The library is Dancy's favorite spot in the Mansion, partly because it's shadowy and out of the way of the bright sunlight, and partly because she feels more at ease with her nose buried in a book than talking with most people. And her interest in the dark and spooky has her going in search of the occult section of the stacks, rummaging amongst the ( Read more... )

It's a quiet afternoon, and Dancy is curled up in a shady corner of the porch, a copy of Herodotus spread open on her lap. But for once, she's distracted from her reading. She's been thinking a bit more about the Elven twins she's been hanging with, the crazy things they've done and how they've accepted her into their fun without a single glance or ( Read more... )