Resistant Magic (Relic Hunter Book 5) by R. Leonia Shea

Author:R. Leonia Shea [Shea, R. Leonia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2021-09-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Kai left us standing in the shadows while he approached the small guardhouse. He leaned in and picked up a bag. He slung it over his shoulder, saying something in German to the guard on duty. With a casual wave, he walked out of the gate and called back to the guard, drawing him closer to the brick wall and iron gate that separated Vatican City from the rest of Rome. I opened the envelopes and blew the contents of one onto Sidaffri. I watched her blink and fade out of focus. She was a shapeless gray blob, and I smiled.

“Pretty impressive,” I whispered, holding out my palm with the contents of the second envelope toward her. She blew it onto me, and her eyes widened as I took on the same blob disguise. I turned and waved for her to follow as I jogged toward the gate.

The guard turned at the sound of our footsteps, but Kai said something else in German, and the guard swung back to him. As I neared the gate, I took the pistol out of my pocket and shot the guard in the back of the neck as I ran by. I heard Sidaffri giggle and assumed she’d shot him as well. It was unnecessary, but she was having a very good time.

We jogged a few blocks until we ducked into a dark courtyard with an unlocked gate. Kai stepped behind a wall of bushes, and I heard the rustling of clothes as he changed. Sidaffri looked a little too interested, but small talk wasn’t something I excelled at during panicked fleeing, so I decided to let her have her curiosity while I concentrated on gathering my scattered thoughts. After a few minutes, Kai emerged dressed in khakis and a black polo shirt. I looked at his bag and raised my eyebrows.

“In case you need my merely human self to rescue you from the Vatican. Again.” He sighed, grinning. He leaned toward Sidaffri. “You’d never believe she’s a lionhearted relic-hunting witch, would you?”

“Don’t make me shoot you,” I muttered.

“With the weapons I created? That’s just mean.” He said with a wink. His expression turned serious. “We should stay off the street for a little while. If they’re trying to find you, being out in the open will take the challenge out of it.”

“Who are they, exactly?”

Kai shrugged. “Your guess is probably better than mine at this moment, but we can probably assume it’s not the Swiss Guard.”

My guess was getting better by the moment. I looked at Sidaffri. “They thought you were male. Why?”

She blinked. “I’m not sure. There are male jinn.” I watched her face and marked the slight widening of her eyes as she realized something.

“Cooperation and teamwork,” I said in a low tone.

She nodded and pursed her lips but still didn’t offer up any information.

Kai shook his head. “Perhaps we should find a more private place before you braid each other’s hair and share secrets.”

I headed back toward the gate but heard Kai’s frustrated sigh.

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