Enchantment (37 page)

“Tonight,
as
the
blue
m
oon
crosses
the
path
of
the
purple
m
oon,
y
o
u
need
to
be
at
the entrance
of
To
m
bs.
The
m
oons
will
hide
the
disturbance
of
y
o
ur
freedom
and
renewed
powers.
Y
ou
have
a
week
to
bring
her
to
m
e.
Meet
m
e
in
the
F
orest
of
Li
m
bs
before
m
idnig
h
t
on the
last da
y
.”

He
turned
to
Jager,
his
voice
as
cold
as
a
to
m
b.
“If
y
ou
fail
with
this
a
s
sig
n
m
ent,
y
o
u
w
on’t need
to
w
or
r
y
about
co
m
ing
back
to
To
m
bs;
y
ou
w
on’t
have
a
life.
Now,
escort
m
e
out
this
w
retched
place.”

Cha
p
ter
Thirteen

Kerrigan
m
a
ter
i
ali
z
ed
in
the
living
room
area
of
this
parents’
ho
m
e
and
waited
for
his
m
other.
“I’m
in
here,”
he
called
out.

Paddy
turned
toward
his
voice
and
walked
into
the
room
to
sit
on
the
loveseat.
“
D
id
y
ou real
l
y
have
to
vanish
in
front
of
Meeka
like
that?
The
poor
girl
has
seen
enough
oddities
in
one hour
to
last
a
nor
m
al person
a
life
time.”

Kerrigan
sat
d
o
wn
in
the
large
chair
across
from
his
m
other
and
let
a
large
breath
of
air escape
his
lungs.
“I
don’t
kn
o
w
w
hat’s
up
with
me.
I’m not
m
y
s
e
lf
around
her.
I seem
to
be
able to
feel
ever
y
t
h
i
n
g
she
feels.”

He
could
see
the
concern
on
his
m
other’s
face.
He
alw
a
y
s
had
the
abili
t
y
to
close
his
mind and
feelings off
to
eve
r
y
o
ne
—
a
l
m
ost ever
y
o
n
e. He
s
eld
o
m
sh
o
wed sig
n
s
of
caring.

Todd
wandered
into
the
room
and
scratched
his
da
m
p fur,
which
was
quick
l
y
dr
y
i
n
g
due
to
a
m
agic
spell.

Kerrigan
looked
up
at
his
father.
His
little brown
e
y
es
were
half
their
nor
m
a
l
size.
He
looked exhausted.

He
s
hook
his
head
at
his
father.
“
D
ad,
y
ou
have
been
up
there
w
a
y
too
long.
Look
at
y
o
u;
y
o
u’
r
e
dead on
y
o
ur
feet.”

Todd
walked over
to
Pad
d
y
and
kissed
her little n
o
se.

“Still telling
m
e how
to
do
my job,
son,
or
w
a
s it a
suggestion
that I
can’t do
my
j
o
b
?
” Kerrigan
let out
a
fr
u
strated sigh.
“Dad,
I’m
j
u
st
t
r
y
i
ng to
do
my job.”

“I
know,
s
on.
I
don’t
kn
o
w
w
h
y
I
failed
y
ou
where
the
two
interlopers
were
concerned.
I gue
s
s
I
wasn’t
m
y
s
e
lf,
either.
What
did
the
Cou
n
selors
decide
?
”

“Those
old crones underest
i
m
a
te
m
e
if they think th
e
y
can order
m
e to do
their
bidding. I’ve been
the
Enforcer
for
over
180
y
e
a
r
s!
Who
do
th
e
y
think
they
are
to
be
giving
m
e orde
r
s
?
”

Todd’s
tail
began
to
thu
m
p,
a
t
y
p
i
c
a
l
action
when
worried.
“What
is
my
punish
m
ent,
and
w
hat
are
w
e
do
to
with
the
girl
and
her…urr…cat
?
”

“I
told
the
Council
there
would
be
no
punish
m
e
n
t
for
y
o
u
.
You
have
kept
their
little
fortress of
Enchantment
a
secret
for
longer
than
m
ost
Enchanters
can
count.”

Paddy
intervened.
“
O
ur
guests
are
both
awake
and
w
ell.
Catz
is
a
cha
r
m
ing
being
from
a
s
pecies
call
L
e
m
rens.
The
fe
m
a
l
e
hu
m
an
is
absolute
l
y
adorable.
But
Kerrigan
is
having
a problem
with
her.
It’s
m
a
k
ing
him
test
y
.”

“Mo
m
,
it’s not a proble
m
.
I
just seem to
be
unable
to
clear
my
m
ind
and close it when
she is near
m
e. I
just
need
m
ore
sleep.”

Todd
looked
at
the
bedroo
m
.
“
Well,
I
would
like
to
m
e
e
t
these
visitors.”

Paddy
j
u
m
ped
in
front
of
him
instant
l
y
with
a
tsk
tsk
.
“Not
right
n
o
w.
The
poor
girl
needs her
rest,
j
u
st like the
two
of
y
o
u
.”

“Mo
m
’s
right,
Dad.
She
had
a
s
hower,
and
the
bath
br
u
sh
scared
her
to
death,
then
she
had to
learn
my
m
other
and
father
were
beavers.
She
knows
I’m
al
m
ost
two
hundred
y
e
ars
old,
and
s
he
discovered
she’s
a
fl
a
m
e
thrower.”

Todd’s
w
hiskers
twitched with
a
s
m
i
l
e.
“
I
suppose
that
w
ould
pret
t
y
m
uch
do
a
n
y
o
ne in.” “The
Cou
n
selors
are
interested
in
her.
Meeka
has
special
powers.
Mind-control
powers
that only
acc
o
m
pa
n
y
sorcerers,
or
in
her
case,
a
s
orceress.
I
believe
th
e
y
kn
o
w
she
is
extraordina
r
y
s
omehow.
We
all
know
that
even
though
y
o
u
cocooned
th
e
m
,
th
e
y
s
hould
have
perished.
O
h… the
Council
did
have
a
m
inor
punish
m
ent.
Meeka
and
Catz
are
to
remain
here
for
three
da
y
s,
w
hile
I
watch
her
and
report
back
to
the
m
.”