Chapter 1
Artemis sat at his desk, staring out of his window at the sky. The moon was full, suspended just above the trees of the forest beyond Fowl Manor. A slight breeze came in through the open window, sending a sheet of icy wind over Artemis. He shivered slightly.
Window gazing had become a hobby, as such, for Artemis. He would stare out of the window every night, looking at nothing in particular. For Artemis, it was a state of mind to think in, and relax in. No people to disturb him.
One night, however, during his usual gazing session, Artemis noticed something moving in the forest. Something that was definitely not an animal. This something was human.
People never entered the forest, for many different reasons. Some said it was haunted, cursed, and dangerous. Others said there were creatures in there, that would eat you alive. Some said murders hide there, waiting for people to kill. And some said it was a vortex, where you would disappear forever.
Artemis never believed all this nonsense, hardly anyone did. It was all lies and rumours. The one thing that everyone believed, was that every single person who had ever entered that forest, had never come out.
And here was Artemis, watching someone walking around in the forest.
Artemis sat at his desk, staring out of his window at the sky. The moon was full, suspended just above the trees of the forest beyond Fowl Manor. A slight breeze came in through the open window, sending a sheet of icy wind over Artemis. He shivered slightly.
Window gazing had become a hobby, as such, for Artemis. He would stare out of the window every night, looking at nothing in particular. For Artemis, it was a state of mind to think in, and relax in. No people to disturb him.
One night, however, during his usual gazing session, Artemis noticed something moving in the forest. Something that was definitely not an animal. This something was human.
People never entered the forest, for many different reasons. Some said it was haunted, cursed, and dangerous. Others said there were creatures in there, that would eat you alive. Some said murders hide there, waiting for people to kill. And some said it was a vortex, where you would disappear forever.
Artemis never believed all this nonsense, hardly anyone did. It was all lies and rumours. The one thing that everyone believed, was that every single person who had ever entered that forest, had never come out.
And here was Artemis, watching someone walking around in the forest.