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‘Careful, Silver,’ Vale said His grip on his swordstick was no longer quite as casual as it had been a few seconds ago ‘You wouldn’t want to have any witnesses to illegal actions on your part, would you?’

‘Illegal actions?’ Silver turned to his al actions?’

Johnson checked his watch ‘Not within the last three minutes, sir’

Silver turned back to Vale ‘There you have it Rest assured that I aal actions I a here that if he hands over the book I a for, then he will receive rewards beyond his wildest ial in it’ Rauely His eyes followed Silver dreaesture, his every breath Irene relamour that Silver had tried to lay on her, back in Wyndham’s study

‘My dear sir,’ Bradamant said, with a nerve that Irene wasn’t quite sure she’d have ed to track us here’ She stepped to her left, forcing Silver to take his attention off Ramsbottom if he wanted to keep his eyes on her

Silver waved a hand vaguely ‘The si that I could not track an agent of the Library – ah, you fooled ain! – I approached the elder Miss Olga Retrograde’

Irene and Brada to think that Silver ons were, after all, just as the Library are of them – but to have him say it so baldly and in front of witnesses was rather worrying, in that it suggested there would shortly be no witnesses And how had Silver known, in any case? What had he seen? How much did he know about the Library?

Vale, ed ‘You dealt with her?’

‘Merely a matter of convenience,’ Silver said airily ‘Normally she is far too sordid for me to do more than invite her to my parties I don’t suppose you would care to comment on that, would you, my dear private detective? From a, shall we say, family perspective?’

Vale looked eventhat I would wish to say about her,’ he spat

‘Then allow reat satisfaction ‘Her scrying atte She caught the directions given to the cab-driver Fro thismy minions here locate your destination’ He ss

‘We know Mr Vale’s sly far out of his mouth as he panted ‘We all know Mr Vale’s smell There’s a lot of us want to have a nice quiet little chat with Mr Vale down some dark alley soet your chance some day very soon now – if Mr Vale doesn’t advise his Library associate to coly Irene felt a little of the overspill of it, the burning surge of slavish desire and passionate adoration, and felt the brand across her back burn like raw ice in reaction She also felt a quick burst of relief that apparently Silver hadn’t recognized her as a Library agent She was still incognito for the ave up all attempts to be helpful to stare at Silver in mute fascination Vale didn’t seem to be affected Irene was te, but as a dragon, he should surely be i that Silver could throw at hiht that the book was still here There had to be some way that they could use that At least Brada Silver occupied

‘But how did you knoas fro still further to the left

One of the thugs twitched forward as if to rab for her, but Silver shook his head ‘No, my adversary deserves to know at least that much Hoell you fooled me, my dear! I was quite distracted by your estured at Irene, ‘and by your cunning thefts How could I have realized that you were the ether that I saw you in your true light’

Irene was torn between relief that he wasn’t focusing on her, and a certain amount of irritation that she was apparently a mousy little minion unworthy of his attention Was she so utterly unnoticeable? Why wasn’t he pointing a finger at Irene and declai an i that there was a mastermind at all?

Part of her are that this was an incredibly stupid attitude to take, a reaction to his Fae char her want to pout and preen at hiet him to notice her To have hi

Right

A thought at the back of her head was trying to get her attention This is the proble with the Fae An instructor’s voice fro to half a dozen trainees while theynovels), droning ahile rain spattered against thethat looked out onto a deserted grey stone square full of e in terms of their own personal dra you into it This is in fact a problem and a risk with all chaos-infected alternates