little keeper on night patrol

*The Keeper* They all thought she was the scary one. Little vampire girl, standing on the table, eyes like pink lanterns, holding keys that never fit anywhere. But she wasn't guarding treasure. Every night, after the castle fell asleep, she lit her little lantern and checked every door the library, the rose room, the mirror that never reflected. Click. Safe. Click. Safe. She was only 9 inches tall, but she was the Keeper. And as long as she held the keys, no monsters could get in. And no loneliness could get out.