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"Spit it out already," I said in an exasperated tone "The suspense is killing me"

"Tiberius founded the Illu that should have been ood detective "To counter the Te’s turn to look confused "What do the Te toward the door as if the chancellor and a squad of dissertation panelists eons

I wasn’t sure what I could tell Zagg He seeotten past the stage where he’d tried to kill me and all, but I still didn’t know him that well On the other hand, what if he could help me find the Cyrinthian Rune? He trusted me with this secret, so maybe I could trust him with some of mine "I’ve met a member of the Illuminati"

The historian’s eyes flared "What? Who?"

"Look, I thinkabout the size of your secret?" he said, raising an eyebrow

I shrugged "Not bragging Just telling you how it is I want you to promise to keep it to yourself"

He nodded "I promise"

"Pinky swear?" I held out er in h "Pinky swear"

I gave hi out his na I told hilesworth, and worst of all, Daelissa, illing to kill anyone who got in their way

Zagg dropped onto his stool, staring blankly at the floor "Moore’s lover, Lissa, was--is a Seraphim? And she created the Templars?" He seee everything This knowledge would rock the very foundation of Overworld history"

I laid a hand on his shoulder "Look, I’ll bethe news on the world, but not now Not while the Conroys and Daelissa are hunting for a relic that could allow them to achieve world domination"

"It sounds so dramatic when you say it that way" He stood Nodded "I’m your man If Moore and Tiberius hid a relic soulate it with copious amounts of historical research"

"Could you use an assistant?" I asked, the perfect candidate inASE "I’ve got hundreds of those to go through Far more than I can do on my own Who do you have in ht we, uray suit"

"I remember hiole’s eyebrows rose "He looks so real"

Feeling buoyed by optieneral location of the rune, my Illuminati acquaintance can help us find it He has a special ability for seeing thingsopened his mouth, no doubt to ask me more about this special ability, but seeet back to you as soon as possible"

By the time I reached the cafeteria, lunch was al hall as a noisy mob of well-fed students poured frorily

"Hi, Justin," said a fahtly at ana and I saved you so sound "I went through a lot of trouble to sneak away today, and you didn’t coana said to Ivy She looked tired I wondered if the other kids had been teasing her

"Thanks, Ivy," I said, taking the bag "This is really thoughtful of you" Soana so I could talk to her about saving Moed "And then we talked about clothes" A look of wonder caet to choose what to talk about with the grownups"

"We both like purple clothes," Morgana added "Especially dresses"

"Out of the way, freak," said a burly guy close toher over

White hot anger flared in rabbed hith, because the bully dragged her a couple of feet before turning to face her, a sneer on his face "Get off me you idiot!"

Ivy’s face turned to stone "You will apologize to rowled, as fur started to sprout fro to a child "Or do you need to go get a Conroy to hold your hand, little baby?"

Ivy seemed to muse the question "I think I’ll handle youa wand, she slaht flashed between her hand and his body The lycan howled, flew back, and slah to knock loose several portraits<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>