Book Four: Chapter 84

“I’ll keep an eye on her for a bit longer, but I do have work to get back to,” Ratu replied. “But I like the idea of you owing me a favor.”

“I’ll only be a little bit. Once the fairies are sorted, they’ll be back to causing trouble again and we can figure out our next steps.” He moved toward the stairs, but the cat girl stood in the way. “It was nice to meet you, um...”

“She doesn’t remember—” Ratu began.

“Kisa. Call me Kisa.” The cat girl stepped aside. “It’s not my real name. At least, I don’t think it is, but it will do for now.”

“Nice to meet you, Kisa.” He resisted the urge to pat her head, then ran up the stairs toward his bedroom. Luckily nobody followed him, and he closed the door and let out a sigh. When he tried to turn on the light, nothing happened.

“I didn’t know the power was out,” he said.

“Tink got it on downstairs, but she’s still working on it,” Naia said from the tub. “Also, sounds like quite the commotion out there.”

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