The book of Beasts (2014)
“She called for help, deep inside her own mind.
Zach! Zach! Wake up. I need you right now!
The cottage the crofter had brought her to had a dark thatched roof and was made of flat stones, insulated with thick peat. The thatch was tightly woven and, unlike the rest of the one-room cottage, not in need of repair. A large hearth took up most of the wall next to a row of high, small windows facing the sea. The windows were filthy, caked with salt and grime. The floor was made of the same stone as the walls, and was as thick with muck as the windows. The place looked as if it hadn’t seen a cleaning rag in years.
Against one wall was a wooden bed with a carved headboard that Em couldn’t help staring at. It looked like a giant set of antlers. The bed was the only decent piece of furniture in the room, neatly made up with a fat red pillow and a windowpane quilt designed with the most vibrant colours and designs that Em had ever seen.
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