CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
LOUISA ENDLESS
Ben came down, carrying the crystal ball. “I don’t get it. I thought crystal balls were to see the future.”
“Not at all,” said Edward, “crystal balls are to store memories. Time is a tricky thing to store, and crystals are the only place that can keep it. Time is memories, sound, and light, and there’s no way to keep hold of everything at once. At least, not like here, where you have cell phones and things. So, to keep track of everything, faeries use crystals. Or glass. That’s why magic mirrors are popular as a means of communication. The crystals are more ostentatious, whereas not many people would suspect a mirror.”
“Brilliant,” said Ben with a grin, and he handed me the crystal ball.
At my touch, it glowed. A memory played before us. It was m
