Penny was reading her copy of The Aikido Student Handbook when the voice came from under her bed. She’d been excited to start Aikido practice when she got the book for her last birthday, but hadn’t been able to get back into the habit. It just wasn’t the same practicing from a book. Still, it might not be a bad idea to brush up on the basics if trouble was on the way, as Erasmus seemed to think.
“Penny.” It was a familiar voice, but not one she’d expected to hear coming from under her bed.
She peeked over at Zoe’s bed and found her friend in her usual haphazard sprawl across the balled up sheets.
Penny slipped to the floor and lifted her sheets for a peek, and found nothing but the Conjuring Glass, which she’d taken to stashing under her bed again after her reflection started acting out
