As the sun set, long shadows cast onto the tidy lawn. Annabelle grabbed a small plate of cookies and returned to the servant's quarters. A lingering unease, a persistent discomfort itch, clung tightly to her like a stubborn shadow, even after extreme exhaustion.

At a turn near the vast and gossipy garden, she discovered two little people, a feverish energy whirlwind, caught up in a noisy hide and seek game. This is Dani and Axel, whose early ghostly paleness was dispelled by the energetic and ...