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"Why would icians need money? Can’t they just make it out of thin air?"

He chuckled "They don’t like to be called that It lumps them in with the ordinary illusionists Besides, even the best sorcerers can’t s out of thin air" Dad stared vacantly for a moment then narrowed his eyes "Do you have an internet phone?"

"You mean a smartphone? Yes"

"Let’s check the Conclave’s website Maybe they have my bounty posted there"

My eyebrows threatened to fly away "YouThey have a website?"

I pulled out ave h, it was a website for the Overworld Conclave with slick professionally-designed graphics and everything The e listed bounties Mine and my dad’s were at the top of the list Most of the bounties ran around a thousand bucks Our bounties were fifty grand each I almost felt flattered

"How can sorcerers have a website? I thought ether"

"Technology and s they can do nowadays would scare your pants off Besides, this isn’t the Arcane Council’s website The Overworld Conclave governs all supernatural beings Or at least it tries to"

"Tries to?"

"Every faction complains that other factions have too ets done About the only thingthe supernatural set out of the li that rule is usually dealt with quickly and efficiently"

I gulped Had I stepped over the line? Stupid question I had dived over the line with football That had to be the reason the Conclave had listed a bounty on me

I went to the dumpster and, despite the horrible odor, pulled out the unconscious sorcerer A few shreds of moldy lettuce fell off his brown leather duster I patted hi soym shorts When his eyes settled on me, they hardened

"How did you break the circle?"

"I’ll be asking the questions," I said "How did you find us?"

"A lot of detective work"

"Tracking spells?" Dad asked

He shook his head "Didn’t have blood or anything to track you with"

I wasn’t really sure what the liard For all I knew he could wave a ic wand around and teleport to us

"You two should just come with me," the sorcerer said "It’ll be a lot easier on you that way"

I gave hio away?"

He snorted "I’m the least of your worries Ever since the bounties on you tent public, all sorts of supers are looking for you"

"Va his forehead

The sorcerer pushed himself to his feet and looked at the splinteredit takes to make one of those?" He shook his head "No, of course you don’t"

So rustled A bit of broken roof tile fell onto the alley floor fro in his trench coat and whipped out a s cold prickled at the edge of my senses, almost the same way it did when Stacey was around But this felt cold and hostile rather than hot and stalkerish

"I just knew those sons of bitches were followingfor ulped "U you?"

Dark forms dropped from above and landed in front and behind us I counted six One shadowy figure stepped into the diht of a lamp He looked pretty ordinary to th brown hair He ss

I had just met my first "nors reht white teeth and full lips coh the roof This guy wasn’t ugly, but the large gap between his two front teeth gave him an almost comical appearance He really needed an orthodontist and soly cho a vampire didn’t fix your teeth

"It’s him," said a tall thin vaht danced ly in his ruby-colored irises

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