- OK, so we’ve got some Very Foreshadow-y Classic Lit Quotes heading each chapter. And I’m assuming Something Important Will Happen At Night.
- *Sudden flashbacks to when I was a kid and I’d hide books under my pillow until I got a bed with a small bookshelf built into the headboard.*
- No, but why doesn’t it rain much at night where I live anymore so I can stay up reading on a rainy night? (Bonus points for the fact that I also really need time completely to myself so I can spend time reading without being interrupted.)
- No, but seriously, Meggie. Listen to
Brendan FraserMo. Don’t light a candle to read all night. Books are flammable. - Yep. Someone just showed up at the house, and Mo doesn’t believe Meggie at first and tries to blame her overactive imagination.
- OK, the whole “books everywhere” description of their house is basically my bedroom.
And that’s totally not a tripping hazard. - So, Mo doesn’t want Meggie to see who the visitor actually is. And she decides to eavesdrop because of course she has to.
- OK, this dude’s called Dustfinger, and he calls Mo Silvertongue. And he’s got some kind of pet or something.
- Apparently Meggie did meet Dustfinger once when she was Way Too Young To Remember.
- No, but, seriously. Kid logic time: Acting suspicious like this will make Meggie want to know what’s going on more than just outright letting her join in on the conversation and explain everything.
- Yeah, that sign on Mo’s bookbinding workshop isn’t Suspiciously Foreshadow-y.
- And… Mo and Dustfinger are trying to keep some Important Book Away From Someone Called Capricorn.
- No, but seriously. Not telling Meggie anything just makes her want to know more.