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    The City of Sapphires
    The City of Sapphires
    The City of Sapphires
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    The City of Sapphires

    By Kevan Kenneth Bowkett

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    Young Prince Rush is assigned to deliver two magic sapphires each day to the King of Korporia. But no sooner have Rush and his companion, the grocer's apprentice Penny Wiseglass, entered Korporia than Rush's overconfidence lands them in serious trouble. Penny is trapped in Korporia and Rush must struggle through many obstacles, both outward and internal, before he and Penny are able to complete their mission and save the kingdom.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSixth Planet Productions
    Release dateMar 28, 2020
    ISBN9781393816201
    The City of Sapphires
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    Kevan Kenneth Bowkett

    Kevan Kenneth Bowkett is a Winnipeg writer and researcher. His writing has ranged from an International Convention on the Evaluation of New Technologies to poetry to Elizabethanesque drama in Time’s Fancy: The War of King Henry V and Joan of Arc. He’s also done door-to-door sales, built and slept in an igloo, and run for Parliament. .......... To sign up for Kevan's e-newsletter to keep in touch with his new books, productions, and other projects, please go to http://eepurl.com/g1dX6z

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      The City of Sapphires - Kevan Kenneth Bowkett

      Chapter 1

      Prince Rush Is Assigned a Task

      O PRINCE, SAID THE High Queen, attend, for we have a mission for you.

      ONCE THERE WAS A CITY, the capital of the land of Korporia.

      There was also another city, called Allglass, which was next to the capital of Korporia. But since it was in another dimension, almost none of the people of Korporia could see it.

      In Allglass, in the throne room of the High King and the High Queen, the Queen finished speaking to the Prince her nephew, and he replied:

      A mission, aunt? Of what kind?

      The High King said, "Nephew, it is our task to deliver sapphires to the capital city of Korporia. The sapphires come from the Necklace of the Queen, and we have to take a couple of them to the throne room of the capital of Korporia every day. They always have to be delivered before night. I’m telling you this because you are now getting older – you are almost thirteen—and so the time has come when you must take on greater responsibilities than you have so far. The duties we’ve gradually laid on you ever since your seventh birthday have prepared you for this.

      So, continued the King, your job now is to take the sapphires each day from this throne room—they’ll be here on this little silver table every day – take them down to the throne room of the capital city of Korporia, and make sure the Korporian King gets them.

      Allright, Uncle, said the nephew, whose name was Prince Rush. I’ll do it. But how do I get to the throne room of the capital city of Korporia?

      The High King pointed to the far wall, where a tapestry hung. Behind that tapestry is a door that opens behind the throne of Korporia.

      That sounds easy enough, thought Prince Rush.

      The High Queen, who was watching him, said, O Prince, two things. First, remember to deliver the sapphires and be back by nightfall. And second, go to the shop of the greengrocer in the East Market, and ask the greengrocer’s young apprentice to come with you to Korporia when you go each day: at least for the first three months.

      Why should I bother with a silly grocer’s silly apprentice? thought Prince Rush. But aloud he said, I hear and obey, Your Majesty.

      He departed courteously from his Aunt and Uncle the High Queen and the High King and went down into the streets of Allglass, wending his way to the East Market of the city, where he sought the greengrocer’s shop. A man pushing a wheelbarrow full of purple cabbages pointed it out. The Prince went up to it. A little girl was sweeping the step. (At least, he considered her a little girl; actually she was almost twelve.)

      Little girl! he said. Let me by, for I must go in and get the greengrocer’s apprentice.

      You silly Prince! cried the girl. "Why do you hear the word ‘apprentice’ and

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