Book Eight: Chapter 123

“But you have to find the hidden fae creature. It will only be inside the house. Do not look for any fae outside of the house, they don’t count.” Beth smiled. “Also, all four of you get the prize no matter who finds it. When you find it, you need to come find me or one of the other adults right away, okay? Oh, and one more thing. This thing is probably dangerous, and will absolutely eat you if it can. This is a very important job that I think only you can do. So clean yourselves up and get to it.”

Both fairies saluted and left. Well, Carmina did, anyway. Cerulea had to waddle back through her own honey trail and ended up stuck. Death knelt down and flicked the little beetle-girl out of her mess.

“Thank you,” she shouted, then continued on her way.

“Where’s Grace?” asked Beth.

“She is outside with Yuki Radley,” Death replied. “She does not like being cooped up inside. I promised her that we would go decorate the walls later with some more bell art, and--”