Hope's Point of View
I made my way up to the ramshackle house. Who the hell was this person, and why, in the name of the goddess, were they living here, on the outer border of the Cerulean Moon Pack? Surely, Lucas and April wouldn't leave someone out here on their own. The guy looked to be 80 years old if he was a day. I found myself feeling a little sorry for the old timer, no wonder he carried a gun.
Miraculously, the porch steps didn't disintegrate when I stepped on to them. In fact, they felt extraordinarily solid below my feet. I thought about the flowers in the meadow. There was magic in this house too. I started to feel a little bit excited about what I was going to find when I got inside.
I grabbed the proffered blanket and was surprised to find that it was brand new
