The Turnarounders and the Arbuckle Rescue
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Ralf smiled. ‘Definitely!’ he called. Though for him and the rest of the Turnarounders, he knew there would be no swim tomorrow. Not in King’s Hadow, anyway.
When he returned to Ambrose’s tent the others were taking a final look at the fields around them, the woods, the church steeple just visible over the trees, the shimmering blue of the sea in the evening light. They stood in silence and drank in the beauty.
‘So, are we all ready?’ Ambrose asked, eventually.
Ralf swallowed. Even after all this time in King’s Hadow, it still felt far too soon to leave.
Ambrose stepped just inside the opening of the tent. He flicked his scythe down and in a single expert motion, surgically created the tiniest of Falls. There was no argument and no explanation. The Turnarounders simply knew that they could not stay. Casting regretful glances back and wondering enviously about their past selves, Seth, Alfie, Valen and Leo stepped one by one into the Fall.
Ralf turned for one last look.
The sky hung like a pink and red masterpiece over the village, which from above looked chocolate box pretty. Ralf sighed. A square of yellow paper fluttered on to the grass in front of him and he bent to pick it up. It was an announcement, blown free from the Village Hall notice board.
KING’S HADOW LIFEBOAT.
Following the success of the joint fund raising efforts of King’s Hadow Village and St. Crispin's, The Convent and Dark Ferry High schools, the Council is pleased to announce that enough was collected to completely refurbish and modernise our lifeboat. By popular vote, and in recognition of the contribution of all, the vessel will be renamed:
‘The King’s Hadow Spirit.’
It was signed by Major Kingston-Hawke, Reverend Denning and the Heads of all three schools.
Ralf smiled and with a reassuring hand on Cabal’s huge head, headed back to the future.
Though set against a backdrop of actual events, 'The Turnarounders and the Arbuckle Rescue' is a work of fiction. With the exception of world leaders and events, all characters, places and situations depicted have no connection to reality.
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