Stellar Stories edition 2

“Long story short: one day, Sly gave me a special necklace
that can tell you what decisions to make in uncertain
times. Yesterday, not just you girls told me to help Sly, but
also the amulet. I tried saving Sly, and instead got bitten
by the Three Headed Wolf leader.”
“Don’t you feel bad for Sly though?” asked Charlotte.
“Nah! He’s resistant. I’m better off without him,”
Alexis thought about another question. “Where are we
going to place the Center Diamond?”
“Maybe back to the willow tree?” said Charlotte.
“I believe I have a better idea,” said Owlett.
Chapter Fourteen: Slithering into the Unforeseen
“This is where Sly presented the amulet?” asked Alexis,
hopping on rocks across a stream.
“Yup,” said Owlett with a sigh.
“Are you upset?” asked Charlotte.
“I’m not sure what’s wrong with me. I have a feeling that it’s
because I’m no longer friends with Sly,” replied Owlett,
searching for the tower.
“Ah! There it is!”
The three of them happily approached the tall structure.
Charlotte quickly distinguished a slithering figure in the
corner of the room. It hissed at her while Owlett and Alexis
were minding their own business.
“S-SN-SNAKE!” shouted Charlotte.
The cobra came out from its hiding place and said, “You
may not step any further, or else I will gather my Brothers
and Sisters!”
“What can a cobra do? No harm!” said Owlett, waddling
toward the display case. “Since when did you rule over this
tower?”
On the spur of the moment, other snakes joined the cobra.
Some of them slithered across the wall.
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