[Were Charlie awake, she would be utterly mortified...but the fact is that sleeping Charlie is a cuddle bug. She's just gonna curl up to the other presence, don't mind her...

...that said, this isn't Charlie's room. There's books everywhere, including the aforementioned journal. Several pages have been torn out or rendered illegible. The illegible pages have tear stains on them, and were it not for the crease, Dave would probably never find the actual entries...

There is a note in a different hand scrawled after the PS:

"The chances of the little one finding the will to set off the locks was very high even without the curse. Mab's curse changed it to an inevitability, though, and it is evil to use magic for such a thing. This Pytha approves not at all of your actions, but she approves even less of Mab's. Any witch with half a conscience would feel the same, and that is why you are allowed to know the truth.

It is a familiar guardian's duty to ensure the safety of their witch until they can protect themselves. If you are at all as competent as you believe yourself to be, then you would do well to see your duty through. Incidentally, those in these situations either learn to endure each other's company or die quickly. Compromise, perhaps, is the path of least resistance.

Pytha"]