Susie walked out of the inn to the edge of town, where Shadowmere was awaiting her. She jumped on the horse's back and rode the trail to the forest, looking for the door to the sanctuary. She noticed the skull door and hopped off Shadowmere and walked up to the door. A bone chilling whisper filled the air.
"[I]What is the music of life?[/I]" 
"Silence, my brother," she answered. The door greeted her back home, and she walked inside, heading straight to her room. She avoided talking to any of her brothers or sisters. They would pester her about leaving. She laid in her bed and stared at the dark, wondering if this journey would turn out the way she hoped it would.