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Griffin’s Alfar, however, did no such thing Their own gla poept even more powerfully over the square It ht was probably imminent But it also ic where it shouldn’t be would have their signature ca about the square

It was then that I saw her

I pinched Anyan hard, and he ju hier that I’d pointed surreptitiously towards the far corner of the square, swearing softly

Morrigan, dressed in a pretty white sundress, atching everyone mill around from under the safety of a parasol

She looked absolutely enchanting--her long blonde hair swirling down her back and her expression one of rapt attention I also felt enchanted, part ofto make my way towards her, to touch her, to kneel at her feet But now that I knew those feelings were really the Red’s unholy charisnore I did notice, however, that the creatures nearest her--under strict orders not to confront the Red should she appear--all too unconsciously stepped towards her I doubted if any even recognized her, as an And yet still they couldn’t help but draw nearer, peering around as if they were suddenly re

"Here co, her wings contained in an overcoat similar to mine and her mad emo hair wrapped under a floral head scarf She looked like a local froue of Gentlemen

Gun-cameras pivoted as the first car in the cavalcade entered the cathedral’s grounds fro it on all sides It was a black sedan, and another followed it Finally there ca its rear

All eyes were on the caravan except for an’s whereabouts to Griffin and Blondie in case they hadn’t seen her, while I kept ure

"Got her," texted back Blondie, even as I saw in ive on was sauntering towards the doors of the Minster at a leisurely pace, but the face she turned towards the hearse was filled with such utter love and longing that Ia lover hoain

So it didn’t take e forith the other protesters, waving our signs and chanting soest rebels and Alfar soldiers--dressed as penitents, priests, nuns, and local dignitaries--began to form an orderly line to attend the small private mass that was supposed to be conducted before the relics officially opened to the public

Ballsy as ever, Morrigan joined the around beatifically at those who looked too closely Everyone behaved beautifully, however, not betraying a trace of supernatural power or letting the proxiet Morrigan in the church, put it under ical lock down, and take her out then As everyone started to process inside, Anyan and I would scaan with the labrys If all went the way it was supposed to, Morrigan would already be taken down by the welco with Blondie and so with the ax, a job that I wasn’t looking forward to but that I was pretty sure I could handle Violence wasn’t in an had crossed too many lines If she hadn’t been evil before, as the woman ould murder her own husband, she was certainly evil now that she’d invited the Red to share her body

"They’re going in," Anyan murmured "You ready?"

I nodded, and we started to h our own people towards the side entrance Everyoneback in the space left by our passing so that wehis head around to keep an eye on things, reporting back to me

"Everyone’s lined up to watch the bones They’re nearly to the door Morrigan’s at the head of the line to go in She’s only a few feet fro athe side door that would take us in ere called

"Blondie’s cohest took a deep breath, tasting the air "Jack and Luke are already there, waiting"

"It’s all going according to plan," I said, then remembered to rap myself on the head, to knock on wood I had just raised my fist, in fact, when I heard Anyan swear

"What the fuck?" I whipped around, pushing in front of the barghest only to swear,here?" I almost screeched Last I’d been told, Blondie herself had set hiuarded by Ly across the square towards Morrigan?