'Are you sure it's here?' Emily peered at the castle from behind the wheel. 'It looks awfully quiet. Almost deserted...'<br/><br/>'Yes, it's here,' replied Miranda, a bit impatiently. 'It's still early; I expect there will be more life around after nightfall.' Somehow she managed to get out of the car without tripping over her skirts, since she only had one hand available to manage them. 'Go back home, Emily, or the kids will run riot. I'll call you when I need a lift back. Yes, I'll behave,' she caught her sister's line before she even said it. 'Don't go all big sister on me, I'm a big girl.'<br/><br/>Even so, she felt like a dwarf in that hall. Oh boy, that was<em>huge!</em>Her footsteps echoed on the floor tiles. And it was definitely quiet. There were only two other guests there, a masked woman and a man in - what on earth was that costume anyway? Miranda hoped others would arrive soon. The place surely wasn't meant for a party of three.