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"The remains arrive in York via ar in Leeds," read Anyan, frouarding that caravan," said Griffin "Er, my Leader has a team They have been in place since we learned the bones’ true identity They check in every half hour So far they have seen nothing"

"Morrigan’s undoubtedly nursing so with her actual wounds from our last encounter in Paris She’ll be a little more cautious this time," said Blondie

"But she has to have people here too," I said "Even if she plans on swanning in at the last "

Blondie nodded "I’ve got Hiral on it He’s got a talent for nosing out a spy"

"So the relics are in a caravan What happens then?" Jack asked Anyan

"When the relics arrive," Anyan read, "an honor guard removes them from the hearse and formally places them into their display case Then there’s a nitaries and ins"

"So when do you think Morrigan will ed "She’s definitely going to be more cautious after Paris"

"But she obviously doesn’t care about being inconspicuous," Blondie warned

"Yes, but being conspicuous did not work out so well for her last tireed with an Alfar

"I don’t think she’ll let the dragon out again," I said "At least not initially"

"Not after you whooped it," Anyan agreed, giving ain?" Daniel asked His voice was carefully neutral, and I toldout of academic interest and not out of complete and utter disbelief

"Water," I said "The Red’s made up of fire and air It’s vulnerable to water, at least in that dragon forh I would think it would be ian did take showers after all"

"I’ll ade," said Daniel "They can be at the ready with hoses And we’ve got the local territorial ar the excuse of the protesters to up the ‘police presence,’ but the police are really uise"

Daniel stepped away tohim with a predatory sood-looking

I think soht, as we turned back to the paan coood," I said, "but any chance we can do this…"

I trailed off as Blondie’s phone went off She pulled it out, telling us Hiral was calling

"Hello?" she said Then she listened, her lips curving into a smile

"Brilliant news We’ll be there in fifteen Keep an eye on hi up the phone and then beaht across fro He used the same kind of nullifier we use, so Hiral just looked for a blank spot"

I shook my head "Clever Hiral"

"He is, at that," said Blondie, as we mobilized to troop down the hill The walled inner city of York was tiny, and it was only a ten-minute walk to the Minster from Clifford’s Tower, but it took us fifteen as we dropped off Jack and Luke at the hotel Their seconds didn’t want to risk the with us, however, although I think that was partially because he just wanted to see soroup was just in sight of the Minster, Blondie stopped and scanned the locale

"Daht in front of us I ju not to thwap the little gwyllion with a rin revealed rotten, black teeth, and he looked quite pleased with himself

"Youra thu a few blocks away "He’s in the loft roo the cathedral, number thirty-two There are two staircases,told us his info, the gwyllion strode off without a backwards glance