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Dewey gave a frustrated growl. “Let me out so I can see.”
Paige grabbed the zipper with her left hand, her eyes still stuck on her fat fingers.
Dewey popped from within the carrier, glancing around before he crawled out, still clutching the blanket around him. “It’s creepy in here. Here’s your scarf back.”
He tossed the red fabric at Paige as he hopped down and wandered over. “What’s wrong with your hand?”
Paige shot him a concerned glance. “Look at it!” She thrust the puffy appendage at his face.
“Whoa!”
“What happened? Why is it like this?” she cried.
Dewey grabbed hold of it, studying the bulging flesh. He poked at it before he narrowed his eyes and stared at her finger. “Did you get some of the nectar on your hand?”
“Yes,” Paige said.
Dewey let go of her hand and nodded. “That’s the problem. It magnified your hand.”
“Permanently?”
“No, just for a few hours or so. It’ll wear off.”
“Unbelievable,” Paige said, flinging the enlarged hand in the air. “That’s just par for the course on this trip.”
“Look on the bright side,” Dewey said, retrieving the lantern and stalking around the space with it held high. “You’ve got a super cool purple hammer for a hand for a little while.”
“My dweam come twue,” Paige said.
Her eyes went wide when she struggled to speak properly. She clamped her fat hand over her mouth and stared at Dewey.
“What’s wong wit me?”
Dewey spun to face her. “You didn’t ingest any of that nectar, did you?”
“I mi ha,” she answered, unable to move her tongue to form the words.
“Yes or no, Paige?”
She nodded. “I wicked it.”
“Well, you’ve got a nice fat tongue for the next few hours, too.”
“Sit,” Paige cursed, unable to get the proper swear word formed.
“Here’s the good news.”
Paige raised her eyebrows, prodding him to continue.
“We’re in the mines where the Holigramium is. We just need to find it, grab it, and then use the snowmobiles you spotted to get out of here.”
Paige rolled her eyes as she climbed to her feet, taking her best stab at the word “simple.” She wrapped the scarf around her neck and shoved it inside her coat again before tapping her shoulder with her monster hand.
Dewey fluttered up with the lantern.
Paige slid the carrier toward the rocky wall with her foot before she continued forward.
Dewey held the light in front of him, peering at the walls. He poked a finger at a glass case. “There’s a map. Grab it.”
