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She took a sip of hot chocolate. ‘In his old age, Titus found a safe place for it. Titus’s son helped him put it there, and from then on the story was passed down to the next generation. Sadly, as the years came and went, it became a sort of family myth. No one really believed it to be true and no one attached any real importance to it. Hence, Castor having no memory of even being told it. Luckily for us, hewastold it, and that memory stayed there, buried deep.’
‘Then you know where the key is?’ Keely asked hopefully.
‘I do,’ Celeste said. ‘That is, providing no one’s found it and removed it, of course. It’s buried with Titus’s wife. If we want to get it back we’re going to have to open her tomb. Not a pleasant job.’
‘Ugh!’ Sky wrinkled her nose. ‘Seriously?’
‘Where is this tomb?’ Keely asked.
‘It’s in a little village just outside Beverley in East Yorkshire. Remember, Titus lived near Beverley? Well, his wife is entombed in a small churchyard a few miles from the town.’
‘Right,’ Keely said. ‘Tonight I’m heading there to find it. Who’s coming with me?’
‘Tonight?’ Sky cried. ‘But it will be dark!’
‘Do you think we’d be better off doing it in broad daylight?’ Harley said. ‘I’m sure no one will object to us opening up a tomb, will they?’
‘But—but it’s going to be so creepy,’ Aurora said with a shudder.
‘We don’t have a choice.’ Keely shrugged. ‘I’ll go alone if necessary.’
‘You will not,’ Harley said immediately. ‘If that’s the case then I’m coming with you.’
‘Me too,’ I said.
‘Forget it!’ Sirius glared at me. ‘Have you learned nothing from this afternoon?’
‘I can go with them,’ Killian said. ‘I’ll be there to protect them if there’s any Pendragon activity.’
‘No,’ Emrick said firmly. As I opened my mouth to protest he said, ‘I’m sorry, Trinity. I know this must be frustrating for you, but you’ve already endangered lives once today. If you remain here on this island there’s no reason the Pendragons will even know there’s anything going on tonight. If you go they’ll sense it, and that will only draw attention to the hiding place of the key.’
‘But—’
‘No!’
He clearly wasn’t going to be talked out of his decision.
‘Listen to me. Your presence will attract Havok and his men to the tomb where, just possibly, the Golden Chalice Key is hidden. Can you imagine how you’d feel if, because of your actions, the Pendragons got hold of that? And yes, Killian could be there to protect you, but why should we risk him? Even Killian is only one person. Who knows how many Pendragons might turn up looking for you? Be sensible, please.’
He was right and I knew it, but it didn’t make it any easier to deal with.
I folded my arms. ‘Okay,’ I said gloomily. ‘You win. But I want it on record that I’m sick and tired of being a prisoner.’
‘Of course you are,’ he said. ‘And that’s why we’ve got to focus all our energy on finding the keys while Wulfram’s doing his bit to find the sword, because the sooner we have all three the sooner we can stop this warmongering by the Pendragons in its tracks and life can go back to normal. Just be patient a little longer, Trinity. Please.’
As infuriating as that was, I knew it made sense.
‘Right,’ Sirius said, rubbing salt in the wound. ‘I’m happy to go with Keely and Harley.’
‘And I’ll go, too,’ Star said. ‘I’m good at fireballs, and if we get any unwelcome visitors I’ll shoot a few in their direction.’
‘I don’t think that’s such a good idea,’ Benedict said immediately.
‘Well of course you don’t, Benedict,’ she said. ‘Nevertheless, I’m going.’
‘But you’re a mother, darling,’ Iliana pointed out.
‘What’s that got to do with it?’
