chapters 36-40 Summary

In chapter thirty-six, Elinor comes across Fenoglio. The two know each other from the other world. She asks him why the Adderhead has taken over Ombra, and where Resa and Meggie are to be found. He reveals to her and Darius that the story has taken on a life of its own and is now writing itself. He reluctantly tells them what has become of Ombra, and the role Mortimer and his family now play in the story against the Adderhead.

In chapter thirty-seven, Orpheus has sent his servant to spy on Fenoglio to determine if the old man has begun writing again. He comes across Cerebrus, who he recongizes from the other world. He discovers from his spy, Ironstone, that Fenoglio is in fact, not writing anything at all. Ironstone also searched the man's quarters for the book "Inkheart," which...