Summary

In “The Beginning,” Christopher Forrester was nearly killed by “a black doglike creature” but managed to escape (1).

In “The Beginning, Elsewhere,” Mal Arvorian was enjoying her day flying between the forest and her home. It was a good day for flying as the wind was blowing. When she returned home, her great-aunt Leonor made her a hot drink. Then the murderer appeared.

In “Arrival,” Christopher traveled from North London to Scotland to stay with his grandfather Frank Aureate the day before the dog attack. At the station, squirrels swarmed around Christopher. Animals loved him. His father used to say it was because of his smell. He used to be gentler with Christopher before his mother Charlotte died but had been distant ever since. Once, a crow brought Christopher “silver buttons and paper clips” he made into a necklace (6). His classmates had...