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“Go ahead,” I tell hi like a scolded child

“You are familiar with the Hawthorn I presu it in half”

“Yes” I reply in a quiet voice

“Well, the South side of the Hawthorn is vampire territory, while that which lies on the North side of the river belongs to the Slayers, the Dhalances at Marcel with an a humans”

My mind is a labyrinth of shock, a a tad slow froht Plus, I think I’ from the after effects of Ethan’s revelation that vampires are actually real, so excuse me if it takes a while for all of this to sink in There arehumans? Is that just a fancy definition for a witch?

My relatively easy acceptance of all this is actually scaring ht now in fear forthe situation head on, maybe I’m not such a coward after all

“Okay, so why exactly do I need to know all this?” I ask orry

“Because,” says Ethan, “in a very short space of ti parties, and there has to be a reason for that I do not believe in coincidence”

“Yeah well,

I didn’t believe in valed in some sort of supernatural politics”

“Even so,” replies Ethan “We reeable conclusion Now, if I ly for perives a swift nod of his head

“Very good,” says Ethan “Tegan, your new eo and Head Warlock of district two is loyal to the Governor of North Tribane, Mr Siegfried Pamphrock Pamphrock is a dhamphir and leader of the DOH” Ethan addresses Marcel now, a vaguely satisfied expression on his face “Tegan caht Mr Girard, a terrible messy business that was”

“Yes,” says Marcel, without a speck of emotion “A tea”

“Good, good,” says Ethan with frightening cheeriness, as though he could stab Marcel with one swift thrust of a dagger and be grinning manically all the while “Nohere was I? Oh yes, I was telling Tegan the true identity of her neork mates So, Mr Girard’s business partner here, Gabriel Forbes,” he pronounces the narey eyes, “is a dhamphir Wiccan, and therefore his loyalties too lie with Governor Pamphrock You never could decide what you wanted to be could you Gabriel? A witch or a dhaenerally indecisive, are they not?”

I’ toward Gabriel, who appears as though he ht jump from his seat and attack Ethan at any moment, but then I see his tense shoulders relax with some effort and he replies calative attribute”