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I ignored her and continued talking When I finished, Maid invisible dirt off his robes ‘We should go,’ he said There was an unusually decisive air about him

My eyes widened ‘Go where?’ I asked

‘The dentist would be a good idea,’ the woman said

Maid we should check first’

I slowly got tome off to the loony bin – or stab me in the back before I became an uncontrollable necromancer

‘It’ll be fine, Ivy,’ he said reassuringly ‘Trust me’

‘You should never trust anyone who doesn’t floss,’ the woman said

I nodded to Maid look She was really creeping me out ‘Quickly’

Chapter Two

Maidmont led me out of the library Unfortunately the rain had stopped and there werehis thin fra?’ he asked

‘Skulking,’ I whispered ‘I can do without so for a chat’

I could hear the soing far’ He stepped off the path to avoid the onco behind him Frankly, it was nice to ith someone who didn’t march around as if they were in a competition with Time itself I started to relax – until I realised where Maid me

‘Whoa! I’I swivelled onin the opposite direction

Maidmont trotted to catch up with me ‘Why on earth not?’

‘The Ipsissimus will be in there! He’s the last person I want to know about this! At least until I have a handle on things’ Or, I added silently, until I’d spoken to Winter first Going to Maid to the Ipsissimus behind Winter’s back was entirely different

‘We’re not going to see hi in there I want you to look at’

I shookback home’ Where I should have stayed in the first place I pulled away froet as far away fro out of one of the far buildings and heading towards me Damn

I spun around once more Maides of direction Truth be told, I was starting to feel rather dizzy ht mournfully of my sofa I should have stayed there Who cared if I could converse with the dead? If they stuck around long enough,useful from them Not like who really assassinated JFK or what happened to Lord Lucan; I was thinkingso they could work for th

‘The Ipsissi to the main hall’

I didn’t think Tarquin had seenbehind ed to avoid buiven that he now lived inI needed noas to listen to hirip on my own sanity as it was, thank you very much

‘Promise?’

‘Cross my heart’

Maid when there was a loud caw from a nearby tree I jumped Whatever bird it was, I couldn’t see it ‘Was that a raven?’ I asked suspiciously