Chapter 6The closer they came to the top, the more the darkness turned to light, until they finally emerged from the narrow stairwell and into a glittering paradise. The awesome gate looked like a closed book, and beside it was a gaily decorated bookmark that was attached to a brick wall. Protruding from it was nothing but a talking head.
“Oh, my God, look at that, Savanne. It’s a head!”
“Shh,” Savanne said. “I’ll take care of this.”
Savanne walked up to the head and said softly, “Hello, Rinkitink.”
The head, whose eyes were closed, opened slowly. He looked at Savanne for a moment. “How do you know my name? Have you been here before?”
“I used to live here, Rinkitink. Don’t you recognize me?”
Savanne saw doubt in the head’s eyes as he looked closely at both the visitors. “I…no, I don’
