fruit ripens, it pops open like an eyeball. You can’t miss it. Bring me the black seeds. Autumn is approaching, so there could be some early ripe fruit.’
‘What quantity do you require?’ Mr Tribble asked.
‘Equal quantities of each dried herb,’ Pete stated. ‘One to numb the pain and the other for a healing rush of energy. Bring as much as you can carry. With a reckless apprentice on board, I’m sure to run out in no time.’
Whisker considered sticking out his tongue but decided that Pete was probably right.
The supplies were packed into calico backpacks and the team of jungle adventurers clambered into the small rowboat. Pete and Emmie waved goodbye from the deck to the out-of-tune chants of, ‘Row, row, row your boat’ as Fred ferried the companions to shore.
The quest for the key had begun.
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