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"What if he stepped outside again?" I asked "Do we think the effect just fades after tirandfather said "We haven’t tried it yet"

That wasn’t an answer I liked Fadingtheic wore off of its own accord If it didn’t wear off, we’d have to keep theure out a way to make it stop That sounded much, much harder

Our phones--all three of the at once We pulled therandfather said, looking up at us, "I guess you’ll be going now"

"Two dozen fairies on erously "Yes I believe that’s solanced at et your chance to talk to Claudia after all"

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

THE SHADOWED GIRL

Mercenary fairies had once been allies of Cadogan House--or close enough They were fearsouard the House’s gate while we slept But fairies liked gold, and they’d been lured away by the Greenwich Presidiuainst us So it wasn’t good news to learn they were caiven the e’d had so far, it was so

Brody hauled ass back to the House He piped in the Ops Rooh the vehicle’s audio system, so we could commiserate with Luc and Malik

"What do they want?" Ethan asked, brow furrowed, ar over the other He’d switched froation to Master mode pretty quickly

"We haven’t even opened the door yet," Malik said "We called as soon as the gate alerted us They were allowed into the yard for the sake of supernatural comity"

"Weapons?"

"None," Luc said "That’s reason nu They’re standing in for, as they all are"

"Suggestions?" Ethan asked

"I think we hear them out," Luc said "They aren’t allies, but they’re also not being aggressive, at least right now They can to talk to anyone but you, they do seem very interested in a conversation"

"Malik?" Ethan asked

"Agreed"

He glanced at reed Odds are, she wants to talk about the sas the rest of us want to talk about"

"The weather," Malik said, without irony

"The weather," I said

"I concur," Ethan said "Lock down the House I want everyone on full alert, just in case We’ll be there in--"