Dark Order members might help. For the past few days, I've been carrying note paper to catch any memories of names.”
“ You have names?” Justin asked.
“ Yes. I didn't want to mention it until I had more than two or three. But I've got twenty strong names. I imagine that you can draw connections to the names and find others that I might remember as well.” She pulled out a spiral from her purse. “Each page has a name and everything I remember about the person from physical description to magic type to station within the Order.”
“ You've helped us more than you realize,” Justin said, kissing her cheek then jauntily winking at a growling Seb. “But to ask more, do you remember Redman?”
'Yes, I do. He put a lot of personal investment into finding and killing my aunt, uncle, and me. He probably still has a scar on his thigh from where I got him with a poisoned blade. They saved him, and he never personally came to get us again. If you'll remember, what happened to me after the rite is of crucial importance to their mission and the future of the program.”
“ Are they still after you?” Justin asked, concerned.
“ Of course they are. But once they succeeded in killing my aunt and uncle, I learned a lesson and found ways to hide harder, staying constantly on the move.”
“ But won't they find you here?” One of the agents asked. “You've married the Duke, and you're helping the organization of a movement against them.”
“ You're like the golden egg,” another observed.
“ I'd like them to try,” Seb growled.
Justin put a restraining arm on his twin's. “They won't be getting her, though, because of our Coven Protection. We all have to keep in mind that Fiona's putting herself in danger to help us. We have to be active in protecting her just as she is active in giving us information. And we are going to do our damnedest to get every drop of leads out of this information.”
“ Yes sir!” They answered in unison.
“ Fiona, we're going to divide up the workload and start to make tracks. You can stay if you'd like, but we can contact you if we have any questions or anything for you to see.”
“ I don't want to interfere. I'll let you do what you all do best. I've got an interview with Melanie's friend here in about an hour.”
“ I'm headed out too. I've got something to show Fiona in the next bit of time I've got with her,” Seb said.
She tucked her arm in his elbow as they left and walked next door to Seb's office.
“ What did you have to show me? Surely not more gifts?”
“ No.” He kissed her as the door swung closed. “I want to show you the ballroom, the public kitchens, and the dining room.”
'Why? And why are we in here?”
“ First of all, we're in here because I needed a few smooches to get me through the rest of the day.”
“ I'm not going to object to that,” she said, providing those kisses all over his face and ears. “But why the rest of it?”
“ I'm hoping to convince you to do a job for the Coven as my wife.”
“ Oh?”
“ I know neither of us are ready for you as Duchess, but Skylar and Melanie have been splitting duties as Hostess. Then Melanie became less able to be a part of it, and Skylar's been doing a lot. I was hoping you'd be my Hostess as my wife.”
“ I will.”
“ You haven't even seen the depth of the responsibilities. You don't really know what I'm asking.”
“ If you trust me enough that you think I can do it, I can do it. Point me in the right direction, and I'll get advice from Skylar as well.”
“ To make it simple,” he started, “you'll be party planner for any Coven events. We're going to try to instate an optional weekly Coven meeting in addition to the mandatory monthly meeting. We need to make the Coven a stronger unit. You would work with me on planning the logistics of it. I would plan most of the events and speakers and such unless you're Duchess, but there's always seats to be found, refreshments to be
“ You have names?” Justin asked.
“ Yes. I didn't want to mention it until I had more than two or three. But I've got twenty strong names. I imagine that you can draw connections to the names and find others that I might remember as well.” She pulled out a spiral from her purse. “Each page has a name and everything I remember about the person from physical description to magic type to station within the Order.”
“ You've helped us more than you realize,” Justin said, kissing her cheek then jauntily winking at a growling Seb. “But to ask more, do you remember Redman?”
'Yes, I do. He put a lot of personal investment into finding and killing my aunt, uncle, and me. He probably still has a scar on his thigh from where I got him with a poisoned blade. They saved him, and he never personally came to get us again. If you'll remember, what happened to me after the rite is of crucial importance to their mission and the future of the program.”
“ Are they still after you?” Justin asked, concerned.
“ Of course they are. But once they succeeded in killing my aunt and uncle, I learned a lesson and found ways to hide harder, staying constantly on the move.”
“ But won't they find you here?” One of the agents asked. “You've married the Duke, and you're helping the organization of a movement against them.”
“ You're like the golden egg,” another observed.
“ I'd like them to try,” Seb growled.
Justin put a restraining arm on his twin's. “They won't be getting her, though, because of our Coven Protection. We all have to keep in mind that Fiona's putting herself in danger to help us. We have to be active in protecting her just as she is active in giving us information. And we are going to do our damnedest to get every drop of leads out of this information.”
“ Yes sir!” They answered in unison.
“ Fiona, we're going to divide up the workload and start to make tracks. You can stay if you'd like, but we can contact you if we have any questions or anything for you to see.”
“ I don't want to interfere. I'll let you do what you all do best. I've got an interview with Melanie's friend here in about an hour.”
“ I'm headed out too. I've got something to show Fiona in the next bit of time I've got with her,” Seb said.
She tucked her arm in his elbow as they left and walked next door to Seb's office.
“ What did you have to show me? Surely not more gifts?”
“ No.” He kissed her as the door swung closed. “I want to show you the ballroom, the public kitchens, and the dining room.”
'Why? And why are we in here?”
“ First of all, we're in here because I needed a few smooches to get me through the rest of the day.”
“ I'm not going to object to that,” she said, providing those kisses all over his face and ears. “But why the rest of it?”
“ I'm hoping to convince you to do a job for the Coven as my wife.”
“ Oh?”
“ I know neither of us are ready for you as Duchess, but Skylar and Melanie have been splitting duties as Hostess. Then Melanie became less able to be a part of it, and Skylar's been doing a lot. I was hoping you'd be my Hostess as my wife.”
“ I will.”
“ You haven't even seen the depth of the responsibilities. You don't really know what I'm asking.”
“ If you trust me enough that you think I can do it, I can do it. Point me in the right direction, and I'll get advice from Skylar as well.”
“ To make it simple,” he started, “you'll be party planner for any Coven events. We're going to try to instate an optional weekly Coven meeting in addition to the mandatory monthly meeting. We need to make the Coven a stronger unit. You would work with me on planning the logistics of it. I would plan most of the events and speakers and such unless you're Duchess, but there's always seats to be found, refreshments to be
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