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I forced n that ere being watched I was only one pair of eyes, though Anyone could sneak up on us fro in rapid circles around the spellcasters, hoping that anyone who did approach us wouldn’t et around the circle

A slight gloas just starting to forht next toue froot company!"

But she made no move to stop us, to hit us with the whammy, or to call the authorities She just put her hands on her hips and snapped, "What do you fools think you’re doing?"

Chapter Eighteen

Behind rew di, really," I said, trying to play innocent, in spite of the evidence aroundto open a portal, were you?" Florence asked "Did you really think you could escape that way? Do you know the kind of power it would take to punch a hole like that between real to be a very sly calm as he came over to stand at my side

"And did you think you could use that ?" Florence scolded

"No I just hoped we’d get our ht"

She shook her head and made motherly "tsk, tsk" noises "It would never have worked Now, coet away from here before anyone else shows up"

The others all looked at uards, but she’s always hadon, even before the spell broke We may as well trust her"

"It’s not like we have a lot of other options," Earl grumbled, but they all followed as Florence bustled us away from that part of the park

When ere in an area sheltered by hedges, she gestured for us to sit down, and then her appearance shi that was very different, if still recognizable as Florence Her face was thin and angular, her body y, her eyebrows slanted, and her ears pointed She turned to Earl and Brad and said, "You’re with the underground, aren’t you?" Then she did soant gang sign Earl and Brad returned the sign

"She’s okay," Earl said "She’s one of us"

"She’s a double agent," I said

She sank to sit aot in really deep with Sylvester’s organization and next thing I know, I’ve been shipped off to the Homelands and put to work as a cast member in the world’s creepiest the all along, and yet you did nothing? You told no one?" Earl accused

"Don’t you think I’ve been trying to find a way to send es back? That’s how I know you can’t make your own portal Once you’re here, you’re here, even if you’re staff There’s one portal, and it’s warded so heavily that no one can get through, not even those of us who are in on the scheure there’s a chance so us coe their efforts"

She turned to e you toward breaking the spell without breaking et it To be honest, I’h"

"It wasn’t that I had a brilliant breakthrough," I adic My current ic supply is extremely lirip on me" Then I had a sudden burst of inspiration "You said the portal is warded Could a ht, but before she could answer, Owen protested, "Katie!"

"Actually, sheslowly "Can you norh wards?"

"All the tiet back to your i off"