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she’d first noticed the little branch at the top of Glitterwings. The tooth fairies hardly breathed as she described her journey up to it, the strange carvings on the shelf – and then meeting Shadow herself.
    â€˜So that’s where the Brave One lives,’ whispered an awestruck voice in the darkness. ‘I’ve often wondered. And you say she carves things? How strange!’
    Murmurs of agreement came from all directions. Twink gritted her teeth and carried on, describing Shadow’s hurt wing – if it had really been hurt at all, that is – and how she and Sooze had offered to help.
    â€˜And Shadow never even told me to be careful,’ she finished up indignantly, after describing her capture by Timmy. ‘She knew perfectly well that I was flying into a trap, but she never warned me!’
    There was silence on the darkened shelf. Finally the same fairy whose story had woken Twink up spoke. ‘You must be mistaken,’ she said.

    â€˜Yes, you must have got it wrong, somehow,’ said Midnight’s voice. ‘Shadow is the Brave One! She wouldn’t do such a thing.’
    Twink opened her mouth to argue – and then slowly shut it again. Maybe the tooth fairies, trapped here in their jars, needed to believe in the Brave One for their own comfort.
    â€˜I suppose you’re right,’ she said after a pause. ‘Maybe I – I didn’t understand her, or something.’
    â€˜I’m sure that was it,’ said Midnight, sounding relieved. ‘But it was a good story anyway, Twink. Would you tell it again tomorrow?’
    Twink sighed. ‘No, I don’t think so,’ she said. ‘My friends will be coming after me soon . . .’
    She trailed off, suddenly wondering whether that was the case. After all, Sooze hadn’t heard where she was going – Shadow had taken Twink to one side and whispered the directions. And what if Shadow refused to help them?
    Twink straightened her wings. Well, whether her friends came to save her or not, she had no intention of staying here!
    â€˜When it’s lighter, I’m going to try and escape,’ she said firmly. ‘Timmy will be at school during the day, won’t he?’ She remembered from her time with Lindsay that human children had to leave their homes every day to be taught.
    â€˜Yes, that’s right,’ said Midnight. ‘I don’t think you’ll be able to escape, though, Twink. You might as well just accept it: you’re here with us now.’
    There were murmurs of agreement from the others. Twink clenched her jaw. ‘Well, I think I’ll at least try first, before I give up and live in a jar for the rest of my life!’
    She could almost see Midnight’s shrug. ‘Suit yourself.’
    To change the subject, Twink said, ‘There’s one thing I don’t understand. Did you all know that Timmy was going to try and capture you?’
    â€˜Only some of us knew,’ replied the storyteller. ‘After the Brave One escaped for the first time, she told others what was happening. All we’d known until then was that sometimes tooth fairies went missing.’
    â€˜Oh,’ said Twink in bewilderment. ‘But why did you keep coming here, in that case?’
    â€˜It’s because of the tooth fairy pact,’ explained Midnight. ‘We have a very old agreement with humans, you see. If there’s a tooth that needs collecting, then we have to come and exchange a coin for it – no matter what.’
    Twink frowned. ‘But . . . why? I mean, why do you want their teeth?’
    A startled gasp came from the darkness around her. ‘Because we’re tooth fairies!’ cried the storyteller. ‘That’s what we do!’
    â€˜But do you like collecting teeth?’ insisted Twink. ‘At least Shadow carves things in hers – do you lot do anything like that?’
    There was a confused