Medium-Sized Robert awkwardly cleared his throat and looked over Jade’s and my heads. “What about the Night Court?”
“It’s a possibility,” Sarge said. “But, again, it’s one that will take time to sort out. We have several days, perhaps a week, but given the Night Queen’s schedule, it would likely take us longer to get approval from her.”
“We wizards could take him—temporarily, at least,” April said. “Living in a wizard House, there’s not much he could do.”
“I thought Houses mostly acted on defense—for the safety of those living within it?” Sarge asked.
“Correct,” April said. “Houses can’t really attack those living within it—though it can make their lives miserable.”
“But! It would be able to keep tabs on Orrin,” Juggernaut piped up. “Houses know everything that happens within their boundaries, yards included. And if Gisila sent goons, the House could protect him.”
Brody scratched his jaw. “Is Gisila likely to send goons after you, Orrin?”
Orrin was silent for several moments—trying to find a way around his geas, most likely. “There are infinite possibilities in this world,” he finally said. “But, as is publicly known, she has renounced me, and due to my…circumstance, she knows I cannot help much in particular cases.”
Binx fixed him with that intense and slightly creepy look cats get when they narrow in on prey. “You’re saying because you have a geas she probably considers you silenced?”
“I am…most likely…safe,” Orrin said.
Grove propped his knee up on the edge of his table. “Could the vampires take him?”
Tetiana and Clarence glanced my way.
I shrugged. “I doubt Killian Drake could be so persuaded—unless there’s an angle for him.”
“Then we will proceed with submitting requests to the wizards and the Night Court.” Sarge prowled up to the wooden podium positioned in the front of the room. “Do you need any additional paperwork, Sunshine?”
“Nope! I’ll take it to Captain Reese and tag the Northern Lakes Pack investigation with the information. Have a nice patrol, everyone. See you when you get back, Jade!” Anotherwaggle of her fingers, and Sunshine was off, disappearing through the door.
What are the chances she volunteered to log this information so she could watch how it went down?
I had positive feelings for Sunshine given that she was Jade’s friend, but I liked her most out of everyone in the Department because she was also concerned about Jade’s safety.
Sarge rested his hands on the wooden podium. “For our first case update of the night, we have additional information on the fae fight we broke up a week ago.”
Jade leaned forward, resting her hands on the table while she carefully listened to Sarge.
“We believe it seems likely that the Seelie fae following Queen Glowille did in fact attack based on advice they received from a prophecy.” Sarge said. “Despite questioning, we have not been able to ascertainwhothey purchased the prophecy from. Since purchasing prophecies from oracles isn’t illegal, we cannot force the issue. The Queen of the Night Court might be able to force the fae to speak, so a petition has been submitted to her. However, by the time it reaches her, it’s very likely she’ll be visiting another Court.”
Jade quietly drummed her fingers on the table. “A prophecy from a female oracle…wait.”
She held her hand up.
“Yes, Blood?” Sarge asked.
“The werewolves—the ones who attacked the dwarf after the human holiday bazaar. They mentioned a ‘she’ as well, and claimed she’d said there would be no patrols at that time.”
Sarge nodded. “Yes. With the possibility of prophecies swirling, some cases are getting reviewed to see if we can find any additional signs of prophecies farther back. That case was flagged as a possibility. The werewolves were dealt with a while ago, but we’re trying to see if we can track them downfor additional questioning and ascertain if they really did get a prophecy, and if so where they purchased it from.”
Jade narrowed her eyes. “The prophecy likely is an illegal source,” she said, her voice quiet.
Everyone turned to look at her.
Jade curled her hands into fists, but her anxiety from the scrutiny didn’t show on her face.
“Why would you guess that, Blood?” Sarge asked.
“The werewolf pack that jumped the dwarf did so because they wanted to ransom him. The amount they would have gotten for him wouldn’t have been nearly equal to what a prophecy goes for these days,” Jade said.
