"... I apologize, my lady," you say.
"It is only that this is such a fine
mirror, and I wished to admire it."
She glares at you for a moment,
and then the hard expression on
her translucent face softens. "I
am the Duchess Inverness. My
father, the duke, gave me that as a
gift.
of his house. Despite your fear,
you feel a pang of sadness for
his daughter, who now shimmers
before you, trapped in this world.
You have heard stories of Duke
Inverness and the mysterious cir-
cumstances around the demise
"And these books! Why, they look
like excellent, err, stories in here,"
you stammer.
Read that one to me,' the gir
Commands.
"Of course, my lady,' you answer.
Luckily for you, as a wizard you
know how to read. You pick up
the book of fairytales from the
desk and begin on the first page.
She stops you and demands that
you read her the story about the
unicorn. With trembling hands,
you page through the book.
Eventually, you find this story and
begin reading. The ghost floats
up behind you as though to peer
down at the pictures. You feel
a slight chill on your shoulder.
Some time later, you look up
from her book and see Reginold
peeking around the corner of the
stairway at you. You shake your
head slightly at him and then
return your attention to the book.
In the story, the unicorn taps her
hoof against a wall in a castle,
and a secret passage opens up.
As you read this, the little ghost
girl smiles and says, There is
a secret passage in this castle
as well. It is a foul place, a place
where people are taken never to
"Where is this secret passage you
speak of?" you ask.
return."
"Where is this secret passage you
speak of?" you ask.
n my father's library, there is a
statue. Push the arm of the statue
down,' she explains.
You are intrigued by this and wish
to ask her more, but she points
at the book impatiently, and so
you get back to it. Upon finishing
the story, the girl demands you
read her another. You wonder
how long she might keep this up.
Time means nothing to her, after
all. You would like to get back to
Reginold, and what about Cibah's
father? Rescuing a merchant
might mean a fine reward. And
there's Cibah herself, of course.