Book Four: Chapter 4

A yellow ball of light zipped into the room and landed on the table, transforming into a tiny woman with wings and black stripes across her body.

“Good morning Daisy.” Mike slowly used his hands to sign the words.

Good morning, she signed back, then hopped over to Beth, who had already poured some of her coffee into a tiny cup. Daisy took it and sat on the edge of the sudoku book, interested in Reggie’s progress.

Yuki walked into the room a few seconds later, her hair a tangled mess. The kitsune yawned and sat down two chairs away from Sofia, then reached out to help herself to a slice of bacon.

“Rough night?” asked Mike.

“Kind of. I was up late painting a new tarot card.” Yuki had learned how to imbue tarot cards with magic, a skill that took a lot of time and concentration. It would be years before she could replenish her deck, but it wasn’t as though she had any other projects, other than occasionally helping the naga Ratu.

“Which one?”