Rootbound — The Winter Guests, Page 11
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A two-panel comic page. The top panel shows Fern and Wren standing at night before a wooden open-front shelter containing a tray of dried leaves. A thin, glowing gold ribbon of light spirals from the tray toward the roof. A lit greenhouse is visible in the background. The bottom panel is a close-up of the wooden tray filled with brown oak leaves, focusing on a single silk cocoon nestled inside a curled leaf. Visible text, in reading order: Fern: We will leave a quiet corner. Wren: Nothing happened. Fern: For once, that is the good news.
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A two-panel comic page. The top panel shows Fern and Wren standing at night before a wooden open-front shelter containing a tray of dried leaves. A thin, glowing gold ribbon of light spirals from the tray toward the roof. A lit greenhouse is visible in the background. The bottom panel is a close-up of the wooden tray filled with brown oak leaves, focusing on a single silk cocoon nestled inside a curled leaf.
About this chapter
A leaf rising at Room Eight leads Fern and Wren to a tray that refuses to be cleared away. Hidden silk cocoons reveal that the dead night watchman was keeping a promise to his winter guests. With Ida's memory to guide them, they move the undisturbed tray to a cool, sheltered corner rather than a shredder or a heated glasshouse. The watchman lets go when care means leaving something alone. Back in the corridor, rippling water carries a bell from Room Nine.