Nadia smiled shippishly. "I know, it is too dangeruos too. But the manticore and acromantulas can speak as well, and the sphinx does understand when the riddle is wrong. That's what I meant --"

But then a new question was asked. Nadia raised her hand. "There are three places. One, as I already said, is Ireland, that's why it's so feared there. In Scotland the banshee is known as caoineag (wailing woman) and, although seldom seen, she is often heard in the hills and glens, by lakes or running water. The Welsh counterpart is the Gwrach y Rhibyn."