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She wasn’t the only one

"No other grave was disturbed at Almshouse?" Ethan asked

Catcher shook his head "No"

I tapped fingers against lanced at Ethan "Is there any other reason to think soan House?"

"Before Margot’s attack, there’d been paranormal activity in this House--other than our own--since we’ve been here," Ethan said "And I don’t know of any before we moved in, either"

"What about the tunnels themselves?" I asked "Any notable events there?"

"None on our watch, and the city didn’t keep separate records of tunnel incidents per se Given how dangerous they are and how many sheer miles they cover, it’s quite possible someone died there But we don’t know of any deaths or trauma that would prompt a disturbance like this"

"Then we’re back to Riley," I said "We question all presumptions" I looked at Catcher "You said his remains are still with the medical examiner’s office?"

"Yeah Why?"

"Because they can probably verify whether it’s actually Riley or not"

Catcher just blinked "Daht of that" He pulled out his phone, sent aPapa," Mallory said, patting his arm "You helped train her, after all"

I could have lived an eternity without hearing her call hiument there

"I wish Annabelle was here," I said, and looked at Mallory and Catcher "You know she’s barred froraveyards?"

Their expressions were equally flat Neither had h they’d made some inroads there since Mallory’s Unfortunate Era of Evilness and her subsequent founding of Sorcerers Without Borders

"Yes," Mallory said primly "That’s one of the post-Sorcha ‘reforms’" Her air quotes were slow and draernails that matched her hair

"I don’tspecialization," Catcher said "I’m a weapons man, after all But her specialization is the deceased If she’s working that kind of ic, she should be able to work it wherever she’s needed"

"And there’s no one on the sorcerer side to fill the gap," Mallory put in