“He went to fucking investigate, didn’t he?” I growl, and Asher jerks back in surprise. “He realised that a high fae had to be involved in the attack.”
“How would he…?” Asher’s face darkens as he realises.
“Why would he think that?” Vasile asks.
I do not bother to look at Asher for permission. Vasile and Deacon might as well know the truth. “We were attacked a few weeks ago. That’s what set this whole thing off.”
“And you think the same high fae who attacked you helped with the attack on Quinn?” Asher asks.
“Iknowit,” I reply.
Asher shakes his head. “How are we supposed to find him?Ifthis fae even took him, if he didn’t just wander off on his own.”
“He wouldn’t,” Vasile and I say at the same time. He looks at me in surprise, and I sigh, turning my face up to the ceiling.
Where would he go? If he was investigating the fae at all and not simply looking for one of us, that is.
Spectra’s pub, maybe, except I’d know about that. Spectra would have spotted him, attack or not, and told me.
There’s The Green Man, the pub I first found him in. Or The Goodfellow, where we found Reijo.
Reijo…
Could Njáll have gone looking for him? Except he’s gone, too. Taken by the same fae, at least according to Sparrow.
I pull out my phone and call Vlad. Asher starts to say something, but I shake my head, waving him off.
“What is it, Maurice?” Vlad asks, voice terse when he answers.
“The high fae is making moves,” I say. “Njáll is missing.”
“What does that have to do with the fae? It could be this vampire—”
“The vampire who is clearly beingassistedby him? Vlad. I think Njáll went looking for Reijo. Maybe he was looking for us.”
“Maurice…”
“He tried to call me. He tried, but my phone was off.”
“What do you need?”
“A list of anyone Reijo might have associated with, for starters. Someone might be able to lead me in the direction of a clue.” I’m not sure how, but I need to bedoingsomething.
Vlad moves his mouth from the phone, speaking quietly with Grant. “We will send you the list,” Vlad says. “But be careful. Do you need help?”
“No,” I say. “But you might want to keep an eye on the hunters.”
Asher frowns at me, and Deacon and Vasile look equally surprised.
“Why?” Vlad says.
“The fae have tried to capture Njáll twice,” I say. No point worrying about the two gancanagh in The Green Man. I’m pretty sure they were just out for a good time. “He’s new to his role, and there’s a high fae running around while the Otherworld is in turmoil. Alwynn is new to her role, too.”
Vlad makes a sound of understanding. “You think they’ll go after her.”
“I think it’s possible. If this is happening at all.”
“I’ll go and speak to her myself tonight,” Vlad says. “Jeremiah and Paxton should be back in the city tomorrow. Paxton will be better keeping an eye on her for any length of time.”
