Book Two: Chapter 82

Yuki grinned and took Emily’s hand in her own.

They jogged through the cave together. Yuki’s senses were sharp enough that she didn’t worry about coming across any surprises, and she knew that Emily was well equipped to tackle almost any problem that came their way. Back in the house, it was a frozen afternoon in the dead of winter. Tink and the fairies were huddled up by the fireplace making s’mores with each other. Tink had handed out chopsticks they had gotten from their Chinese food delivery for the fairies to use. Each one of them had taken turns flying close to the fire to toast their marshmallow while Tink drank a mug of hot cocoa.

Yuki had never been certain what to think of the little goblin. Her speech was vulgar, yet she had a brilliant mind. Emily treated Tink with an immense amount of respect but always stopped short of explaining why.

“Oh, wow!” Emily stared in amazement at the giant subterranean space that unfolded before them. Large crystalline stal