Page 30 of The Tribes of Magic
I misdirected.
I grinned at him.
What’s so funny?
“Hey, you two are talking about me, aren’t you? Aren’t you!” Wyxl shouted.
“No,” Kato said, as I said, “Yes.”
“I knew it!” Wyxl made a move for the exit again. “The Court will hear of this. Mark my words?—”
Kato tossed a handful of sparkly green glitter into his face, and the vampire collapsed to the floor.
“What was that glittery stuff?” I asked.
“Just a little sleep powder I whipped up. He should be out for a few hours.”
Wyxl rolled over and let out a loud, snort-snore.
I poked the vampire with my toe, but he didn’t move again. “So, he’s not the murderer? That means we’re back at square one.” I sighed and plopped down a little too hard on the bench inside the closet.
Kato sat down next to me. “Hey, don’t worry, Seven. We’ll find the culprit.”
I glanced at him. “Before my time runs out and the vampires drag me away to their creepy prison?”
“Of course.”
“How can you be sure?”
“Because Knights don’t fail,” Kato replied with perfect, unwavering confidence.
“We should add that one to your list of catchphrases,” I chuckled.
His face was very solemn when he told me, “The subject is already thoroughly covered in the Knights’ Code of Conduct.”
I smiled. “I’m sure it is.”
Kato set his hand on my arm. “You just need to have faith.”
“In the Code?” I joked.
He met my eyes. “In me.”
“I will. Uh, I mean, Idohave faith in you. It’s just so frustrating to lose our only suspect.”
“Wyxl is not our only suspect. He was just the most likely one.”
I turned eagerly toward him. “So you have other suspects?”
“Yes. Number two on my list is Duke Leykan.”
“Duke Leykan?”
“He’s another member of the Court, an Elf whose policies have clashed with the vampires’ on many occasions. He has a particularly heated rivalry going on with Prince Fenris. They are constantly at odds.”
“Why?”
“Duke Leykan believes Gaia should join the Court. Prince Fenris does not.”
