Read Online Kilenya Series Books One, Two, and Three by Andrea Pearson - Free Book Online

them. “That ought to do it,” he said.
    “That’s so weird.”
    “Hey—at least it keeps the dirt away.” He stood, adjusting his top hat. For the first time, Jacob took notice of Akeno’s other clothing. His black T-shirt had the word “ dare ” spelled out across it in bright red, and he wore brown pants. Dare?
    “The Minyas came while you were sleeping,” the Makalo said, “but I let them go play. We’ll need to call them again.” He walked to a dandelion plant and picked one of the bigger, fluffier heads. He whispered into the seeds and blew them into the air, turning the head so he wouldn’t miss any.
    Jacob watched the seeds float off. “Why dandelions? And what do the seeds do?”
    “They’re available during a large part of the year. The seeds carry the message to the Minyas. I don’t know how, so don’t ask.” He smiled to show he wasn’t trying to be rude. “Okay, they’re coming.”
    “How do the Minyas fly without wings?” Jacob asked.
    “They use their magic as a way to maneuver, and choose what does and doesn’t affect them: gravity, resistance, laws of physics—things like that.” As the Minyas arrived, Akeno motioned toward Jacob. “September, Early, this is Jacob. He’s here to help us get the Key back.”
    “Don’t they remember me from earlier? When they were helping with the Rog?”
    Akeno laughed. “I doubt they do. They probably didn’t pay any attention to the cause of the commotion.”
    “Hi, Jacob,” Early said. She spoke to September. “My, isn’t he a big Makalo.”
    September laughed, slapping his knee. “He’s not a Makalo,” he said. “He’s a human!”
    Jacob shook his head. Akeno was right about them not remembering him.
    “Oh, another one?” Early looked at Jacob, tapping the side of her face with a finger. “Why’s he here?”
    “Don’t care. Come on!” September grabbed Early’s hand, and they flitted away.
    Akeno called to the Minyas to stop, then told Early to deliver a message to his parents, telling them the group was heading off. Jacob was a little surprised when she acted thrilled to do it. After a bright flash of light, she was gone.
    “How fast do they go?” Jacob asked.
    “They travel at the speed of light when they combine their powers.”
    “Are you sure?” Jacob asked. Akeno had to be exaggerating. “That’s really fast. I don’t think it’s even possible.”
    “In normal cases, obviously it wouldn’t be possible. But remember that the laws of physics don’t apply to them. Their magic makes them invincible to anything that might cause a resistance. There are drawbacks to using their magic, though. In order to travel that way, a Minya must have been to, or seen, the place where he or she is headed. The magic draws on their memories and propels them forward, taking them to their destination. If they don’t know where the place is located, it can be very dangerous, since the magic will then take the shortest route, which is sometimes through solid objects.” Akeno paused. “Oh, and don’t say please to them—they don’t like it.”
    “What? Why not?”
    “Hundreds of years ago, they were slaves. You don’t say please to slaves. Now it’s just a weird thing about them. Honestly, no one really knows how the mind of a Minya works.” Akeno looked up and frowned, searching the air. “Early should be back by now.”
    They continued waiting in silence. After a moment, Jacob spotted Early zooming toward them.
    “What took you so long?” September said as soon as Early was close enough.
    “Kenji gave me some honey. And they say hi and are happy that nothing bad has happened yet.”
    Akeno laughed out loud. “‘Yet?’ Are they expecting us to have that much trouble?”
    Jacob picked up his bag. “Let’s get going.”
    “Yes, good idea. We can eat while we walk.” Akeno pulled bread and jerky from his knapsack, handing some of it to Jacob.
    Jacob fell into step behind Akeno, munching on a piece of bread,