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With a wave of her hand, Siljar dish "Children today," she complained as she turned her attention toward Nefri

"I can return another time if you’re busy"

"No, this is ier toward the lone wooden chair "Sit"

Nefri obeyed without hesitation, perching on the edge of the chair and folding her hands in her lap

"Does this have anything to do with the Dark Lord?"

Siljar shook her head "No, that chapter is closed"

"Thank heavens," Nefri said in genuine relief

Siljar held up a small hand "Do not be overly hasty"

Nefri’s serene expression never faltered It rarely did She’d had centuries of practice in hiding her eer possessed the in the pit of her sto there was no reason to specifically seek her assistance, unless

"This has soave a slow dip of her head "It has more to do hat the Veil was created to contain"

The ball in Nefri’s stoo that she’d approached the Coiven the medallion that allowed her to lead her clan beyond the Veil

So far as the world was concerned her only interest was creating a new hoht absolute peace

Only she and the Oracles knew the truth

Or actually, only the Oracles knew the truth, she wryly conceded

She had a few, bare-bones facts and dire warnings And she’d been fine with that The less she knew, the easier it was for her to pretend that the paradise she’d created wasn’t built on a cesspit

"I don’t understand," she said

Siljar paced to the ceralass of soolden liquid that smelled remarkably like Hennessy, she tossed it back like a seasoned drunk

"It is suspected that Gaius cah the rift with the Dark Lord"

"I heard ru the battle, but no one could say with any certainty what happened to him," Nefri said "I assumed he was killed"

"No, he was recently seen in the lair he used during his stay in this world"

Nefri’s lips tightened No one bla Santiago He, of course, assu ass

But she couldn’t help but regret the fact that she hadn’t suspected there was more to Gaius’s desire to beco for his dead mate

"Do you believe he intends to cause trouble?" she asked

"Not the vampire"

Nefri blinked "Is this a puzzle?"

"A puzzle with too ods, why couldn’t Oracles just say what they wanted without all the mumbo jumbo?

"Why are you troubled by Gaius?" Her tone was carefully bland "Without the power of the Dark Lord he should be easy enough to defeat"

"Because of this" Setting her elass on the flat stone, Siljar picked up a folded newspaper and handed it to Nefri

She read the top of the front page A small tospaper from Louisiana? She continued to skim down to the lead headline

"‘An outbreak of violence in southern Louisiana’?" she quoted out loud before lifting her head toscrutiny "I assume this is somehow relevant?"

"That is where Gaius is hidden"

Nefri remained confused "You think he’s responsible for the violence?"

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