Apple disclosed more and more of his story to her and it began to really scare her. Molly wasn't easily scared, usually, but the idea of some unknown creature roaming around in the woods near their school deeply unsettled her. She suppressed a shudder and glanced back down at her finished drawing.

It was an ugly creature, whatever it was. "Well, I guess we better get looking in some of those books." She gave him a half smile and climbed to her feet, putting her hand down to help him up. She really hoped that whatever they were looking for wasn't in a book in the restricted section.