The previous day and night had been long. The Emery family members were all sleeping at their respective homes after spending the day at the community cookout and following that by witnessing Darla shift into her dragon. Olivia was the first to wake, and as hard as she tried, she could not go back to sleep. She carefully slipped out of bed so as not to wake Tyson, and then she went downstairs to the kitchen.
When Olivia reached the kitchen, she paused at the door to listen for Lucy. Usually, Lucy was awake before anyone else and could be heard puttering around the kitchen as she started her work for the day. This morning, there was only silence. Olivia did not even hear any of the resident fey dragons scampering around, trying to find the many snacks that were always left out for them.
