A Thievery of Far-Reaching Consequences

       As a little witch, Luna adored horror stories.  She told them in class to the other kids, made up her own and charmed them to be recited aloud by her doll at the dinner table.  Her parents always seemed impressed. 

      When she was old enough to read, she began to draw her ideas from her mother's notes.  With Secret Agent fingers and British Princess entitlements Luna sifted through forbidden pages, learning words, spells, stories to tell.  Render.  Eclipse.  Soul-eater.

     Watching her mother die cured Luna of the desire to write scary stories.  She never dreamed how vital those stolen words would become.

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