Witch Hollow and the Fountain Riddle (Book 2) Read online



  Table of Contents

  1. Letters

  2. Back to Hollow

  3. Concert

  4. On the Field

  5. Diary

  6. Birthday

  7. Boat Ride

  8. Lash and Blood

  9. Admonition

  10. Arrest

  11. Expectations

  12. Art School

  13. Unexpected Revelation

  14. Chocolate Fair

  15. Tournament

  16. The Creature

  17. Straight through the Mirror

  18. McAlisters

  19. The Silver Key

  20. Treehouse Memories

  21. A Flight on a Broom

  22. Tarot Session

  23. Planning the Future

  24. The Lonely Widower

  25. The Woman by the Fountain

  26. The Whistler

  27. Travelers in Time

  28. The Last Candle

  29. The Fountain Riddle

  30. The Cave

  31. Silhouettes in Fire

  32. Funerals

  Epilogue

  References

  When Eric O’Brian learns that the weather in Hollow has been acting strangely, he returns to the magical town to help his friends with the danger they might soon face. Eric reads an old diary and learns gruesome details about the witch hunt that may happen again.

  Eric and his friends have to understand what is wrong with the weather, and why the boys are getting paler day by day. Could the truth be hidden in the depths of the cave? And what is hidden inside the fountain on the square?

  To solve the Fountain Riddle, Eric and his friends will have to fight the Pied Piper and his rats, visit a 19th century ball, and catch the boy in the painting.

  1. Letters

  LETTER FROM ERIC TO ELECTRA

  Dear Electra,

  I’m out of ink. At least now I can write longer.

  So, my father has ceased nagging me and has been treating me kinder. He offered me a holiday anywhere in the world, and I suppose you know which place I named. Now I only have to wait for the summer to be back to Hollow.

  The days here are boring. Life is dull without magical paintings, medieval bards, and time travels. At least I'm having an interesting time with my cousin, who’s staying with us now. He’s a barman and teaches me tricks with bottles. My mom isn’t happy, though, as we keep breaking bottles and glassware.

  I’m also taking an internship in a vet hospital. Yesterday, we went to cure a sick kangaroo. Can you believe that? And today we’re visiting a sick gorilla.

  Miss you a lot.

  Eric

  LETTER FROM ELECTRA TO ERIC

  Dear Eric,

  I’ve missed you too. I hope you’ll be in Hollow on the Chocolate Fair day, where we shall have a big stand and will sell chocolate and pastries. I also hope that the constant rains will stop soon and won’t prevent us from holding the event. We have never had so much rain in spring. Sometimes it seems that the heavens are falling down—there’s thunder and lightning all the time.

  The girls are constantly asking about you. Jack has been asking about you, too. He and Hector are training all day long for the upcoming tourney. They need a partner, and if you’re back in time, that partner might be you.

  Our Aunt and Uncle opened a restaurant! It’s very beautiful. Aunt Andromeda spends all her time there, and when we finish our duties we help her with the cooking and serving; and Medea sometimes plays the violin for the guests.

  Can’t wait to see you in Hollow.

  With love,

  Electra

  LETTER FROM HECTOR TO ERIC

  Dear Eric,

  Something is wrong in Hollow. It’s raining constantly, with thunder and lightning. Every day we find infected trees and withered bushes. Jack and I talked to Woodcutter Acks. He couldn’t explain the cause.

  We wouldn’t pay much attention to the weather, but we know that last time the nature’s anomalies were followed by the Hunters’ arrival. The rains might be a warning. Two days ago we saw a lot of dead fish in the lake. No one knows the cause.

  Please return to Hollow. We might need your help.

  Hector

  LETTER FROM DAVID O'BRIAN TO ALBERT O'BRIAN

  Dear Albert,

  I don’t know what you’ve done to my son, but I hardly recognize him since he has returned. I never receive complaints from his school. And he has stopped arguing with me and his mother. Is it something in the air of that town? Or in the water? Whatever it is, my son is dying to go back to Hollow. Can he be your guest once again?

  Waiting for your answer,

  David O’Brian