The snack table was nearby. The frozen servants still stood like statues, their trays in their hands. The lemonade pitchers. The plates. The napkins.
No. Not enough.
She needed something else.
Her eyes landed on the decorations. The banners. The ribbons. The streamers. All made of fabric.
"FABRIC," she whispered.
Her mind raced. Earth worms lived in soil. They breathed through their skin. If you covered them in something dry, something that would coat their bodies and block their pores—
"KAEL! I NEED YOU TO BE BRAVE FOR ME!" Alina shouted.
Kael was crying, his face red, his body shaking. "I'M SCARED!" he sobbed.
"I KNOW!" Alina said. "BUT I NEED YOU TO HOLD ON! CAN YOU HOLD ON?!"
Kael nodded frantically, his small hands gripping the monster's appendage.
Alina turned and ran to the decoration table.
