Prompt Word: Lease and Rent Minervie and Chip 18 In that Gathering Wood behind Minervie’s cottage home, where strange creatures gathered, an old Treant was talking to their troublesome seedling, “You need to understand. You were far weaker than the spider. My trunk will take another spring to recover fully.” The youthful bush of a Treant just replied, “Weak,” in a non-committal way. “Yes, you are. The witch would not hesitate to smite you if you cause trouble again....

Prompt Word: Consult Minervie and Chip 17 “Minervie! Chip! Welcome back,” said Mr. Panier, the owner of the local hardware shop. “I haven’t seen you for a while.” Chip stood fascinated by the trinkets near the register display, ignoring the shop keep, while Minervie replied, “Oh, we were off to visit family, but we’re back now. Anyway, I was wondering if you happen to have twine by the spool.” “Oh, twine isn’t very strong, what is this for?...

Prompt Word: Drill Minervie and Chip 16 Chip was playing in his room when Minervie called from the den, “Chip, why don’t you go play in the woods?” Chip jumped up and ran out the back door, into the edge of the woods at the far corner of the garden, and dove right back into the neighbor’s back garden, and kept running past six other homes. Chip knocked on the back door....

Prompt Word: Gray Binity 2 The first thing to hit Jeff, as the cargo door opens from the bottom, is the mild pink color of the port cargo hall floor, a welcome change from the gray of the ship’s hold. The second is the smell of dust and metal. Not just the floor, but the entire space in front of the cargo bay is a drab pink, with stripes along the walls and floor, probably visual guides to various locations....