Read Witch Hollow and the Fountain Riddle (Book 2) Page 1
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?