Double Alchemy: Climax by Susan Mac Nicol

Author:Susan Mac Nicol [Mac Nicol, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781941260050
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
Published: 2014-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Quinn sat quietly at the table in the Consortium boardroom watching the interplay between several members of the Council. He’d arrived that morning to a rousing cheer of “well done” for his part in the recent Witchfinder General episode and it appeared that the general consensus was that it had been a great success and a moment that would go down in Consortium history. However, when he’d told them about Valensia’s visit and her suggestion about an alliance between the Warlocks of the Consortium and the witches of the Praetorium, the room had exploded in a sudden outbreak of sheer madness. There were some who supported the idea, like Justin Leichner, who’d recently returned from his travels to Tibet. It went without saying that Percy and Quinn were in favour too. But others, like the bluff James Barton Sinclair and his fawning prodigy, Troy Cavanaugh, were instilling a sense of rebellion in the other Council members with their one-sided—and Quinn thought dangerous—point of view.

Since the Council was a democracy, he needed to let it play out and see where it took him. He was conscious of Percy beside him, holding himself back in difficulty as Barton Sinclair provided his view with his usual loud-mouthed diatribe of what Percy termed “utter bullshit.”

“You need to let him fizzle out,” Quinn murmured quietly. “Let’s hear what he has to say and then we’re forewarned. He has some powerful allies in this room and we need to see exactly who they are.”

Percy scowled, his chubby face furious. “You have allies too; more than that jackass. He’s such a fucking blowhard.”

“That’s as may be but let’s just play this by ear. Barton Sinclair is a bloody menace, but he has influence.” He watched with a frown as Barton Sinclair held forth on the dangers of collaborating with the witches. His words were inflammatory at best.

“For centuries they’ve not wanted our help or our resources. They’ve believed they can do it all on their own. Well, now we’ve finally rid them of the one bane they couldn’t get rid of and now they want to come back into the fold and create an ‘alliance.’ Well, I say fuck them. We’ve managed so far by ourselves.” Barton Sinclair scowled fiercely.

Troy Cavanaugh nodded, his long face serious as he toyed with a lock of hair by his ear. He was an ethereal-looking man, with dark brown curls wafting around his face and a tight-lipped mouth that hardly ever smiled in a face that was almost white in its pallor.

“Well put, James. I say let those poxy witches get along by themselves. We don’t need them.”

James nodded sagely. “Everyone knows you can’t trust bloody witches. They’re liars, cheats and more trouble than they’re worth.”

Percy’s hands clenched as he cast a furious look in James’s direction. Anger flared in Quinn’s chest, burning its way through his shirt. He was ready to erupt in a flash of sudden action and launch himself at Barton Sinclair to smack the self-satisfied smile off his face.

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