Page 100 of Deadly Reckoning
Neith
“Isuppose it depends on how closely we’re being watched,” I reply, with a frown.
“That’s a good point,” Coen agrees.
“Shit, what about the wolves?” River curses. “We’ve got to sort that case out. We need to be here to do that.”
“Good point,” Van agrees. He glances back at Doc, “Doc, can you do your thing and take us home? I’ve pulled into a deserted clearing and there’s no one else around.”
Doc nods, and it only takes a few moments before I feel his magic build before he smiles and says, “Done.”
We all climb out of the van and head inside, heading straight for the kitchen and carrying on the conversation, while Reed and Raiden start to make drinks for everyone.
“I don’t want to send another team to deal with the wolf sales. I feel like we owe Rana more than that,” I say, replying to River.
“Plus, there’s the feeling that you had that we should be the ones to investigate it in the first place,” Griff adds.
“Do you still have that feeling?” Doc asks me.
I nod, “Yes. I can’t explain it, and it’s more than just wanting to do right by Rana.”
“Magical instincts tend to work that way. We would be silly not to listen to them,” Evander shrugs. “Which means that we still need to work the wolves case.”
“But Murray is a big threat, and we need to bring her in for questioning sooner rather than later,” Raiden points out with a frown.
“It would help if we had more information about the sales from Rana,” Reed suggests. “At least that way we could maybe make a plan or figure out how long we have to stay here before we can then go and find Murray.”
Griff shakes his head and opens his mouth, but before he can say anything, his eyes turn completely black and he freezes.
“This can’t be good,” Doc mutters as he leans forward in his chair and watches Griff with worry.
Fortunately, this vision doesn’t seem to last as long as the last one did. However, I’m not sure whether that’s a good thing or not.
“We have to go to Ireland as soon as we can,” Griff says immediately. “It’s not just Pete and Murray, there’s more.” He looks at me, “Message Rana and ask her to send whatever information she can send to you now.”
I don’t ask questions, I know that there’s only so much that he can tell us anyway, and to be honest, I’m surprised that he’s been able to tell us that much. Pulling out my phone, I send a message to Calia asking her to send me Rana’s number, since Rana herself hasn’t messaged me yet, and Calia isthe one who would have provided her with a phone and most likely has been calling to check in on her regularly.
“As soon as Calia messages me back, I’ll message her,” I tell him.
He nods, “There’s not really much else that I can say. Not because I can’t tell you because it’s a vision and changing fate and all that shit, but because I didn’t see much. I know that we need to be there for more than just Pete and Murray, that it’s really important that we find Pete. I think they might be together, but I can’t say for certain, and I can’t say where. Ireland's not exactly small. I also know with absolute certainty that we need to leave by tomorrow evening.”
“That soon?” Coen asks with surprise.
Griff nods, “Yes, there’s no wriggle room.”
“Alright, I’ll send Sully a message back and have him get the portal ready for tomorrow afternoon, before anyone arrives, and so that we have plenty of time before the evening deadline,” I say as I quickly type out another message.
“That’s a good idea,” Reed agrees, making me smile.
I get a text back from Sully almost immediately, “He said he’s already preparing it, and that everything will be ready for when we get there.”
“That’s great, at least that’s one thing that we don’t have to worry about,” Evander says.
My phone buzzes, “That’s Calia, she’s sent me Rana’s number. I’ll send her a message now, hopefully she will reply fairly quickly.”
“If we’re supposed to be in Ireland by tomorrow evening at the latest, and Neith is still certain that we’re supposed to be working the wolves case, then there must be a way that we can work it from Ireland,” Doc suggests.
“Well, to begin with, it’s mainly going to be information gathering, and possibly looking over files if any of the names that Rana gives us are already known to us,” River starts. “We can do that from Ireland and around looking for Pete and Murray. It’s not like we’re going to find them straight away.”
