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“Bitch”

Fel laughs “Meow Put away the claws”

“Do you want us to drop the case?” Sacha asks

“No Last ti a bitch isn’t a crime Come on, we have another appointmen

t to er for the road trip to the next site I need time to shake this

“How the hell could anyone do this?” Sacha asks

I stare at the old battlement at Fort Pike historical site and shakefrom the brick andstructure initially built in the early eighteen hundreds The old cannon still rests atop the high wall constructed to see the eneirl’s been breaking down for a while under the strain of hurricanes and aging, and land under the water level It bore cracks and weak points

It’s the perfect slices taken out like a slice of cake that screaical aid

“Had to be o undetected,” I say There’s no sign of heavythat could make a clean cut

“Even if soured out a way to remove this section, hoould they carry it away, and where would they store it?” Sacha asks

“Why would they do any of it?” Fel adds

“To e ay It doesn’t seem worth the effort for a witch”

“You think it’s the deht

“Yeah” I nod ether Corpse, heart, head, and battlement? They’re all random If I stretch it’s possible the parapet could be connected to the veteran’s family history, but I don’t knohy you’d need both for any spell At least not that round as well as the wall

“Why? I think we’re letting one case get into our heads We need to reues