"London!" she says with great animation. "I've heard of London. It's a long way from here, isn't it? It sounds like a quare place. But you're not in London now. Nor are you safe."
Áine looks at the woods from which you have just emerged.
"I'd get home as soon as you can," she says. "It's midsummer. Moonrise coming soon. The Beast will be abroad tonight."
"'The Beast'? Really? That's just a folktale, isn't it?"
"Aren't you scared of the Beast yourself?"
"I need to find my friend first."
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