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"What are you doing?" Sarah asked, pulling out a chair and sitting doith a s out a battle plan Goodmyself, so I&039;ll just have toast I believe Theo wants a traditional breakfast, minus the tomato"

Theo nodded at the waitress "Indeed I do With lots of preserves, please"

"Since when do you not eat like a horse at breakfast?" Sarah asked when Darla had toddled off to bring us our breakfast orders

"Since Theo prefers to appear perfectly nor for two," I answered, pushing a piece of paper across the table at her "This is our plan, so far What do you think?"

I thought her eyes were going to pop out "You&039;re eating for two? You&039;re not - "

"No, Ito keep my blood up, so Theo can eat as well"

"Oh You scared me there for a minute" Sarah sipped at her tea while she read over the list When she got to the good part, she choked "You can&039;t be serious!"

"Perfectly It was Theo&039;s idea, actually, but I think it makes a lot of sense"

"You&039;re going to break into heaven?" She gawked at us, a good old-fashioned,to break into heaven?"

"We&039;re going to enter the Court through a different entrance," Theo corrected "Everything I heard last night pointed to the vessel I sought deliberately covering his tracks Presu that Hope hinted about to Portia Since we don&039;t knohat that threat is, we&039;re going to have to find the vessel first"

"But why should we go to the Court if he is in hiding fro to be there, is he?"

I sic I knew she possessed "No, he won&039;t be there, but so else is - it&039;s the only place we can access the Akashic Records outside of the Akasha itself, and there&039;s no way I&039; back there, thank you very much"

"Akashic Records?" Her brow furrowed Darla ca polite chitchat while she doled out the plates, freshened Sarah&039;s teapot, brought me more coffee, and sent Theo a number of somewhat vapid looks I brushed a speck of non-existent lint off his shoulder, and cocked an eyebrow at her

She left with a polite

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"I&039;ve heard of the Akashic Record," Sarah said slowly, spreading jaht "Isn&039;t it supposed to be so that everyone does?"

I plopped my two pieces of toast onto theour plates "Evidently that&039;s the mortal definition, which has been skewed over the centuries"

"The Akashic Record is sis in the Court of Divine Blood, the Akashic Plain, and Abaddon, respectively," Theo said, leaning toward ood"

"Want a bite?" I asked, offering hi and bacon

He looked at it with such avidity that it reminded me of what he&039;d lost His Ada his head "I&039;d better not"

Would it make you sick?

I don&039;t know Christian just said it would likely take my body a while to adjust to the blood diet, and I shouldn&039;t confuse things by trying to eat as well I dearly love bacon, though

My heart contracted at the regret in his voice

"Dark Ones can&039;t eat at all?" Sarah asked, her gaze likewise syather it&039;s only done in situations where it can&039;t be avoided," Theo answered, his eyes following the path of a piece of bacon as I popped it in my mouth

What if you just try a little bit? A couple of bites? Just to see how it does?

I don&039;t relish spending the day vo, or however it is uilty that the food turned to dirt inYou satisfied all , he said, hisin mine It&039;s just that I miss the taste of certain foods

I sed the bacon still in rabbed his head with both hands, pulling hime, his hted you&039;ve both found each other, happier than you can know, and I&039;m the last person I think anyone would call a prude, but I a to have peopleout on top ofmy lower lip a couple of quick nibbles before ourto be uncoaze dropped to his lap He was clearly aroused I hope that is due to , I have yet to be aroused by pork products, he answered His eyes grew even blacker Unless I&039;h "Can we get back to the es Theo sent to s, to keep fro myself on hi into the Court, you have no other comments?"

"Oh, I have many comments, but I respect you both tooher fork at the paper "Where are the Akashic Records?"

"In the library, the sa where theit out to Theo A blissful look stole over his face as, his eyes closed, he breathed deeply of its scent

"In their offices? Well, now I know you&039;re crazy! Just exactly how do you expect to get to the Records without being seen? Won&039;t anyone who sees you knoho you are? Won&039;t theterrible if they find you there?"

"Theo thought of that," I said with a proud suise?" she asked

"No, the only disguises we could don that would effectively mislead a o down that path," Theo answered, taking the lid off the jam pot to sling my eyebrows

Sarah looked confused "Shohat?"

"We tried this last night, in my room It&039;s pretty slick, really" I closed the door to the pub area, striking a dra toworriedly at her raw silk blouse

"Nope This is even better thanthe hu up until it was a hundred percent, followed by the te below the dew point Moisture froan to evaporate, condensing, od," Sarah said, her voice rife with awe

I openedat the billows of fog that filled the small room "I can&039;t believe you can control this!"

"It&039;s an art," I said an to obscure the objects in the roo in order to sneak in? Oh, this I have to see!"

I opened aand began to dissipate the fog

"ErmSarahI don&039;t think the Court would be the best place for you," Theo said, looking uncomfortable