In this short scene, the young narrator tries to convince the reader that he is in love with a girl named Lily. He tries to get Lily to kiss him, but she refuses, saying that she will beat him back if he kisses her. The young narrator then asks Lily if she is trying to write a novel, and Lily replies that she is writing a story. The narrator then tells Lily that she looks unhappy, and that she must be worried about the snow woman, who has gone to the nurses' office. Lily, however, is not worried, because she has seen a whisper that says that the woman is not afraid. Lily then tells the story of how she and her friends have teamed up to defend their kingdom against the vampires, and how the vampire king, Louis, has been trying to get closer to her