The Humming Sword: A Magical Adventure

By Daniele du Plessis Toft

Leo is a young boy who goes to live with his grandparents in Dorset. In the very old castle he finds the entrance to a magical world. He will there discover that he is stronger and braver than he thought and battles an evil magician with the help of a friend, a magical sword and a flying dragon.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Mar 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514465462

Daniele du Plessis Toft

Daniele du Plessis Toft used to invent stories for her schoolmates and later read fairy tales to her three daughters. She wanted to write stories where her grand children's names would have a star role and her first one is for her grandson Leo. She has written several short stories and is currently writing down ideas for the plots where her other grandchildren will be named, being of course the heroes of the story. Daniele lives in a magical place called England.

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Copyright © 2016 by Daniele du Plessis Toft. 703092

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016903731

ISBN:   Softcover             978-1-5144-6545-5

             Hardcover            978-1-5144-6544-8

             EBook                  978-1-5144-6546-2

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 09/09/2016

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To my beloved grandson Leo

from his Mamina.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

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CHAPTER ONE

The big gleaming limousine moved silently between tall trees, making the interior of the car rather dark.

The chauffeur looked in the rear view mirror to look at his passenger. He frowned, couldn’t see anyone…adjusting the mirror to one side then the other he smiled:

There!…

A young boy around twelve years old was sitting in one corner of the car, looking very small on the enormous back seat.

He had black hair and was looking rather pale. Dressed in grey trousers, he had a wide black band around one arm and sat motionless, looking out into the countryside, completely expressionless.

The chauffeur smiled and said:

We are almost there Sir Leo.

The boy didn’t answer.

Since the terrible news Leo had not spoken at all.

He felt numb, almost as if his tongue was paralyzed, like when he had licked too many ice lollies last summer when it was so hot.

There hadn’t yet been a funeral as it would take place in Dorset where his grandparents lived.

The car took a slight bend and went through an open wrought iron gate with pillars on both sides, supporting the lying