#bergen_county

She notices the glazed eyes "I'm boring you?"

"No, Nab." He towels his hair a little more, tosses the towel. "But seriously, I can't do anything so.... "

"Right. Sorry" She says "But at least you were awesome Pennons"

A bright grin, infectious. "Yeah. It was awesome. I wish I could stayed."

"Well, it wouldn't have lasted for long , Only one day- but hey, what a day. "

A knock on his door.

His bedroom door

"Sshhh." He hushed Nab and cracks the door open. "Yeah?"

His sister looks up at him, she's enchanted! "Hey, oh cool you got the glow too. "

He blinks and pulls her inside. "What happened to you!?!?!"

"was enchanted... happens." His sister says

"How?!?! Who???"

"M'm not a narc"

"I'm not sure what a narc is, but I know I'm not one" She crosses her arms

"look, adam, before you freak the important things to know is your sister seems safe," Nabuni says "ANNNND ... 'I didn't do it'"

"A tattletale." Adam says. "Look, Lily, you gotta tell me. It's not narcing. It's.... sharing."

"I donn know... " She says

"But Miss Primbriar wants to smuggle me out in case of the dragon"

"Yeah.... that's not a bad idea." Thoughtful.

"Wait, we're running?" Confusion.

That from Nab

"Uh. Well, if it comes to it...."

"Mom and dad will worry, but when I run away at least I'll be supplied."

"Not, like -away-.... but you know. Just to hide you guys." He says to the Chimera.

"How many sandwiches do you think I'll need" His sister says

"Lily, just stick with me, Ok? I'll take care of you."

"You sure?"

Nabuni says "Well, I don't think we should run."

"Yeah. Anyway, no one knows when the dragon... hey, wait, how did you get like this??"

"I told you I won't tell you" Lily says "I'm no tattletale either. "

"Lily, you hafta. Look, I'll show you something cool if you tell me."

"ooo good play" Nabuni whispers

"Like.. HOW Cool?" Lily asks

"Well, -I- think it's cool. I'll even let you hold it. So c'mon, tell."

"Well..." the girl takes a breath "I made a friend"

"Yeah, sure. Good." He encourages.

"A boggan friend" She says

"Boggan? Lucia?"

"No.. Lucia's old" A nose wrinkle

Wait, doesn't Lucia come from a family of boggans?

"One of her brothers or sisters?"

"This FEELS like tattle taling" She says

"There aren't that many boggans around, Lily."

"Well..yeah... but I'm not going to tell you about Bela and get her in trouble"

Then she covers her mouth

Adam grins. "S'cool, Lily. Listen, I want to let someone know.... what about letting Lucia know?"

"I.. guess. Hey, who puts the glow in you?" Fair is fair

"Depends. Wanna see the cool thing now?"

"Yes!" her eyes light up

He gets the mace from his backpack. "Here." He offers.