I walked solemnly back to my room, my encounter with Francesca still weighing heavily on my mind. I had tried thinking about it from different angles but always came up short; guess I’d just have to cross detective off my career list.
I walked into my room just then and stopped dead in my tracks. There was a skunk in my room; right on my bed looking for nuts, or whatever it was that skunks looked for. I didn’t even know they existed in Firewalt to begin with.
I remained stiff for a moment, unsure of what exactly I should be doing. But after being sure that it had not spotted me, I backed off slowly and ran away like a mad man.
And then, I went to seek help from the only person I knew; Victoria.
She was busy fencing in the training hall when I got there. Worthy of note was that magical
