The Angel Chronicles Vol. 1 by Holder Nancy

Author:Holder, Nancy [Holder, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2001-06-06T05:00:00+00:00

In the library, Giles moved stealthily, thrust with the short sword, turned and lunged, turned and lunged, did a half-circle as he thrust again, asking "Will you be ready if a vampire is behind you?"

Then he launched the coup de grace, a sharp downward thrust into the imaginary villain's evil, unbeating heart as—

Buffy, Willow, and Xander strolled through the library's double doors.

He straightened and said, "Oh. Didn't see you three creeping about." He tossed the sword into the weapons locker. "How did it go last night?"

Buffy showed him the bracelet. "I found this."

Willow looked at it as Giles took it from her. Xander sat on the checkout counter and continued reading his magazine. Giles made a mental note that the boy had some sort of outside interest besides Buffy, and was glad of it.

Giles read the letters aloud. "E, N, T."

Willow ventured, "I've seen something like that before."

"It's broken in two," Buffy said. "I don't know what the other letters might have spelled. And there's blood on it."

Her powers of observation must be keener than he credited. "Oh, I didn't see any," he offered.

"Angel"—Buffy's voice caught on the name— "showed up. He could smell it."

From his perch, Xander said, "The blood? There's a guy you want to party with."

"Blood," Giles said, mentally starting a list of clues. That led to what, he wondered.

"In Sunnydale." Willow flashed an expression of mock innocence. "What a surprise."

Xander closed his magazine and slid off the counter. "Okay. Here's what we're going to do. She should probably make the rounds again tonight and we should try to figure out who that bracelet belongs to."

Giles nodded at Xander's strategy. "Good idea. She'll patrol, and we'll reconvene—"

"Oh, hello," Buffy sang out, "'she's' standing right here, and she's not available."

Giles was taken aback. "Why not?"

Xander began, "Buff, this is a little more important than—"

Buffy made a little face and said, "I've got a mountain of homework to do. My mom's not really feeling well and she could probably use my help. And to be truthful, I'm not feeling all that well myself."

Giles said in a rush, "Oh, sorry. Of course if you're not well . . ."

"I'll take an early pass this evening and one later, but for the bulk of the evening . . ."

Excellent girl. Despite her illness she was not shirking her duty. Giles said generously, "You should stay with your mother."

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