Game of Scones--a Cozy Mystery (with Dragons) by Kim M. Watt

Author:Kim M. Watt [Watt, Kim M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781916078048
Publisher: Kim M. Watt

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Alice

“Aren’t you going to get that?” Thompson asked, as Alice’s phone continued to shrill on the counter.

“No.”

The cat squinted at the screen. “It’s DI Adams.”

“That’s why I don’t want to get it.”

“Trouble in the ranks?”

Alice finished rinsing her cereal bowl and set it to drain. “She’ll merely attempt to dissuade me from returning to the council.”

“She could have good reason. You don’t know what she found out from the latest dead body.”

“I never thought a feline would be one to advocate following instructions.”

Thompson snorted, stretched, and jumped to the floor. “If you get offed, I’ll have to find someone else to feed me. Scallops, remember?”

“How could I forget?”

“And caviar.”

“That was not agreed.”

“Yeah, yeah.” The cat stepped sideways into nothing in that disturbing way he had, leaving behind only the soft whisper of air rushing to fill the gap where he’d been, and a few stray hairs drifting onto the phone. Alice clicked her tongue and brushed them off.

In the quiet left behind, there was a rattly sort of knock at the kitchen door, and Alice peered out the window over the sink to see Miriam fidgeting on the step, trying to untangle her long skirt from a variety of foliage that seemed to have made a claim on it.

She unlocked the door and smiled at the younger woman. “Good morning, Miriam. You just caught me.”

“Oh, I’m so glad I’m in time.” Miriam kicked her flip-flops off and padded into the room. “I had this whole disguise figured out, but then I couldn’t find my sunglasses, so I gave it up as a bad job.”

“I see.” Alice tried to imagine what would count as a disguise for Miriam. Probably clothes more like the ones she wore herself.

“Was that a bad choice? I just thought, if we’re going to the council, everyone knows who you are, so there’s no point my dressing up. Plus, I feel strange in trousers and cardigans.” She smoothed the front of her top, which had a dragon embroidered on it.

Alice picked up her bag from the table. “I think you’re quite right. I take it you’re coming with me?”

“Of course! I wasn’t joking about all that stuff yesterday. I’m not letting you wander around unprotected.”

Alice took her cane from where it leaned next to the chair and wondered what exactly Miriam thought she was going to do. To be fair, the younger woman had been rather handy with a cricket bat when there were goblins to deal with, but she had a feeling that the enemy might be a little more subtle this time. Aloud, she just said, “Thank you, Miriam. It’ll be good to have the company.”

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