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though they didn’t exist.
    “What did I tell you about meddling?” Semyaza
hissed. “First you’re snooping in the library and now you’re interrogating the
populace. Are you trying to cause
trouble?”
    Kwin stepped closer, and though she spoke
quietly, her tone was unmistakably dangerous.
    “Let us get something straight so that there
is no further miscommunication. You do not own the Sanctum, you do not give me
orders, and you certainly do not disrespect me. We have only just become
acquainted so I am willing to overlook your lapses in judgment to a point. But
my patience is not limitless, angel, and there will be consequences if you test
it.”
    Semyaza looked shocked, and she opened her
mouth to speak again, but Kwin raised her hand to cut her off.
    “Think about what I’ve said before you speak
to me again,” she finished sweetly.
    Kwin turned to walk away before Semyaza could
respond, and she looked quite pleased with herself.
    Ella and Lindsay had finally landed, and they
jogged over to Kwin, looking concerned.
    “Are you okay? I saw you talking to that nasty
woman, and she did not look happy,” Ella asked hurriedly.
    “I’m perfectly fine. Occasionally I need to
explain to newcomers how things work around here, that’s all,” Kwin answered.
    “Speaking of, why did you call her ‘angel’? I
doubt you were using it as a term of endearment,” Alastor said.
    “Later,” Kwin replied flatly. “At any rate,
I’m less pleased with the information I managed to gather while I was here.
That is, I wasn’t able to learn anything at all. Reports are inconsistent at
best and completely contradictory at worst. The whole purpose of gathering
information is to find similarities in data and search for a pattern, but I
have absolutely nothing.”
    “Hey, that’s okay. We can keep going,” Ella
said brightly. “We’re bound to figure something out. We can even plan out where
to go so we can avoid… oh, speaking of…”
    They all turned to see Semyaza approaching
them. She looked calmer, but Kai’s body tensed as he prepared to try to defend
Kwin if necessary. Not that she’d need
the help.
    “I thought about what you said, and I have a
response,” Semyaza announced, then leaned in close to Kwin and lowered her
voice. “Stop interfering. If you know who I am, you know why I am here, so let
me do my job. This isn’t personal, it’s necessary. You appear to know this, so
stay out of my way and stop causing trouble.”
    Kwin’s piercing stare was so intense that Kai
was worried Semyaza’s hair might suddenly catch fire, but Kwin simply nodded
and said nothing.
    “Thank you,” Semyaza sighed. “I have enough
trouble on my hands as it is. I suppose you haven’t found the one who looks
like him, have you?” she continued, pointing at Kai.
    “We haven’t, unfortunately,” Alastor replied.
“To be honest, I haven’t seen anyone else in here who looks too much like him
at all.”
    “Yes, that’s what I thought,” Semyaza muttered
distractedly as she looked intently at Kai, who suddenly felt very
uncomfortable. A moment later Semyaza cleared her throat. “That will be all. I
hope not to have this discussion again. We will fix everything, so do not
worry.”
    Semyaza turned and swept away, leaving the
others in an awkward silence. Finally, Alastor spoke.
    “My dear, you have some explaining to do.”
    “No, Alastor, I don’t,” Kwin snapped. “Don’t
start questioning me, because I am not above avoiding and ignoring you.”
    “If you insist,” Alastor surrendered. “In that
case, what are you going to do now?”
    “Completely disregard her warning and continue
investigating, of course. There’s something going on here and I can’t trust
someone like her to get anything done correctly. Following me around and
pestering me seems to be her full time job, so I doubt she can accomplish
anything else. Besides, I’m used to protecting this world already, and some
ego-driven woman with