There was a twang and sarcasm in Maureen's words which confused the teenager.
Shaking her head, the girl stared at Maureen through lost eyes. "I honestly do not know who Gecko is. I know what a gecko is...the lizard that is."
Maureen waved her hand, gesturing that it did not matter. "Just tell us where or how you acquired the bracelet."
The girl looked at her wrist with apprehensive eyes and replied, "I got it from my friend who has a family in Hartoum. They sent her so and she gave one as a present ahead of the exams. She has one too." She relayed to them, her fingers kept trying to pry the bracelet off, but it was immovable.
Phoebe and her aunt exchanged gazes before getting to work. Just like they had done for Fin Rhode, they managed to get the bracelet off the girl's arm. The process was easier this ti round because they had already gone through it once.
The young girl also vomited and in case, she made a ss of herself. Phoebe had to give her one of Connie's dresses and sent her to the bathroom.
"Do you think that this is Gecko's work?" Maureen asked Phoebe.
"Sixty percent yes."
Both won remained quiet as they waited for the girl to return. They were tired, Maureen actually wished to wrap up the day and just go to bed.
The girl returned from the bathroom and Maureen stopped her before she could leave. "We need information about this friend of yours because she is in danger."
The girl nodded frantically, and she gave them the information they wanted. She was young, she did not have much money, and she paid them twenty dollars which Phoebe accepted.
She could tell that the girl was not from a well-off family, so she gave a real good luck talisman and sent her off.
Phoebe's eyes moved to watch for the ti. Once again, they were late. "Let's go aunt, grandpa Rufus must think that we are taking him for a joke. Do you know how many tis we have canceled or postponed this eting?" She picked her phone and hurriedly walked towards the door.
"It is not intentional and although it is approaching evening, we can still make it in ti to have the talk with him and dinner at the Saxon tower, let's not keep your boyfriend waiting, he is already in the car." Maureen followed after her.
They picked up so snacks from the counter and took the minivan again. During the ride to the tower, Phoebe asked Maureen about the shaman Gecko from Hartoum. "You know how grandma likes to call so people agents of darkness; I am beginning to believe that he is one."
A snort ca from Maureen. "My mother called Dorothy Cook an agent of darkness. I would not read too much into those words but when it cos to Gecko I am inclined to agree. Calling him a shaman is wrong in itself, I an that is what he calls himself, but the man is more of a sorcerer who deals in black magic.
There have been rumors about his evil practices like human sacrifices, soul transfers and others but apparently there has been no damning evidence that would be used to lock him up in one of the academy prisons. Sotis I hate the fact that the academy and guardians are bound by laws." Her face twisted like she had bitten sothing rotten.
"The laws keep you in check otherwise you would arrest or kill anyone you suspect of doing sothing evil. That is how the witch hunts started, isn't it? But this Gecko, he is as guilty as sin.
He is dealing with demons that is for sure, because why else is he handing out such bracelets that are hungry for souls? Soone like him should have been caught by your academy already. Maybe soone at the academy is covering for him, I do not know but I will surely find out." Phoebe pledged, she was not going to allow those bracelets to continue to circulate among innocent humans.
Clearing his throat to remind them that he was around, David leveled his eyes to et Phoebe's. "Take it easy babe, you are pregnant after all." He cautioned her.
Acceptance had already ford in him that Phoebe was going to continue with her dangerous work, all that he could do was beg her to be careful. "Why are you eting grandpa by the way? Is it sothing related to the supernatural?" He asked, curiosity lingering in his voice.
He hoped it was not about the baby because he was not ready to fight with his grandfather everyday about where the baby should be raised and what was best for her.
"Oh right, I forgot to update you." Phoebe smacked her forehead gently.
David took her hand away and kissed the part she had smacked. "Don't hurt yourself," he said gently.
Maureen rolled her eyes. The couple was sweeter than honey and it was irritating. For the rest of the journey, Phoebe used that ti to explain in detail all about the new developnts in relation to Cillian, the key and the academy.
"So, grandpa Cillian is alive! He is out there sowhere. Why has he not co ho for all these years? Did he not reveal anything useful in that cryptic phone call? What the hell is going on!" Questions tumbled out of David's mouth, he had so many of them but there were few answers to give him.
Maureen folded her arms. "This is why we need to let uncle Rufus about all this and ask him so questions about what he knows. He has a lot of power especially over the academy so he can easily find out what is going on there and what other demons are missing. We need to start preparing an army, I an it is long overdue especially with Azur out there trying to free his boss, Ravana. At this point I feel like the demons are more prepared for this war than us. They only need all the mystic keys, and they are good to go." She scratched the back of her neck.
"Well, they won't be getting all six of them, I can assure you." Phoebe spoke with certainty after all she had two of them already. As long as he kept them in the space, Ravana would never be freed and there would be no supernatural war.
Star gave her a light kick which still made her wince because it was a little too close to her bladder. "Oh dear mother your information is so outdated. There is another way for Ravana to free herself. Many do not know this but the sacrifice of the heart of a pure human that is descended from any of the seven witches that weaved the spell which locked her up. If it is done on the night of a full red moon, they can free her without the mystic keys." She revealed.
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