Chapter Thirty-Nine
Letty’s heart seemed to halt for an instant. What had Lady Ware just said?
“I have a Faerie godmother,” Lady Ware said. “A terrifying creature! She has the blackest eyes and teeth like a fox. Her name’s Baletongue.”
Letty stared at her, struck speechless.
Lady Ware grinned. Dimples sprang to life in her cheeks. “You do have a Faerie godmother. I can tell from your face.”
Letty swallowed, and found her voice. “Baletongue?”
“That’s what my mother called her. No one knows her true name.”
Letty swallowed again. She heard her heartbeat in her ears. “My mother called her Baletongue, too.”
Lady Ware opened the door to the parlor wide. “Well, come in, then! Don’t stand out there in the corridor!”
Letty obeyed, feeling dazed.
Lady Ware gestured to a chair. “We must be
