Chapter 11
Phoebe tiptoed across the foyer with her left hand up, ready to release the spell. Darkness filled the area ahead, and she moved forward slowly, and with purpose, ensuring that she did not knock into anything to wake him.
The Golden Fox led the way and walked forward with not a care in the world. At normal speed, he navigated around several obstacles in the dark, careful not to step on three books piled in front of the bed before him, and then folded his hands in front of him. “Well, we made it.”
“Shhh!” Charley brought up the rear and had the most difficulty, but he made it halfway without knocking into anything, when Nicéphore Niépce sat up in bed.
He wore his nightclothes, and it took him a moment to orient himself. He ignored the Golden Fox, who stood only a few feet awa
