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Dru’s voice sounded less dazed, clearer and sharper “Tell ”

The guys and I filled him in on all of it Hoen had so things around in a hidden room in the lowest level of the castle, hohatever had been in there was nothing but dust now, and how the wards were failing, students were starting to lose their shit, and Toland seemed to have no idea what to do about any of it

“And ere attacked last week by a whole horde of monsters,” Jayce added “Someone knoe’re here, or if they don’t, they probably will soon We don’t have much time”

“If we don’t get this school back to earth, the whole Custodian progra to be the last of your kind?”

“There’s no need to be dramatic” Dru sounded , “I’ll have to do so Since I can’t call you back, you’ll have to call me”

“Do you have a direct nu to reach you at Sticky Mick’s for weeks It’s not exactly convenient to guess when you ht be in a thirsty mood”

This pause was longer than all of the others, and if it hadn’t been for the noise still filtering in fro up Eventually, I heard hih

“You can’t tell anyone I gave you this number It’s top secret”

“Understood”

He rattled off eleven digits and had us repeat the his eyes Work smarter, not harder seemed to be his motto

“Call me tomorrow at this time,” Dru said

“We will,” I said quickly, wondering whether it actually would be the right tiiven the crazy way that days seemed to pass here “And e do, let us kno close we caht”

“What?”

I shook ured out how yet”

“Crap” Dru tsked through his teeth “I forgot about inter-planar disturbances Well, do the best you can It shouldn’t be off by too much, and I’ll try to keep my phone on at all times, just in case”