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"Fair enough Return us to the abbey"

"As you wish," he said, with frost-filled, dangerous eyes

Back at the abbey, Jada apprised Barrons and Fade of the agree the necessity of working together quickly and without contention "You can kill each other when this is over, but until that time we’re allies who’ve shelved ani the black holes If any of you have a problem with that--leave"

No one moved

She turned to Barrons "I know the bookstore is heavily warded Can the Sinsar Dubh enter it?"

"On its own, no Rowena carried it in when she was possessed by it I’d not warded the store against the old woman Mac’s ability to enter remains to be seen"

"Speculate"

"The old bitch was human, possessed by a Book"

"That’s exactly what Mac is," Jada pointed out

"I felt her and disagree"

"What did you feel?" She wished she had his atavistic senses!

"Irrelevant Move on"

"It’s not ir--" she began hotly, but terlanced at Cruce "Begin sifting the injured sidhe-seers to the alley behind the bookstore"

Cruce hissed, "I will not sift sidhe-seers--"

Barronsmy store--"

"What part of ‘quickly and without contention’ did I fail to make clear?" Jada said coolly "Do you have a better idea, Barrons? Is Chester’s protected against the Sinsar Dubh? If so, take the sidhe-seers there The Book has obviously been here and may still be We e?" Fade growled at Barrons "Did you agree to this?"

"I’os required delicate handling "I’e The issue at hand happens to be the lives of my wo moment in silence Then he inclined his dark head "You heard what Jada said Move the sidhe-seers But to Chester’s not my bookstore"