“Then you do have the wand,”
Daniel said, pouncing in Kenton’s words.
“I’ll neither confirm nor
deny that until you explain why you care. I know why Mordollwen does. She
craves it for herself.”
Mor nodded. “I won’t deny
that I would love to be in control of it. However I strongly suspect that is no
longer an option for me.”
“Never say never my dear,” Kenton
replied, smiling. “If I have it, and if you prove to me that you do not plan to
use it as a weapon against the humans, I just might allow you to study it. For
scientific purposes only of course.”
“Of course.” Mor smiled
back, trying to keep her raising excitement from showing.
“As for your original statement,
why do you care about the wand, Jared? You are neither an elf nor a magic
worker.”
“My partner and I,” Jared
laid a hand on Daniel’s thigh, “are enforcers for the Council of the
Supernaturals.”
Kenton scowled. “You want to
get your hands on it so you have yet another weapon in your arsenal?”
“No, far from it,” Jared
replied. “Between the two of us, we are quite capable of dealing with most
problems without the help of something like that. Besides it’s my understanding
that it only works on humans. Please correct me if I’m wrong.”
“You’re not,” Kenton replied
succinctly.
“In that case it would do us
no good anyway. We would, however, like to keep it out of the hands of a human
magician, or a Supe mage or sorcerer who would like to use it as a weapon.”
“As would I.” Kenton studied
each of them one by one before apparently coming to a decision. “I will tell
you that the wand is in a safe place and nothing more. I’ve lived too long and
seen too much betrayal, even by those I considered friends, and so far none of
you rate that title.” He stood, pacing away from them before turning back.
“You,” he pointed to Aidan, “can tell the court you failed in your mission.”
The shock on Aidan’s face
was almost matched by the disbelief on the faces of the others in the room. “I
never… I am not their lackey, Baesysti . Ask Jared. He knows.”
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