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The sound of hurried footsteps echoed down the hall Ethan was on his feet before Luc appeared in the doorway "What’s happened?"

"We aren’t entirely sure," Luc said "But you should come see"

We followed hiathered in the foyer that had been eic peppered the air

They parted as alked past theot sat on the second step fro a miserable purple-black She still wore her party dress, but she’d added a white Cadogan House apron and exchanged her heels for the clogs chefs seemed to favor

Lindsey sat beside her, pressing an ice pack to Margot’s forehead

"What happened?" Ethan asked

"Nothing," Margot said "Just a little bump I tripped"

"You didn’t trip," Lindsey said, then looked back at us "She didn’t trip Someone shoved her down in Tunnel Three"

Cadogan House was an old building, and there were several brick passages beneath the House, part of the extensive syste a careful Master, Ethan had shored them up in case we needed to make a quick and unseen exit I’d been in Tunnels One and Two but not Tunnel Three It was the longest of the three, running north a full quarter mile from the House’s basement

"‘Someone’?" Ethan carefully asked, a threat in the word "One of ot said

Ethan raised an eyebrow "Soot said, and gave Lindsey an arch look "Lindsey’s e because of Sorcha"

I didn’t disagree that ere on edge, but Lindsey wasn’t one to exaggerate, at least not about so related to House security The look in Ethan’s eyes said he didn’t think so, either

"It’s not a big deal," Margot said hat sounded like warring fear and frustration

"It is a big deal," Lindsey said

The buzz of lanced back at his Novitiates

"I’ll ask you all to go about your business so we can deterot heal Please," he added with an indulgent s upstairs past us or down the one and quiet fell across the foyer again, Ethan turned back to Margot "What happened?"

Margot sighed heavily, shoulders sagging with the effort "After the shower, I had this idea for so" She looked up at non slider But I needed ood reds in Tunnel Three"