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Then I made my phone call

"Hello?" came Ryu’s fa he already knew that fro it anyway

"Is everything okay?" he asked, his voice worried

"Sort of," I said "Actually, not really Nell’s been turned into a baby, and Anyan into a dog A real dog"

"What?" he asked "How?"

"Some ancient Alfar booby trap"

"Do you need me to come there?"

"No," I replied "Actually, you’d better stay away If there’s any et taken out, we’ll need soht lose you, too"

"Okay," he said, but he didn’t sound happy about it "So, what do you need?"

"Caleb said you came here when I was in the coma?"

"Yes," he said I didn’t ask hi at , and I needed to make this quick

"Did you meet Blondie when you were here?"

"Who?" he asked

"The Original"

"No," he replied "I was only there for a few hours, and she was off doing so when I was there But I heard all about her"

"I need you to check up on her I doubt anyone else knohat she really is, so don’t go that route Just ask around, as if she were any other suspect Do your usual thing, but try the oldest beings you know, as well as the usual I’ you a couple pictures of her"

"What do you want to know?"

"Anything I have to knoe can trust her Everyone else does, but there’s soer on it I want to trust her, but I know there’sus"

"Are you sure? Anyan’s not exactly easy to fool," Ryu warned

"I know But apparently she was the one basically keeping ain trust, quickly, without deserving it," I replied

There was silence from the other end of the line, and then Ryu’s voice

"True," he said "I’ll ask around Just send me the pictures"

"Thanks," I said "Call "

"I will But you’re sure you don’t need me?"

"No," I said "But I need this infors, in case we fail"

Or in case Blondie really deserves ht, as Iris waved to me to hurry as she and Caleb climbed into the front seats and Blondie cliic to keep the big dog froo," I said "Call ht on this"

"Thanks, Ryu Talk soon Bye"

"Bye Take care"