Okay, first of all, I'm an author, NOT an artist.
As the twins journey through the Mansion, they encounter some strange mixes of magic. This is an illustrated mini-scene of one of these moments.
The door opened into complete darkness. Ellie wondered if it was a transporter, but when she stepped inside, the floor was solid beneath her feet, so she decided it couldn’t be. They each lit a glow in their hands, and proceeded into the dark. The door closed behind them, and all they could see were their tiny glowing lights, barely breaking through the darkness.
“Look!” Savannah said.
“What? I can’t see anything!”
“There are lights up there!” Savannah stepped ahead of her and called, “Is anyone here?”
“I don’t see anything,” Ellie said, but as soon as the words were out of her mouth, the little glowing lights came into view, green and purple like theirs, and drifting aimlessly through the hall. Soon other colors appeared as well, blue, pink, gold, silver, yellow, and orange, and varying shades of each.
“Look!” Savannah said.
“What? I can’t see anything!”
“There are lights up there!” Savannah stepped ahead of her and called, “Is anyone here?”
“I don’t see anything,” Ellie said, but as soon as the words were out of her mouth, the little glowing lights came into view, green and purple like theirs, and drifting aimlessly through the hall. Soon other colors appeared as well, blue, pink, gold, silver, yellow, and orange, and varying shades of each.
Savannah called out again, “Hello?”
It reminded Ellie of being in the Shadow Cave, alone but not alone.
“The Storm must have caused this,” Savannah said.
Ellie agreed. It was like the glowing gift had taken on a life of its own. But just like in the Shadow Cave, as they walked through the hall, the girls began to adjust to the strangeness of the situation, even enjoying the company of the lights.
It reminded Ellie of being in the Shadow Cave, alone but not alone.
“The Storm must have caused this,” Savannah said.
Ellie agreed. It was like the glowing gift had taken on a life of its own. But just like in the Shadow Cave, as they walked through the hall, the girls began to adjust to the strangeness of the situation, even enjoying the company of the lights.