Chapter Four

We Fail

Suddenly the guard woke up, saw their footprints, and pressed the alarm button. We heard it and hunted for the door to the room we had got into because the guard would be in another room guarding. Meanwhile it was way past suppertime. Our parents were worried.

While we were hunting we found it and went in, flipped out the window and almost fell down the rope, and scurried to the old country road and back to town. We had failed in our plan to capture the Red Romer. Failed. We had to tell the truth at home, and our parents were proud of us because we had tried. As long as we had the mirror we were safe from all danger, but all was lost because the Red Romer would be aware and bolt, close, lock, chain, and rope all openings, including the faucet, door, chimney pipes, window, and be ready to kill us. But we were ready to kill him with the mirror to reflect back his powers upon him. But if he killed us while we were sleeping that would be too bad, so we took bags of steam and hung it on the door in such a way that if the door was opened the steam would come out, blind him, and wake us so we could take time to get the mirror. Every night we slept together.