Fablehaven Chapter 19 Summary

Farewell to Fablehaven

  • Kendra sleeps for a few days after the incident, but finally gets a chance to talk with Grandpa about all this stuff right before her parents come back.
  • Grandpa praises Kendra's bravery, saying that she basically saved them all. It's still a mystery why the Fairy Queen helped Kendra, but go figure.
  • Oh, and speaking of mysteries: Kendra no longer has to drink the milk to see magic critters… which could be a mixed blessing.
  • They go to the pond so Kendra can return the Fairy Queen's silver bowl. She tosses it into the pond, and a naiad catches it. Grandpa says they'll return it, since naiads respect the Fairy Queen.
  • While at the pond, Kendra looks for Lena among the naiads. Lena shows up, with her hair mostly white and her face ageless as usual—but she's a naiad again, and she doesn't say anything to Kendra.
  • In fact, Grandpa pulls Kendra back from the water before she can get too close, cautioning her that Lena is probably 100% naiad again and would find it funny to drown her. So much for proper goodbyes.
  • Kendra asks Grandpa about the Society of the Evening Star (it's bad that they now know the location of Fablehaven) and the artifact that Grandma mentioned (it's bad that Kendra knows about this at all). So many secrets.
  • On the way back to the house, they pass Dale. He's not happy about something, and Grandpa tells Kendra that Dale is upset about his brother Warren not being around to be cured by the fairies while they were fixing everyone else up.
  • Apparently Warren disappeared for three days and returned in a catatonic state—no one actually knows what happened to him.
  • Kendra's parents arrive. Kendra feels ambivalent about leaving—no one at home (other than Seth) will believe what she went through—but her grandparents want her to visit again, and maybe even take charge of Fablehaven someday.
  • In the car, their dad asks if they had fun. Both kids say yeah. Their mom says it's funny how they seemed scared to go at first, and it must not have been as scary as they imagined. Kendra and Seth share a special look.