
"Book!"
Bookworm started at the sound of a frantic scratching at her front door. She leaped up from her desk and hurried downstairs. The instant she opened the door, Beryl crashed through it into the entryway, skidding to a stop. “Hi!”
"Beryl? What is it?" She wasn’t sure she’d ever seen him so energetic before.
The cat seemed about to explain, but he stopped and took a short breath. "Give me...
Lisa Fargazer, working, as ever, in the asylum, didn’t know about what was happening in the Gut district. She didn’t know, that is, until a loud yowling caught her ear. It had to be very loud, indeed, to penetrate the walls of the asylum. She hurried outside quickly, before any of the doctors or interns came to see what the racket was about.
She was nearly pounced on by the thin, grey-and-yellow figure of Puddlejump,...
Bookworm frowned as the... thing... shed the debris that had fallen on it. It hesitated a moment, then darted out into the street, scattering people before it, before it crashed through another construction site. She heard Commodore Dagger yell, “Get back!” Sparing a quick glance back, she saw Beryl and Ruddy Bones trying to dig Stormy out of...
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Bookworm headed into the Gut district on a breezy Friday evening, one that was cooler than usual for the time of year. This was definitely not one of Bookworm’s favorite parts of the city, but duty called; Commodore Dagger was concerned about the ultimatum Effingham had posted, and wanted Bookworm there as backup, just in case.
As she approached the place indicated in Effingham’s poster--a building site that was proclaimed as the...
“So this is the Bad you were talking about?” Lilith asked.
“Well, that and the fact that Swiftwater has been gone for almost three weeks. I don't know if his journey has taken a turn for the worst.”
Lisa sighed helplessly. “I don’t know, either. We Felines don’t often wander the Dreamfields for very long--just during sleep.”
“Another thing...” Janus gestured for them to follow him. He struck...
