Lucius and I returned to Dad’s house fairly quickly. Luckily, we didn’t see any of those creepy Strangers on our trip through the Shadow Way this time, though I had this feeling of being watched no matter where we went, as if someone was following us. Given how Lucius seemed more or less at ease, I decided it was just my nerves from my encounter with Timmy getting the best of me.
In any case, I breathed a sigh of relief as soon as we crossed the threshold into the spare room of Dad’s house, which was as dark as it had been when I’d left it, though the blinds on the windows were slightly brightened by the rays of the sun outside.
“Here we are,” said Lucius, letting go of my hand and stepping back. “You can tell Richard about your dream. I need to go back to Castle Wings to report what we’
