The boys, finally united in resolve, looked at each other a moment. They had no idea how to escape the Faerie castle. Matt shrugged, and walked to the door.
“It’s locked,” he said.
“Don’t worry,” said Brian. He grabbed his war hammer and stared down the door.
Matt couldn’t decide if he was frightened or offended.
“What do you mean we’re in danger?” Matt asked. “Ansa and her father have been really friendly. And Ansa is the most beautiful and—”
“Yes, yes, at first,” said the swan. “But that’s not how it ends.”
More swans appeared, gathering in an ominous circle around Matt.
This Table Note is for Episode 61: “Unsolved True Crime.” On this show, we ask whether the true crime genre exploits people’s pain, or shares important stories. It turns out, the answer is complicated. Anselm author Sarah Pottenger stopped by the table to help.
The boys followed Ansa through a meandering woodland path. Brian tapped Matt on the shoulder and pointed to the map. They were headed away from the map’s arrow. Matt ignored him.
Shielding their eyes, the boys stepped into a sunny meadow teeming with poppies. On the far edge was a castle that seemed impossible: towers and turrets and bridges jutted out in extravagant excess, at angles that defied physics. Earth physics, at least.
Greetings from the North Pole! And special greetings to the newest Mellema cousins: welcome, Henry and Holland! Of course, you both are two years behind in this story. But I trust your older cousins will dutifully explain the previous years’ events to you.
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