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Logan shook his head “You weren’t here You didn’t see ”

“He ht,” Kara jumped in “The woman… she interacted with me Like she could see me Like she kneas there”

“So it wasn’t residual…” Jereht

“No, definitely not Maybe Logan’s right Maybe she was trying to get our attention, to specifically show us that room”

The wind picked up outside The snoirled, as theon the other side of the room rattled noisily

“Okay,” said Jereht She wanted you to find the candle Nohat?”

They sat in silence for ato the howl of the storret her decision to sleep there alone

Suddenly she had a thought

“What if whatever ritual Rudolph Northrop caot finished?”

Jereh pressing against hers Her eyes shifted upward So apparently was Logan

“What if we could find out what he was doing,” she went on quickly, “and where he was doing it And—”

“—and finish the ceremony!”

Jeremy’s voice had that excited, eureka moment that Kara loved so much about him She’d witnessed itthe Manor together Back when al they did was a fun adventure

Logan scratched his chin “Alright, I’ll bite,” he said “Hoould we go about doing that?”

Jere careful not to tap the screen “Look: the book, the candle, the bell, the scrying crystal They’re laid out evenly across the table All of them important All of thelasses “We already have the first two If we can locate the second two, and if we figure out exactly what ritual he was perfor, maybe we could finish what he started”