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Aleck clutched the box of rubies and dashed past the others back into the darkness. The rubies let of a red glow in the darkness, illuminating his way.

“Spadewick! I need you! Where are you? You have to protect me! What would Master Ace say if he heard that you were letting me get hurt? Do you want to be sung about in ballads about how you rescued us so we could save the slaves? I know you do.”

He saw a puff of flame some distance off in the darkness, and behind it he saw the maker of the flame, Spadewick the dragon. He looked frightened.

“Oh. I’m dumb. Of course, he’s scared of the sparklies.” He turned back to the bright opening behind. “Delton, Karim, Ash, what’s-your-name, I need something to cover the rubies with or wrap it in. Fast, please.” Aleck tried tucking it into a fold of his shirt, but the glow shone right through.

“Who thought to make a dragon scared of shinies?” Aleck muttered. “Spadewick, this is enough.” He pulled a card out of his pocket and blue on it. The five hearts glowed a bright red. All the heart cardscales covering Spadewick began to glow, and the dragon took a hesitant step forward.

“Delton? Karim? I need it now!”