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“They are prideful and won’t want to work with us. They’re going to assume the artifact is safer with them than with us,” Aksel says.
From what I know of the demon elders, I think he’s right.
“So what do we do? The best-case scenario was we have the artifact and use it to draw Killian out. That’s not going to happen now,” I say.
Aksel’s face is lost in thought. Blaze is staring at the computer screen. Griffyn and Rion are looking at me.
“Can we steal it?” Rion asks.
“It’s not a bad idea if it seemed even remotely possible but we can’t get in there.” I lean back against the counter.
“Damn it!” Aksel slams his fist down on the counter. “Every step forward is a puzzle for us to solve. We need a fucking win.”
He’s right, we do. We aren’t used to having a foe like Killian. He’s so damn powerful.
We need to be smart.
“Let’s trick him,” I say slowly.
“How?” Blaze asks.
Everyone is staring at me intently. It’s unnerving.
“We don’t have the artifact but we know its name and what it looks like. Let’s pretend we have it.”
“Pretend we have it,” Griffyn repeats.
“That’s genius, Felix! We advertise it’s going to be displayed somewhere and plan our attack around it. We will have the upper hand and we can end Killian once and for all.”
“It’s smart.” Anna shocks us all.
I turn to find her standing in the doorway.
“You didn’t rest long enough,” Aksel reprimands.
Anna rolls her eyes. “I only needed the blood to feel better but I rested as instructed.”
I feel like a king when she walks over to me and tucks herself under my arm. She leans into me and I kiss the top of her head.
“We need the right place to make this work,” Blaze says.
“It can’t be obvious it’s coming from us,” Anna adds.
“I have an idea. There’s a museum I’m connected to that we could work with. We will have to guarantee the safety of the actual works there but with preparation, we can do that.” Of course, Aksel has connections with museums. “We need some other items to display as well. Think about that and I’ll reach out to the museum.”
I don’t know anything about artifacts. My family is not part of the elite who use these as status declarations. The only thing I would be able to get for this is-
“We do have a second option. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it until now! An absque stone would counter the wards around Killian’s home and allow us entry,” I say.
I’m almost shaking with the adrenaline of realizing this.
“You’re right, Felix, I didn’t keep the piece we used to release Rion, though,” Aksel admits.
“It’s illegal and almost impossible to find under normal circumstances but there’s a mine of it by my village,” I confess.
The guys all look at me with wide eyes in shock.
It’s a well-kept secret since the material is so dangerous but it occurs naturally so it has to exist somewhere.
