In the wake of the Larva Noctis incident, as Cass and I have started to call it, life seems mundane. We’ve moved back into our dorm and the door has been repaired and reinforced. That isn’t enough for either of us, though. For the first week afterwards, Cass couldn’t sleep a wink. After that, the nightmares started. I wasn’t faring much better, so we called Bea for help.

I had only wanted her to help us fortify the dorm with protective charms and herbs, but Cass had ...