by Garth Nix
She could walk anywhere she wanted!
The sword watched her deliberations with patience and, she sensed, no small sense of expectation.
It had broken the curse. She had no doubt of that. By killing her and then restoring her to life, it had freed her from a fate worse than death for any knight, false or otherwise. Humiliation had once been her only destination. But now …
Now she had other prospects.
The sword was still watching her. She had no doubt that it could kill her again, in a moment, if it chose. Furthermore, she supposed the sword would kill her the moment she outlived her usefulness to it, whatever that might be.
She would be sure, in all things, not to give it reason to.
She went down on one knee.
‘I am Sir Saskia,’ she told it, ‘at your service.’
Also by Garth Nix & Sean Williams
Troubletwisters
The Monster: Troubletwisters 2
The Mystery of the Golden Card:
Troubletwisters 3
Missing, Presumed Evil: Troubletwisters 4
Have Sword, Will Travel
Let Sleeping Dragons Lie:
Have Sword, Will Travel 2
Garth Nix and Sean Williams first collaborated on the Troubletwisters series, which they followed with a book in the Spirit Animals series, Blood Ties. Garth is also the bestselling author of the Seventh Tower series, the Keys to the Kingdom series, the Old Kingdom series, and Frogkisser! Sean’s bestselling novels include those in the Twinmaker series and several in the Star Wars® universe. Both Garth and Sean live in Australia – Garth in Sydney and Sean in Adelaide. This is their second book featuring Odo, Eleanor, Biter and Runnel.