Swift Hill Flower Patch · Book Two

The Quest, Part One

by Nedra M. Cobb

Ages 9–12 · Illustrated fantasy

Swift Hill has survived for generations under the ancient magic of the Sacred Flower, a power forming an impenetrable barrier around the entire town… and for good reason. The assurance of the barrier lasts exactly twelve months before it must be renewed. That time is upon the town, and the Quest can be delayed no longer. Seven elder children were carefully chosen for this Quest. The town’s leadership has long understood the Flower’s requirement that only the purest of heart can take up this mantle to make this perilous seven-day journey to the Sacred Patch.

The chosen seven know the magic is faltering. Only six of them carry the Flower’s protection, yet all seven have answered the calling. These elder children will soon learn how ill-prepared they are for this journey, each encounter an eye-opening reminder of just how dangerous this Quest truly is.

There is another beyond Swift Hill’s barrier, beginning this Quest for reasons of his own. Long hardened by the Flower’s rejection, this figure intends to insert his intentions into the journey, determined to learn the location of the Sacred Patch and steal a Sacred Flower at the expense of the chosen seven.

The seven understand the stakes. They know what’s being asked of them is beyond their depth, yet they forge ahead, determined to be victorious.

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