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“Where are we?”
    “China.”
    “Really?” I walk to the closest window, but all I can see are clouds. I’ve always wanted to visit China. It’d be great if I wasn’t in horrible danger.
    “How safe is this safe house?”
    “As safe as any other place in this world for you.” Zakiel answers from the kitchen.
    Something twists in my belly. Which means not safe at all.
    Cas and Brion come down from the stairs. I can tell they’ve been talking by the tense way they carry themselves.
    Cas walks around the room and looks out the windows. I can see he’s astounded by the mountaintop safe house, just as I am. “China, huh?” he says, “not bad.”
    “I’m going to take a look around, just to be safe,” Brion says, disappearing into a room off the open kitchen.
    Always my protector, I think with a smile.
    This moment is nice, in a strange way. Even though I’m in a kind of danger my brain can’t fully wrap itself around, I feel less lonely than I have for years. It’s not just Brion, although I feel connected to him in a way I’ve never felt with any man before. It’s Cas and Zakiel. After all we’ve been through together, we almost feel like family.
    It’s strange to know this sense of peace can’t last forever.
    “How long do you think it will take them to find me?”
    “All of our safe houses are centuries, even millennia old, and have never been discovered by demons.” Zakiel looks at me. “But they’ve never had this much reason to find them, either.” He sits back with a sigh, gazing fondly around the room. “I must admit, I do hope they don’t find this place. It has sheltered me since the reign of Genghis Khan and, of all the places on Earth, it is my favorite.”
    Cas and Brion have finished their own investigations and joined us on the couches. It’s very surreal to see them all relaxed, reclining against the backs of the sofas with their arms outstretched.
    Even though they are relaxed, I’m still nervous. I feel like we should be preparing for whatever might be coming. “So, what do we do now?”
    “Now?” Cas picks up what looks like a TV remote control. “We wait.”
    “Are you serious?” I search all three of their faces.
    They are. They actually are.
    “That can’t be all!”
    Cas shrugs. “Later, we’ll gather all the angels for the final battle. We just have to wait until the last minute to call them.”
    “Why?”
    “We can’t congregate because the demon horde will sense the energy of a flock of angels together.”
    So they are just going to watch TV and wait for a demon horde attack? Sorry. Not this woman.
    “So then, we’ll focus on getting answers to some of my questions. Answers that can give us the most powerful weapon of all… knowledge.”
    All three angels look at me as if I’ve grown a third head.
    “Knowledge about what?” Brion asks, his brows furrowed.
    “Knowledge about what we can do to win a war against demons.”
    It’s Zakiel who answers me this time. “I understand your compulsion. But you must understand that knowledge is relative. It differs on every planet, in every decade, and in every dimension. Most things that truly matter aren’t won by knowledge. They are won by making the right choice.”
    I process his words for a moment. “I agree that knowledge changes, and choosing good over evil is the ultimate victory. But knowledge is still power, especially in war. And more of it is always better.”
    “There is also a saying that ignorance is bliss,” Cas interjects, and Brion silences him with a glare. He goes back to pushing buttons randomly on the remote.
    “Look, maybe none of you have studied science. But if they’re tracking us through energy, there is a way to shield it. And it isn’t just with charms and tattoos.”
    Silence follows my words.
    Brion looks at me as if he’s seeing me for the first time. “You know what? You’re right. And I’m going to help you find out more.”
    A rush of relief comes over me. This is