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"That does appear to be the best solution," Merlin said "Thank you for your assistance"

Brad shot me a smile "Actually, it was Katie who saved us all She was our resistance leader"

Merlin turned to lected to mention that in your report"

"I skipped the trivial details," I said with a shrug

"Now that her iested "He could probably use her in Security She has a knack for covert operations"

"Is that so that interests you, Miss Chandler?" Merlin asked

"Yeah, I think it does," I said "Just as long as I don’t have to make coffee anymore" Merlin looked completely blank, since that was another of the trivial details I’d ohed

We returned downstairs, where the elves anted to return to their realh the portal Two of the that looked like the elvish version of the wizards’ silver chains as restraints Every so often, a few people ca a little confused

When I went back to the stereo to retrieve Jake’s iPod, I was surprised to find my purse and Owen’s coat in a pile under the stereo table It looked like they’d just tossed their captives’ personal effects aside That meant I still had my apartment keys, ID, and credit cards and he had his wallet and phone We’d gone through all that and hadn’t lost anything but a week

But I wasn’t quite ready to return to normal reality yet I’d spent the entire tiet holy of the world I’d left Well,that lovely brownstone apart a two-bedroooing to be a real adjusts up, I went back up the stairs to the roof for perhaps the last bit of peace and quiet I’d probably have for a long time But when I reached the roof door, I found that it had started raining

"What was that about dancing on a rooftop in the rain?" Owen’s voice said from behind me

"It’s a romantic movie cliché," I replied

"Still, don’t you think we should give it a try? We hit all the other clichés Why not that one? They’re even playing our song"

"I didn’t knoe had a song And where did they get thethe enchanted iPod, are they?"

"I think they’re singing"