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Royce watched the two old friends as she sipped her blackberry brandy They were easy with each other, and she wondered what their backstory was Trevor leaned into her and said, “What do you think, Red?”

“I think he is just the man to have on our side, don’t you?”

“Well, for a huh priest …” Trevor answered thoughtfully

Royce rolled her eyes “Trev …” she objected

Chance spoke quickly, bringing MacBathe up to date, and his lordship held both of the Milesian’s shoulders and squeezed as he expressed his sympathy for the loss of Chance’s sister

“Aye … it will never be the same without her … and m’da … he is just so broken up”

“And ye, ye want yer ounce of blood?” MacBathe said on a sigh

“Och aye, but an ounce—nooo, I want to drain him”

“Right, but tell me more and how I can help”

“In a nutshell all wrapped up for ye, Doug, the Dark Prince Pestale is still on the loose and using black riine why”

“I is off … and that even she can’t get through” His lordship snorted

“So I’ve been told, and yet the bastard has created a dimension he calls the ‘in between’, which is just that We doona knohich way he means to travel—to the past or the future—but we have to stop him”

“Aye, but black ic as I know it can only take hihtfully as he pulled at his lower lip

“Worrisome … and as of now, there is only one object that can help us stop him,” Chance answered

“And that is where I coht to the point