Gandalf had been trying to cheer her up by saying how safely she could walk through the Castle as a ghost. Yet, somehow, that thought did little to console her.
What was particularly frustrating is that one moment she could see and hear the ghosts absolutely clearly, and the next minute she could see and hear precisely nothing. Everyone else about her was saying how they could make out various lights and sounds, but, when Andreth looked out, all she could see were shadowy lights. Then suddenly something inside her would snap and she'd see the ghosts as clearly as if they stood right beside her.
The girl hoped there was some way to keep her shifting from one form to the next. As bad as it was to be a ghost, it was even more frustrating to be continually shifting from one form to another with no control at all. She wondered if this was how young shapechangers felt, and wished that Bird was around to discuss these things with her.
But when she looked about there was absolutely no sight of Holly or Bird or Holly's other friends. They had probably gone around to the back entrance, as they had been discussing the other night. She hoped they were safe and managed to keep out of trouble.
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