poisoned fodder?" Sam wiped his sweat from his forehead.
"Not really. We didn't found any tracks. But one of this newsboys said he saw a shadow around here last night." Sam shrugged. "I don't know what is going on here, but I don't like it!" Siren nodded slowly.
At this moment Jack and Race walked over the place and held some ropes in their hands.
"Are they still here?!" Sam looked up and greeted the two.
"Sure. Didn't anybody tell you? They're helping us."
"WHY?!" Sam shrugged again.
"I'm just working here kiddo. Ask your dad about this. You know, good old Sam only knows what's going on with the animals here. At least, they have some brain." Sam winked at Siren and she smiled at him. He was in his late fifties, tall, muscular with dark hair and sparkling blue eyes. Siren liked him. He loved animals as much as she did. He had taught her how to talk to them. How to treat them.
"Okay, we're done. You shouldn't work too much now, your leg sure isn't fully healed yet." Sam walked away looking for something to do before lunch. Siren walked over to the big top and watched the newsies as they helped the others by small works.
"Are you finally allowed to get out of bed?" Siren turned around and could have screamed the minute she recognized the voice. But she swallowed it down and just rolled her eyes.
"Even if it's none of your business, Yes, I'm 'allowed' to get out of bed." Spot looked her up and down.
"Listen, I wanted to apologize for what I did the other night"
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
Spot just raised his eyebrows and walked away.
The next morning came fast and Sam walked in the stables to look after the horses.
"Hey, Silver, Why haven't you eat anything?" Sam stroke the forehead of the black stallion with the silver mane.
"Worried about Siren?" Sam overlooked the troughs of the other horses. None of them had eaten anything. Sam looked confused and took some of the fodder in his hands. He smelled it and let it fall suddenly.
"POISON!" He ran out of the stables towards Eddy's wagon. Eddy had just come out of it and asked at Sam.
"What's the matter?"
"Someone tried to poison the horses!"
"WHAT?" They went to the stables and Sam showed Eddy what he had found.
"Change the fodder and find out who it was!" Eddy went away looking more worried than weeks ago. And this was almost impossible.
Mira brought Siren her breakfast.
"Hey Mira, what's going on out there?"
"Someone tried to poison the horses. Everyone is searching for clues that show us who it was." Siren became red. In her fury about Spot in the last night she had totally forgotten about the shadow!
"How are they?! Is Silver okay? I have to go and look for them!" Siren tried to get out of the bed but Mira pushed her back.
"No way Rowan! The horses are okay. They didn't eat the fodder. And you are staying in bed. At least today, okay?!" Siren sighed and made a face when she fell back in her bed.
"It's just for your safety ."
"I know, I know." Mira smiled and left Siren alone.
Not even ten minutes had passed before the door opened again and Sky, Scarlet and Magic walked in.
"Hey Siren, how are you?" Scarlet was just as happy as ever. Siren had the feeling that the world could explode or something like that and the red head would make just laugh.
"I'm fine."
"So what d'you think about the boys? Isn't Mush totally sweet?!"Â Sky had to hold back her laughter while Magic rolled her eyes. Siren just raised her eyebrows and hid a smile. That was Scarlet. She always found a guy who was sweet, cute or something like that in every city.
"What?" Scarlet looked from Sky to Magic and from Magic to Siren.
"You say this about at least one guy in EVERY city!"
"NO. This time it's real. He is sooo sweet and cute. Those eyes!¦" She placed her head in her hands and looked dreamy.
"Now I really want to get out of this bed!" Siren said laughing. Scarlet glared at her while Skydancer and Magic joined in Siren's laughter.
"That ain't funny!" Scarlet said but couldn't hide a little smile.
Somehow, Siren stayed in bed all day and even night. But the next morning nobody could hold her back from going outside. She walked directly over to the stables to Silver. She ran her fingers through his mane and stroked his neck.
"Did you miss me?" Silver neighed as if he wanted to say yes. Sam came up behind her and began to clean the boxes.
"Morning Rowan. Finally out of bed?"
"Yeah! You don't know how glad I am!" Sam laughed loud.
"I can imagine it. You wanna help me?"
"'Course!" Siren cleaned Silver's box and also helped Sam with the fodder and the cages of the tigers and lions.
"Did you find anything about the poisoned fodder?" Sam wiped his sweat from his forehead.
"Not really. We didn't found any tracks. But one of this newsboys said he saw a shadow around here last night." Sam shrugged. "I don't know what is going on here, but I don't like it!" Siren nodded slowly.
At this moment Jack and Race walked over the place and held some ropes in their hands.
"Are they still here?!" Sam looked up and greeted the two.
"Sure. Didn't anybody tell you? They're helping us."
"WHY?!" Sam shrugged again.
"I'm just working here kiddo. Ask your dad about this. You know, good old Sam only knows what's going on with the animals here. At least, they have some brain." Sam winked at Siren and she smiled at him. He was in his late fifties, tall, muscular with dark hair and sparkling blue eyes. Siren liked him. He loved animals as much as she did. He had taught her how to talk to them. How to treat them.
"Okay, we're done. You shouldn't work too much now, your leg sure isn't fully healed yet." Sam walked away looking for something to do before lunch. Siren walked over to the big top and watched the newsies as they helped the others by small works.
"Are you finally allowed to get out of bed?" Siren turned around and could have screamed the minute she recognized the voice. But she swallowed it down and just rolled her eyes.
"Even if it's none of your business, Yes, I'm 'allowed' to get out of bed." Spot looked her up and down.
"Listen, I wanted to apologize for what I did the other night"
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
Spot just raised his eyebrows and walked away.