Book Two: Chapter 112

Tink hustled over to the next hole, and Beth watched her repeat the process. The ground shook beneath them, and the rats all paused to wait for several of the holes to be plugged back up before another was opened. Reggie had explained that once a hole was closed, it couldn’t be used to chew a portal to somewhere else, which meant they were using one of the longer tunnels near the center of the Labyrinth. Asterion had disabled the traps, and the fairies circled overhead. All three of them were together once more, and they flitted in and out of the holes the rats made with the understanding that if they wandered off, they would get abandoned.

“Nope.” Tink patted one of the rats on the head. “Good try, no husband.”

“We’ve been at this for awhile now.” Reggie rubbed his cheeks and sighed. “Are we sure she can find him this way?”

“Well... I’m going to say yes.” Hope was all they had at this point. She was fairly certain that the deadline for turning the dial had passed,