

The humans were asleep. The mansion was quiet. There was no-one to see them go.
Lusivan got up quietly and moved to look out the window. It was a clear night; the stars shone brightly in the deep blue night sky, without even a small cloud to go scudding across the half-full moon. Perfect. He padded out of the room, down the hall, and scratched at the door to Diciembre's room.
"Dici! Wake up!"