Book Four: Chapter 30

His phone, which he had forgotten to charge, informed him that it was a little after twelve in the afternoon. He plugged the phone in on his nightstand and got dressed before heading downstairs.

Beth, Yuki and Tink were already sitting in the front room, and the goblin sprang to attention.

“Finally, husband up. Find out what’s in box now?”

“Box?” Mike blinked, the events of last night slowly filtering through the haze of his dreams. “Oh, right. Yeah, I need to eat something first.”

“Ugh.” Tink rolled her eyes and picked up a sledgehammer she had set on the floor, then dragged it out of the room, moping the whole way. “Call Tink when open box!” she hollered before storming out the back door.

“She’s in a mood,” he commented.

“She got up early and has been watching the boxes with the rats.” Beth arched an eyebrow. “Apparently she has a bad feeling about one of the boxes.”

“The one that’s moving?”

Beth and Yuki looked at each other.