Sweet Silius Island Honey: Chapter Three
The voyage to Silius Island begins.
Teenage street urchin Owen and witch heiress Wanda venture to the land of the bee people in this 11-chapter fantasy novel.
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Owen proceeded with the cleanup and repairs at a steady pace. In addition to the occasional visits from Duncan, there were also secret meetings on board with Wanda regarding Silius Island. At first, they hadn't decided for sure that they would do anything, but they still made plans—checking maps, researching weather patterns, scouring old Effka records—as if they had every intention of going.
After a week, they had enough information that they were both fairly confident. They were going.
But as Owen got closer to finishing the boat, he noticed a discomfiting change. Duncan didn't come by as often anymore. When he did, he didn't bring any snacks. And though he still followed instructions when he helped out and seemed to listen when Owen showed him how the sailboat operated, he hardly spoke up anymore.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Owen asked. "You seem a lot more distant lately. Is everything going all right at school?"
"School hasn't started yet," Duncan said.
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