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"I’ll explain later" I dialed Trix’s desk and said, "Tell the boss that he needs to get down here now" She pro up

"Ah, so it en’s lab you were heading to," Ari said

"What?" Only then did I remember the reason I’d supposedly come down in the first place "Oh, that No, I accoht I’d stop by to say hi to Owen"

"He’s in a "

"Really?" Then I re a book froot that book fro when you were in there?"

"I took this o Sorry I can’t help What happened?"

"Our spy has been busy again"

"H I saw hiot here"

Owen and Merlin then went by I caught up with them in the hallway "Someone’s been in your lab," I said to Owen, "and I’ about your secret Santa Well, your secret Santa see’s been left, but someone else has been there"

By the ti all that off, ere in the lab "Can you tell if anything’s ed?" Merlin asked

Owen ran a hand through his hair, uess I’ll have to start warding the lab, too, but that’ll etdown here, Katie?"

"You’re not the only person in this departht I’d drop by to say hi while I was in the neighborhood"

He went back to sorting through the books and papers that were on the floor "You didn’t see anything, did you?"

"Sorry It was like this when I got here, and I called right away"