high so the sunlight glinted on its surface. Jack could see it was a hubcap from a car. In the centre were the letters VW.
‘A shield,’ shrieked Coriss. ‘Oh how magnificent! But what do the letters mean?’
‘They have a very important meaning. They stand for Viroconium Warrior . Only the most noble and distinguished may bear this shield.’
‘I’ll be back,’ said Coriss as she promptly disappeared beneath the water.
‘That’s amazing,’ said Jack. ‘How did you know she’d want the shield?’
‘We didn’t,’ Elan replied. ‘But even if she’d got one we knew it wouldn’t have VW on it.’
‘Do you think she has the plates?’
‘Oh yes,’ replied Nora. ‘She understood exactly what you’d asked her for. She’ll turn out every cupboard she has until she finds them.’
They didn’t have to wait long for Coriss to reappear. This time there wasn’t any whirlpool, or grand entrance, she came straight to the edge of the pool and spoke to Jack.
‘Is this what you seek?’
Jack’s heart skipped a beat. In her hand were the missing plates. He was too frightened to speak so he nodded vigorously. As she handed them to Jack, Nora gave her the shield. She slipped her hand through a strap, which had been fastened to the back, drew her sword and swaggered to the middle of
the pool.
‘VIROCONIUM WARRIOR!’ she cried before a great surge of bubbles engulfed her. The whole pool began to swirl once more as Coriss slowly disappeared into the black hole in the centre. The last thing they saw was the tip of her sword.
‘Show off,’ grumbled Camelin.
‘It doesn’t matter. We got what we came for,’ said Nora. ‘Now we can remake the cauldron.’
‘As soon as we get back?’ asked Jack as he and Elan wrapped the cloth around the wet plates.
‘Yes,’ agreed Nora. ‘As soon as we get back.’
‘What about supper?’ asked Camelin.
‘Not until the cauldron’s remade, then we’ll celebrate,’ Nora told him.
‘I can’t wait to see what it looks like,’ replied Jack.
Camelin had already flown off towards home. Jack presumed he’d be taking in a food stop on the way; he obviously didn’t want to have to wait for his supper.
‘She really liked the shield,’ he said as they walked back across the field.
‘She must be really proud of her armour. Did you notice how well she’d looked after it,’ replied Elan.
‘It looks better on her than it did on the Camp Prefect,’ chuckled Jack.
‘We’ve got something important to discuss before you go home tonight but Camelin will need to be there too,’ said Nora.
Jack felt excited; it wouldn’t be long before they could go into Annwn.
When they arrived back at Ewell House, Camelin was waiting for them on the picnic table. Jack was sure he could see some cheese stuck to his beak. Nora went straight into the herborium. Jack followed her and watched as she put the last three plates into position. She ran her hands over each one of them in turn.
‘At last! This is wonderful, after all the years of waiting. And it’s all down to you Jack.’
‘And Camelin, I couldn’t have done it without his help.’
‘And Camelin,’ agreed Nora. ‘Would you go and fetch him, then we can make a start?’
As he left the herborium Jack searched his pockets for a tissue.
‘Nora wants you, but you can’t go in with a blob of cheese on your beak. Hold still while I wipe it off.’
‘Pizza cheese is so sticky, it gets everywhere. I’ve been trying to get it off.’
Jack cleaned Camelin’s beak.
‘Thanks, I’d have been in trouble if Nora had seen it.’
‘Come on. Nora’s waiting to lace the plates together.’
‘I can’t wait to go into Annwn. You can eat as much as you want there and it’s all free, you don’t have to pay for anything. Gwillam used to tell me about the pies, he said they melted in your mouth. And the sausages were the best he’d ever tasted. They have a fair at festival time and a big market with lots of
‘A shield,’ shrieked Coriss. ‘Oh how magnificent! But what do the letters mean?’
‘They have a very important meaning. They stand for Viroconium Warrior . Only the most noble and distinguished may bear this shield.’
‘I’ll be back,’ said Coriss as she promptly disappeared beneath the water.
‘That’s amazing,’ said Jack. ‘How did you know she’d want the shield?’
‘We didn’t,’ Elan replied. ‘But even if she’d got one we knew it wouldn’t have VW on it.’
‘Do you think she has the plates?’
‘Oh yes,’ replied Nora. ‘She understood exactly what you’d asked her for. She’ll turn out every cupboard she has until she finds them.’
They didn’t have to wait long for Coriss to reappear. This time there wasn’t any whirlpool, or grand entrance, she came straight to the edge of the pool and spoke to Jack.
‘Is this what you seek?’
Jack’s heart skipped a beat. In her hand were the missing plates. He was too frightened to speak so he nodded vigorously. As she handed them to Jack, Nora gave her the shield. She slipped her hand through a strap, which had been fastened to the back, drew her sword and swaggered to the middle of
the pool.
‘VIROCONIUM WARRIOR!’ she cried before a great surge of bubbles engulfed her. The whole pool began to swirl once more as Coriss slowly disappeared into the black hole in the centre. The last thing they saw was the tip of her sword.
‘Show off,’ grumbled Camelin.
‘It doesn’t matter. We got what we came for,’ said Nora. ‘Now we can remake the cauldron.’
‘As soon as we get back?’ asked Jack as he and Elan wrapped the cloth around the wet plates.
‘Yes,’ agreed Nora. ‘As soon as we get back.’
‘What about supper?’ asked Camelin.
‘Not until the cauldron’s remade, then we’ll celebrate,’ Nora told him.
‘I can’t wait to see what it looks like,’ replied Jack.
Camelin had already flown off towards home. Jack presumed he’d be taking in a food stop on the way; he obviously didn’t want to have to wait for his supper.
‘She really liked the shield,’ he said as they walked back across the field.
‘She must be really proud of her armour. Did you notice how well she’d looked after it,’ replied Elan.
‘It looks better on her than it did on the Camp Prefect,’ chuckled Jack.
‘We’ve got something important to discuss before you go home tonight but Camelin will need to be there too,’ said Nora.
Jack felt excited; it wouldn’t be long before they could go into Annwn.
When they arrived back at Ewell House, Camelin was waiting for them on the picnic table. Jack was sure he could see some cheese stuck to his beak. Nora went straight into the herborium. Jack followed her and watched as she put the last three plates into position. She ran her hands over each one of them in turn.
‘At last! This is wonderful, after all the years of waiting. And it’s all down to you Jack.’
‘And Camelin, I couldn’t have done it without his help.’
‘And Camelin,’ agreed Nora. ‘Would you go and fetch him, then we can make a start?’
As he left the herborium Jack searched his pockets for a tissue.
‘Nora wants you, but you can’t go in with a blob of cheese on your beak. Hold still while I wipe it off.’
‘Pizza cheese is so sticky, it gets everywhere. I’ve been trying to get it off.’
Jack cleaned Camelin’s beak.
‘Thanks, I’d have been in trouble if Nora had seen it.’
‘Come on. Nora’s waiting to lace the plates together.’
‘I can’t wait to go into Annwn. You can eat as much as you want there and it’s all free, you don’t have to pay for anything. Gwillam used to tell me about the pies, he said they melted in your mouth. And the sausages were the best he’d ever tasted. They have a fair at festival time and a big market with lots of
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