CHAPTER SEVEN
Getting out of the house without being noticed was easy enough for Blizzard. Despite having been away from home for nearly a year, Blizzard remembered the layout of the house well enough that she managed to sneak out without waking up anyone. Even with her costume on, Blizzard barely made a sound as she went down the stairs, through the kitchen, and out the back door.
Stepping into the backyard, Blizzard looked around, just to make sure that it was empty. She saw no one in the darkness of the backyard, which was to be expected; with everyone asleep and Ralph, the family butler, gone back to his home for the night, the backyard was eerily dark and quiet. Blizzard did glance up at the windows on the back of the house, however, just to make sure that no one was looking through
