It was nearly midnight at the World Beyond, and they were waiting for the moon. They waited by the window because it had a clear view of the sky.
"What I'm worried about," said Vasilisa, "is the open mirror. For every moment we wait that means any magical beasts or evil mags can cross to the mortal world. We are running out of time."
"Said by the one who did nothing," Cassandra muttered as she was hand-plaiting the red cord. They had brought a hammer, a needle and thread, a pair of scissors, and a scalpel. Ruslan was pretty good with his hands and produced two lockets out of a gold plate. He was wearing blue pajamas, bathroom robe and blue slippers purchased from the store. It had been cheaper to buy slippers than to dye a pair of new shoes blue.
Before they got out of the house that ni
