It’s #BookQW and if Coral ‘steps’ down from the big competition, she’s done for.
More from Chapter 4:
“Curses!” She swatted out the burning bits before anything else scorched. Controlling her jumpy energy was next to impossible when all she could think about was the upcoming quash and how her friends would laugh.
When Lemon found out, she’d be a beached whale, especially after she’d lashed out at him and Spike. And Spike. Spells, if he caught her alone…
She slammed the locker lid. A quash meant no matches. What top duelist couldn’t take on matches? Would anyone suggest she step down from the title match?
Coral headed back to the schooner, her stomach twisting. Her Tern Bay friends had the same limited-magic rules on the streets and would disappear onto the dueling moor in the evening. By the time the actual matches started, Ma and Pop would be back and return her magic. Her best strategy would be to avoid her rivals and keep the quash a secret.
But to do that, Salm would also have to keep quiet. She eyed her brother, completing his own task of setting up their dinghy-sized sailboat. His plans had changed. Luna had to help her family this week, so Salm would be staying in town, too. With both she and Salm here, Pop now wanted them to meet up with the dolphins and continue their training—
Hold on. Without my magic, I can’t speak with our dolphins. If she couldn’t give the young’uns their training directions, what was the point of sailing out to meet them? Come to think of it, she’d never sailed without magic as a backup either. She could, but why risk it? Perfect. She’d use their family’s aquaculture work to avoid the quash.
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