"After last night my head was still spinning, Lark had shouted and cried and screamed and hollered and yelled and shrieked and bawled. And after that she started all over again from the top.

I would have to make it up with her. It was my only chance of getting a decent meal round here. You know she only cooked for six today and I am starving.

It really isn't fair. What did I do! Okay, Okay so shoot me I'm only human I can't be perfect all the time!"

I looked round the market square, everyone was staring at me.

"Said it out loud, didn't I"

"Yeah" said Rosethorn.

"WHEN I CATCH THAT LITTLE SHRIMP THAT PUT THIS SPELL ON ME I WILL RIP OUT THERE THROUGHT WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS"!

"Niko" said Sandry "Be quiet"

"This isn't fair!"

~*~*~*~

"You have to take the spell off him Daja"

"No Sandry, I'm having too much fun. Let's take him out to the fair to morrow"

"Daja! Just let him go."

"Fine, we will take it off him if you go the fair with him tomorrow. Me and Tris will stay behind and undo the spell. Okay? "

"Okay, I don't know about you but I will be glad that this whole silly dare game is finished"

"Why on the contrary, you and briar haven't done one yet. And I have a terrible idea"

"What is it Daja"

Daja giggled "not telling"

"DAJA!"

Briar came up "what's all the shouting about your disturbing my plants. If you keep on like this then they will all Hulk-out there pots!"

"Daja has thought of a 'nice little dare for us to do" said Sandry coldly

"What is it" asked Briar who seamed unmoved by Sandry's tone.

"She won't tell us, not just now anyway."

"Ok" and he walked out the room.

"How can he not be bothered that his stepsister is thinking some especially nasty task for him to complete"

"He is just too brave and fearless to care, he's a hero" sighed Sandry.

A moment later they heard his door close and Briar Moss breaking down and crying his eyes out.

"Not so brave after all" sniggered Daja.

"Cant you tell me Daja?"

"I would but need to make a few adjustments to my plan"

"Like what" pried Sandry

Daja tapped her nose "That's for me to know and for you to find out"!