An exempt from the personal diary of Hugh Spengler:
Dear Diary,
I’m starting to suspect that the Slenders are keeping me prisoner in this basement.
I’ve highly debated whether or not to send out a message in a bottle, the only problem being that there isn’t a lake around in which to throw the bottle in.
No one really comes down to talk to me, much. Cadmus will come by once in a while to complain or talk about something, but mostly he says he just checks to see if I’m still alive. I suppose it’s comforting that I’m being so much compassion. After all, I don’t really have to go outside and if I feel like socializing I just get on the internet and start chatting up the locals. That’s how I hear most of the news about what’s going on with the Slenders, since I’m supposed to be chronicling their lives, but they don’t always tell me everything.
Everyone knew when Ottoline was born that there was another fairy in the family. Her parents adore her, but Pierette’s in close second. With four kids all growing up together they’re most likely going to think of each other as siblings rather than an odd assortment of cousins and half-siblings.
And when her wings sprouted, Cadmus smiled sadly at the birthday party and remarked how much she reminded him of Carmen.
No one’s seen or talked to Carmen in years. None of the Slenders know what happened to her. Last we heard she adopted a human child, but no one’s certain beyond that. They can only hope that she’s well.
Jessamine – now a child – is a witch, apparently. Some of the other witches in the family sensed it when she was younger, but it’s confirmed now. No one will be surprised if her brother, Jackson, also possesses magical blood. Jessamine certainly has the demeanour of a witch! She’s made friends with Lizette and Shad Maldano, both of whom appear to be…vampire-fairies.
I didn’t know such a thing was possible. I think I’ll write a book about it.
I guess it’s not that big of a surprise. Her mother makes Simbots for a living, so I suppose that Jessamine’s odd choice of friends is relatively normal in retrospect.
She also witnessed her first death when Bianca Crumplebottom died. She said a friendly hello to the Grim Reaper. Cadmus says he’ll have to talk to her about conversing with the personification of Death.
Someone sighted Robin Slender at the beach. It’s the most anyone’s heard from him in years; he’s aged into an Adult and he’s balding. Still not married, though.
And Algernon? Looks normal. Acts normal. Eyes everyone maliciously, but he’s only a toddler, so maybe he’ll grow out of it.
Something’s not quite right with these kids, I know it.
I think I might ask Cadmus to install a security system so I can monitor the situation. I just tried opening the door and I’ve just realized – they’ve locked me in!
I’m sure they wouldn’t actually keep me prisoner, though. They’re not that crazy.
The Slender Legacy 