gatehouse. Max sprinted after him.
Catching him up, he tried to push him over. Finlay ducked and Max onlynarrowly avoided skidding straight through a pile of dung that one of the bulls had left earlier. Shoving each other and laughing, they crossed the bridge and raced into the sunlight. Behind them a furious shriek echoed around the castleâs empty keep.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A LEX C LIFF LIVES IN A VILLAGE IN
L EICESTERSHIRE , NEXT DOOR TO F IN AND
JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM MAX, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO CASTLE ON
THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE VILLAGE .
ALEXâS HOME IS FILLED WITH TWO
CHILDREN AND TWO LARGE AND VERY
SLOBBERY PET MONSTERS .