Chapter Seven Nessie was no longer a prisoner, but she also didn't feel like a guest. She was something in between. Guards followed her wherever she went and they made it very clear that they disapproved of her leaving her room. She could have left, but that went against her pride. She'd come here to find out more about the sea kelpies and she was going to complete her mission. She wasn't allowed into the library, nor did any of the sea kelpies want to talk to her. Still, she decided she was going to be patient. Maybe if she could make some friends or at least non-enemies, they'd be able to help her. She'd not seen Dactyl and Kell, the blond man, since swearing her oath. She was quite glad about that, although at the same time, she knew that they were holding the answers she was seeking

