• The Ice Caves •

“Let’s go inside the house,” Miss Hawkline said. “And I’ll tell you why Magic Child has brought you here and what you have to do to earn your money. Have you had breakfast yet?”

“We left at dawn,” Magic Child said.

“It sounds as if breakfast is in order,” Miss Hawkline said.

Greer and Cameron had noticed that the closer you got to the house, the colder the air became. The house towered above them like a small wooden mountain covered with yellow snow.

Greer saw something in a second-story window. It floated like a small mirror. Then it was gone. He thought that there was somebody else in the house.

“You’ve noticed the cold, haven’t you?” Miss Hawkline said as she led the way up the stairs to the porch.

“Yes,” Greer said.

“There are ice caves under this house,” Miss Hawkline said. “That’s why it’s cold.”