Book Eight: Chapter 174

“You’re scary,” said Beth.

“Yes.”

Yuki turned her attention back to the living room where Grace was in the middle of folding a piece of paper alongside Reggie and a couple of other rats. There were dozens of origami animals all around the room, most of them insects. “They come under the guise of Hospitality, but they’re little more than bullies.”

No sooner had she spoken than somebody pounded on the door. Yuki’s ear twitched, and she moved to the curtain to see who it might be. “It’s another one,” she grumbled. “Guy who looks like a praying mantis crossed with John Lennon.”

“I’ve got this one.” Beth hurried back to the office. She came back out with a piece of paper and some double-sided sticky tape. On the paper, she had written Knock if you would like us to gift you with our presence.

Yuki laughed. “Will that actually work?”

“They aren’t exactly pestering us with their brightest.” In fact, Beth had no idea if such a thing would work, but