Welcome to Stories from Among the Stars.

You're listening to The House in the Cirulian Sea by T.J. Clune, narrated by Daniel Henning.

7.

Mr. Parnassus led Linus down a long hallway at the top of the stairs.

The children's rooms, he said, nodding at the doors on either side of the hall.

There were signs hung from each of them with the names of the children.

Chauncey and Sal on the right, Fee and Talia on the left.

He pointed toward a hatch in the ceiling. The

outline of a wyvern had been drawn on it. Theodore's nest is up in the turret. He has a

small hoard up there, but his favorite place is under the couch. I'll want to inspect them,

Linus said, making a mental note of the layout. I figured you would.

We could arrange for that tomorrow, seeing as how the children will be getting ready for bed shortly.

Either Miss Chapelwhite can show you while the children are in their studies,

or we can do it before, and then you can join us in the classroom.

What about Miss Chapelwhite?

Linus asked, staring at the etchings of trees in the wood

of Fee's door as they passed it by.

She was here long before we ever were, Mr. Parnassus said.

The island is hers.

We're merely borrowing it.

She lives deep in the woods on the other side of the island.

Linus had so many questions, this island, this house,

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