(eng) Niall Teasdale - Thaumatology 03 by Legacy

Author:Legacy [Legacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Part Three: The Ties that Bind

Kennington, London, April 29th, 2011

There was a big, black car parked in front of High Towers when Ceri got home. It looked like one of Carter’s cars and that was just the icing on the cake. Ceri had tried to get Alexandra to explain what she meant, but the old werewolf was an absolute genius at evading discussion of things she did not want to talk about. Someday, Ceri wanted to see an enigmatic-off between Alexandra and Twill; there was every chance the world would implode.

The door opened as she walked toward it and Alec’s worried face peered out. He was not wasting times on pleasantries. ‘Lily’s missing.’ He stepped aside as Ceri bolted for the door. ‘Carter’s here, trying to scry for her, but he’s not having much luck.’

Twill and the playboy wizard were in the study, bent over a hair brush. He looked up as Ceri stormed in. ‘Ceridwyn, we’ve been trying to find her…’

‘She didn’t come home last night,’ Twill broke in. ‘I thought it was odd, but you weren’t home, I thought she might have stayed out…’

‘But she didn’t come into work either,’ Alec added.

‘Something’s blocking my searches,’ Carter said. ‘I can’t…’

Ceri held her hand out and Carter handed her the brush without further comment. There were several long, chestnut hairs stuck in the bristles and Ceri pulled a few of them out before putting the brush down on her desk. She twisted the strands of hair around her finger and closed her eyes. As Carter had suggested, there was resistance. Her fists clenched, her nails digging into her palms as she focussed harder on getting an image of where Lily was. It was like looking through fog, but she pushed harder. Something deep within her seemed to shift, something ancient and primal. Her power flared lancing upward through her body with a sensation almost like pain… Then she saw, brief flickers of image, but enough. Bare bricks, a ceiling of wooden boards, smoke and dim lighting.

‘She’s at the Dubh Linn,’ Ceri said, opening her eyes. Carter was shielding his own eyes and Alec turned back toward her from looking away. Twill emerged from behind Carter’s shoulder. She blinked at them.

‘You were… rather bright,’ Carter explained. He was blinking too, as though trying to shift the kind of black spots you got looking into the sun. The strands of hair were falling away from Ceri’s hand as dust.

‘You’re going after her?’ Twill asked.

‘Yes,’ Ceri replied.

‘Be careful in that place, Ceridwyn,’ the fairy said, ‘it’s dangerous.’

Ceri strode over to the fireplace and lifted the five-foot staff down from where it was mounted on the mantle. She planted the heel of it down on the floor with a thud which resonated through the room. ‘So am I,’ she said.

Mayfair

If anything, the attention Ceri got as she stepped into the dimly lit bar was more intent than when she had gone in with Lily. It would be sunrise in less than twenty minutes, but

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