Chapter 38: A New Creature

"Oh..." Melissa had been rattled tonight.  She felt sluggish, as if she were moving through molasses. [Melissa, why don't you sneak upstairs and see what your brother's doing? I'm curious.] Melissa said, "I shouldn't. That would be invading my brother's privacy. I don't think that's right." No matter how many gifts people sent, she still felt she had to respect Caspian's wishes.  In her heart, nothing mattered more than her brother. She had become Caspian's most devoted defender. [Heh-heh,...