The bus dropped Amy and Emily off in front of Azure Luna just as the sun was beginning its decent, casting deep shadows along the East side of the apartment complex. Amy wanted to stop in to see Azure Luna, but Emily refused. She would not lead her best friend into a Fairy Den, no matter how much that friend begged her to go.
When they got to the apartment, it was eerily quiet. All the lights were off, and the shades were drawn. Emily sniffed around the door trying to see if Ember might pick up anything suspicious, but even the scent of their mother was over a day old.
"Well, I'm here, and it appears no one is trying to attack me," Emily said, shrugging at Amy, barely catching a faint purple glow. It was so fast she thought she might have imagined it, until Amy looked slightly flustere
