Hugo suddenly appeared in book 1?

Hi there,

I am absolutely hooked to Fablehaven, almost getting to the end of the first book, I've already ordered sách 2 to 5. As it seems they only get better? With some magical artifacts appearing in book 2?

A big câu hỏi though: I thought that the "pacing" of the first book was odd. thêm precisely : just before the chapter "The Forgotten Chapel", Grandma has hung up a little trinket to attract Hugo back to their house and at the beginning of "The Forgotten Chapel", he seems to be pulling them ahead in the rickshaw.

In the pages before that, I had the feeling (just a feeling while reading) that the tác giả was trying to add a little mystery to Hugo (where did he go to? If he had some fixed and defined tasks, why didn't he sữa that humongous cow in the barn?) and it was strange to see this character suddenly "be there". Without any explanation hoặc some lines that he (eg) cames throdding out of the forest towards them...

Thanks for any clarification / opinion :)