Hugo
- That evening Kendra talks with Lena about what it's like to be mortal and grow old. The other magic critters (naiads and fairies) mock Lena for being mortal, and even worse, for choosing it.
- Grandpa summons Kendra and Seth for a serious conversation. In two days it'll be Midsummer Eve (June 21st), and this is a Big Deal.
- On Midsummer Eve, the boundaries keeping magic creatures in place dissolve, and everything runs amok—especially the evil creatures. In theory the boundaries of the house will keep them safe, though.
- Grandpa tells the kids that they will be in bed at sundown, and they will wear earplugs, and they will not get out of bed until sunrise. Period.
- Seth pesters Dale with questions, but all Dale says is that he's stolen a peek out of a window on Midsummer Eve, and he saw a face that he wishes he could un-see.
- Dale shows Seth something cool: a giant golem. His name is Hugo and he's an enchanted human-like figure made out stone, dirt, and clay. He'll follow instructions, and he helps around the preserve.
- Hugo pulls Seth and Dale in a cart to the greenhouse, so that Kendra can see the golem and Hugo can load pumpkins into the cart. Everyone will carve the pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns, which the fairies will sit inside in order to help magically protect the house. Hopefully.