“It will be dark in an hour or two,” he said. “We should turn back.” I raised my eyebrows. “Don’t tell me you’re frightened of these mysterious nocturnal Folk.” “Terrified. You shouldn’t take the danger so lightly, Em—there are Folk in this world so vicious the mortal mind cannot fathom it, so ghastly you would spend a lifetime yearning to forget a single glimpse of their countenance.” “You just want to put your feet up by the fire and drink chocolate.”
