The Kangaroo Case: A witchy cozy mystery (Trouble Down Under Book 2) by P.A. Mason

Author:P.A. Mason [Mason, P.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: P.A. Mason
Published: 2021-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“So, you’re telling me this Steve person must have ticked off some yet to be identified magic user? And you don’t have any ideas?”

I rubbed my temple from behind the counter at the store. It had taken a couple of calls to reach Amelia Ward, Inquisitor and medium by craft, who I’d worked with some few months ago to determine the cause of my Great Aunt Tabitha’s death. Her flat voice told me she had more pressing matters keeping her busy down in the city.

“I’m telling you; the magical disturbance is no coincidence. There was a burned poppet at the scene, and I found a rune at his place of work. I don’t know if Steve got caught in the crossfire of whatever is going on out here or whether this is a spell directed at him gone haywire. But either way, there’s something big going on.”

“Look, it’s your first year in Australia. You’re from the South though, right? Surely it doesn’t come as a surprise that it gets hot here and trees come down from time to time? Earth magic isn’t something we police, Kat. Sometimes the Mother takes our trespasses into her own hands. Disasters happen. That’s the way of things. As for the rest, until there’s a body...”

I made a face in my empty office. “I’d agree with you, except…”

“Except?”

I wasn’t sure whether to bring up Billy the Bunyip to the Inquisition. Back home, they left magical entities alone so long as they didn’t cause harm to others, and if Billy kept up his unusual behavior, the Inquisition might decide he posed too much of a risk. It was a complication I didn’t need, so I came up with the next best option.

“Aunty May,” I stated.

“You have another aunt out here?”

“No, Aunty May is an Aboriginal Elder in Myrtleglen. I don’t know what kind of accord the Inquisition has with first nations’ people, but she can speak telepathically, so she has the gift as far as I’m concerned. She says this ain’t natural, so this isn’t a silly American girl complaining about an unfamiliar climate.”

Amelia didn’t respond right away, which I thought must be encouraging. In the background, I heard the muted sounds of telephones and people talking in what I presumed was their office. If there was one thing I knew about Amelia, it was that she disliked the shift to working behind a screen to solve cases, which I hoped meant she was up for a little road trip.

“Ugh,” she grunted. “You know what I’m dealing with down here? Magical mafia dealing in pixie dust. The bodies are piling up. You know how hard it’s going to be to convince Stella to look into some weirdness in the sticks?”

“But you will?”

Amelia sighed. “I’ll have those names you gave me checked out and see what I can dredge up on the rune and poppet. I’ll have to wait on our experts to give their opinions though.”

“Thanks,” I sighed. “Really appreciate your help.”

After ending the call, I decided that Australia’s Arcane Council must be under-resourcing the Inquisition.

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