Jackie, Peter and Lucy Chambers ran from the thirteenth room and stood in the hallway with their hands on their knees taking in deep lungsful of clean air.

“What happened in there?” choked Peter.

Sir Isaac and Lady Catherine materialised looking rather pleased with themselves. “If only the Shadow Flicker was not in too much of a hurry to leave the library, he would have found the book telling him about the curse.” said Sir Isaac.

“After he cursed us at his burning, our priest put his own...