Journal of Secrets
- While stuck inside, Seth asks Kendra if she noticed the keyhole on the underside of the unicorn in the room—sure enough, one of the tiny keys unlocks it. Kendra (reluctantly) shares the chocolate with Seth.
- There's also a tiny key inside, which unlocks the second lock on the journal. She finds the third key in the jewelry box, and eagerly unlocks the Journal of Secrets.
- The whole book is empty. Kendra wonders what the deal is—maybe there's a message hidden in invisible ink or something like that?
- Then she finds writing on one of the final pages, but there are only three words written: Drink the milk. The milk Dale puts out that will supposedly make her sick? Seriously?
- The next day is sunny so the kids go outside to hang out. Kendra sees Dale bringing some milk out, so she asks him about the milk again—and again he emphasizes that it'll make her really sick. She asks if she can at least see the cows that it comes from, and he says no.
- Kendra decides that she needs a guinea pig, so she tells Seth to try the milk, saying that she's already had some.
- He drinks it, and immediately freaks out about what he's seeing. Kendra sees nothing, but he says there are fairies—so she decides to go for it.
- She tries the milk, and then sees that there are tiny people with butterfly and dragonfly wings everywhere. It's both beautiful and freaky.
- Grandpa Sorenson shows up and says they need to talk. He says he's impressed with how quickly they solved his puzzle—apparently he wanted them to drink the milk, assuming they were the right kind of people: inquisitive, adventurous, etc.
- This place is called Fablehaven, and it's a preserve for mystical creatures—fairies and other small critters are allowed near the house; the rest live farther out.
- The milk will open a human's eyes to the magical world, but the effects wear off after one day, so Grandpa will make sure the kids get some milk every morning (but the barn is still off-limits since it's still dangerous).
- Oh, and the pond? It's filled with naiads who think it's funny to drown people. The island at the center is a shrine to the Fairy Queen, who punishes trespassers (one groundskeeper who set foot on the island turned into a cloud of dandelion puff and blew away).
- Things are more dangerous for the kids now that they can see the mystical critters—according to the laws of magic, if you can't interact with them, they can't harm you. But now that the kids can see them, the risk of interaction goes up, and things become generally more dangerous as a result. So long as no one starts any trouble or gets violent, though, they should be fine.
- Basically, the kids need to not break any more rules (good luck with that one, Seth) and not instigate violence or try to use magic, and so long as they do this, they should be fine.
- Seth asks about the old lady. She's named Muriel Taggart, and she's a witch—but she's still human, which is why Seth could see her before having the milk.
- She lived at the preserve over a century ago, but got involved with dark magic and had to be imprisoned—the knots hold her captive, though there aren't many left, which could mean trouble.
- That's all the explanation the kids get, since Grandpa has chores to do. Kendra and Seth are excited to hopefully see more of the place, though.