Diviner's Curse by Nicolette Andrews

Author:Nicolette Andrews [Andrews, Nicolette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

A week passed since our trip to the archivist. I had confirmed the names that the archivist had been working on were the same ones that Jon had given me. They were all dead. The causes were different for each one--fatal falls, choking on a bit of pheasant, a weak heart, and a number of other things. Apart, they looked inconsequential, but knowing that the Order had sent Jon to contact these men and then they died within a fortnight, it was more than a little suspicious.

Jon denied any involvement, apart from delivering messages, and I was inclined to believe him. If he were linked to their deaths somehow, why would he bring them to my attention and help me in investigating? If he was involved, he was either a very good liar or very confident I would not suspect him. I set Beau to search out more information about the men.

While I waited for Beau, I did more research on Johai and the specter. Jon's study hosted a number of books on various topics, and I took great pleasure in perusing the titles. I was reading a book on spirits that I had found. It was a thin volume with not much more information other than superstitious nonsense. According to the author, the spirits of the unhappy dead lingered about and haunted people and places or even generations of families. Even if that was true, the specter was much more powerful than that; he possessed his host and imbued him with power. Johai's condition was much more than a simple haunting.

I grew more impatient with each passing day. Elenna had no new insight on Johai's condition, and after getting information from the archives, we had come up with no new viable leads in regards to Sarelle's death. Whoever had her killed did a good job of covering their tracks. There was a knock on the door, and I looked up from the book, marking my spot with my finger.

"Come in," I said.

Beau pushed open the door and strode across the room. I was used to his brisk manner by now. I set aside the book to give him my full attention as he stopped on the other side of the desk where I sat.

"Have you found anything new?" I asked.

He replied by handing me a bit of parchment. I took it from him and unrolled the document. The handwriting made my knees buckle. "Damara," I said, looking up at him.

"Where did you find her?" I asked.

"She was seen at an estate outside the city. The property once belonged to Princess Arlene before it was gifted to Princess Sarelle upon her engagement to Prince Reynard."

I folded the letter in half and tucked it into my bodice. "The hunting lodge?"

"The same."

I tapped my chin in thought. The lodge had piqued my interest to be certain but not enough to warrant an investigation. Is Damara looking into Sarelle's death as well? If that were true, our paths were bound to cross. Whatever the case may be, this was the first decent lead we had had in sometime.

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