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Where else could he have gone? Back to thevan?
No. He’s still here. I smell him close. As if he’s under thefloorboards.
“Zoltan, did you capture mychauffeur?”
“Yourwhat?”
“A large man with some dwarfish blood inhim.”
“Hm, not I. I was focused on you. It’s possible this house captured him. You may have noticed it’shaunted.”
I rubbed my face. “What?”
“Why do you think I chose this for my domicile? Its tenacity and will to continue existing have kept the human bulldozers away. I’ve watched all the large houses be installed aroundit.”
“The noise and progress haven’t botheredyou?”
“Not at all. It’s made it easy to find sustenance. Though it’s unfortunate that a new family hasn’t moved into the nearest building yet.” He waved in the direction of the vacant house. “It was so handy to have warm blood so close athand.”
“Shocking that they put the house up forsale.”
“My touch is light and comes in the dark of night. Nobody ever has anything but suspicions. Though I’m not so subtle with enemies.” He smiled at me, and I had a feeling it truly was only the gun that had kept him cooperative tonight. “Here are your vials andsyringes.”
“Thanks. How do I get my friend out of the carriage house?” I pointedupward.
“Leave it an appropriatesacrifice.”
“Is that how all the junk got upthere?”
“It is. The house has eclectictastes.”
If Dimitri had tried to take that box of trains he’d seen, that might explain why the house had captured him. How did I get it toun-capture him? I didn’t have any valuable junk I couldleave.
Are you almost done?Sindari asked.I smell the dark elves. They’re returning, and they’ve acquired largerweapons.
Fantastic.
