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But first I had to get up and get some medical help Medical help I felt around inside my jacket and found my cell phone, still intact I kept a couple of throay cells on hand at hoh the air, and I’d just lost one

I ent Medi-Teaive them my location, and then I closed ht before I conked out was of Gabriel Where was he?

I woke to darkness inin a kitchen chair besideit was Gabriel Then a shaft of light cah theand I saw that it was JB

I cautiously raised myself froe patch of gauze taped tobandage rapped around ers touched my cheek and I moaned in pain My whole face felt puffy and tender, and the rest of reat, either

JB shifted in the chair and opened his eyes blearily "I’ up in your condition In fact, I’ in your condition"

I sluainst the headboard, exhausted fro stock of my injuries "Is it that bad?"

He rubbed his eyes "You’ve looked better Like when you’ve co your house slippers"

I raised an eyebrow at him "You are the soul of tact, JB No wonder all the wo here, anyway?"

"Your gratitude is overwhelht you ho you"

"This is repaired?" I said

"Well, they can’t do thatcan, but they patched you up as best they could Where is your shadow, anyway?" JB asked

I felt a pang in one"

"Gone, how?"

I explained about the body we’d found in the alley, and how Gabriel had disappeared without a trace a few moments before I’d been attacked

"Do you think his disappearance had so to do with your attack?" JB asked

"I suppose it could," I said slowly "But it could also have so to do with the wolves Or with Antares, for that ht about it, Antares seeical tricks up his sleeve, and disappearing acts were a favorite of his