One Witch at a Time (19 page)
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Authors: Stacy DeKeyser
“Do you suppose the new apprentice blacksmith remembers much about his life in Petz?” Rudi asked Oma one day as they stirred their tea.
“George?” She tapped her foot and rocked in her chair. “I don't know. I daresay he's better off not remembering. Marco tells me he's settling in nicely, though.”
“I wonder how things are in Petz.” Rudi had so many other questions. Was Agatha happy? Were she and Ludwig adjusting to their new life?
“Look around you,” said Oma, patting his cheek. “See how ordinary and quiet everything is?”
Rudi nodded. “I like it that way.”
“So you should. It means all is right with the world. As long as we don't see anything as strange as keyhole beans, or giant beanstalks, or golden-egg-laying chickens, I should think that things in Petz are just fine too.”
Rudi thought about this for a moment. His gaze wandered out the window and toward the looming peak of the Berg. “You're probably right,” he said.
Oma sipped her tea thoughtfully. “Sometimes,” she said, squinting at him through the steam, “the best way to know something is to find out for yourself.”
“Quite true,” said Rudi. He took a bite of elderberry tart.
“It's high summer,” said Oma. “The days are long. The weather is mild. A good time for traveling, I should think.”
Rudi slipped a hand into his pocket and patted the dried rose blossom that nestled within. “I was thinking the same thing myself. Perhaps you could bake a few extra elderberry tarts?”
Stacy DeKeyser
is the author of
The Brixen Witch
and its sequel,
One Witch at a Time,
as well as the young adult novel
Jump the Cracks
and two nonfiction books for young readers. She lives in Connecticut with her family. To learn more, visit her online at
stacydekeyser.com
.
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