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“I don’t knohat you think I can do,” says Gabriel dismissively “I’m barely even a warlock There’s no way I could stand a chance at going up against Theodore”
“You ht not be a warlock, but what you are is extrean, does he still hide hi old Griical texts day in day out?”
I remember hoould always find Gabriel amid stacks upon stacks of books whenever I went in the back “How do you know that?” I ask, glancing between the two of them
“I know a lot of things” Ethan answers mysteriously “But anyway, I take that as an affiro away and consult those books of yours You must have a better collection than even the twelve faet rid of Theodore, with a spell or a ritual, I don’t care about the specifics, and if you are successful you will be richly rewarded for your labour”
“That is a ridiculous proposal,” Gabriel snorts “There’s no way to defeat a Sorcerer unless you become a Sorcerer yourself, and that would take a lot ot Decades in fact”
“Find a way and I will give you your share of as left in our father’s will,” says Ethan and all of a sudden the room is thrown into absolute silence Did I hear him correctly? Ethan had said “our father” as if he meant that both he and Gabriel are in fact brothers? This is bizarre
“You two are brothers?” I ask on a whisper
“Half-brothers,” Ethan replies, but it seems that this isn’t quite the shock to everyone else as it is to me and Finn We’re the only tho appear thrown by the information We lock eyes for a second in disbelief It certainly explains why Gabriel despises Ethan so much I wonder just how much their father left them when he died, how much he didn’t leave to Gabriel because he was a dhamphir
Antonia coughs impatiently “Are we here to discuss the fact that Alin Cristescu enjoyed the company of human females, or are we here to plan a war?” she asks, with her nose raised to the ceiling
“I apologise,of his head
“Very good,” says Antonia, before addressing Gabriel “So little dhae to devise a spell that will defeat Theodore?”
I can tell it takes a lot for Gabriel to speak to Antonia in a polite manner, when he replies “I can ht now but to try”
Antonia peers at Gabriel through a slit gaze “You suppose do you?” she pauses a h in quiet assessment “Very well then,” she continues finally “We will see what the bastard son of Alin Cristescu can do I will return here tomorrow just after sundown, and I expect results”
Gabriel looks like he wants to tear his hair out I’ined he would end up working for the vahtfall Antonia rises frouards behind her, exits the club with a graceful flourish Dru shoots oodbye to me just before she disappears out the door
After that the rest of the vampires, whose names I do not know and don’t care to learn, leave in dribs and drabs Soo to Ethan and speak with hi to be reassured of Gabriel’s merits and trustworthiness I suppose Ethan can vouch for him since he knows that Gabriel could do with the money he promised him