Kole and Tibias were back in council headquarters talking about the reading that was performed last night. Kole had no idea why he was here, except for the fact that Tibias made him come along. His reason being that since Celia was his contact, then Kole should come and suffer through the meeting as well. Across the room from them sat a man who had an air of power around him. He looked physically fit and sat confidently in the leather upholstered seat in front of his neatly organized desk. His hair was graying a bit, his only sign of aging. This was the current leader of the council: Aimery Eartha, currently the most powerful mage in existence. He leaned forward in his seat a bit. “So, you are saying that your associate Celia Ramana, also known as Madam Gkika, performed the reading?” He gestured over to Tibias.
“Indeed.” Tibias replied calmly.
“And what was it that you discovered?” He asked
“Well, the reading was somewhat enlightening.” Tibias said. “Apparently, Ms. Ramana is very good at performing these. She not only managed to preserve the little residual energy that was left in the body for a long duration of time, but she could reconstruct the scene of Mr. Cathburnes death incredibly vividly for such a delayed reading.”
“And?” Aimery pressed.
“Yes, anyways,” Tibias continued. “The scene was pretty hazy and we only managed to make out a few snippets of dialogue, but the person who killed Cathburne was a woman with a dark red cloak. It was obvious that she and Cathburne knew each other. The only sentence we managed to make out completely was the sentence: ‘You’ve made the Council of Draelin suspicious. A few seconds later he was stabbed by the woman with a dagger.”
“Interesting…” Aimery trailed off. “So, obviously Cathburne must have been a pawn for someone or some group.”
Kole took this opportunity to speak. “I have also noticed a rise in demonic activity in the New England area. More demons have been summoned over the past couple of months, although, the most recent one, Mammon, has been the most dangerous so far.”
“So you suspect there is a connection between the two?”
“Yes.” Kale said.
Aimery sighed. “This does not bode well. A Lord of Sin is more powerful than even an elemental lord and even I would be mildly challenged.”
Kole sat there listening. Aimery continued. “In addition to this, Mammon, and this woman in red are probably big threats to the council. The council now needs to act quicker than ever. We are now in the public eye and we must be shown to be effective and strong.”
Tibias spoke. “Mr. Eartha, what would you like us to do then?”
“Now that we know that there are people behind this, we can organize a search and destroy.” Aimery said casually. “Kole, I want you to scour the Boston area and all surrounding locales for anything that seems out of the ordinary.” He turned to Tibias. “I want you to speak to the lesser supernaturals in the area. They might know something.”
Kole readied himself to get up and leave the office after receiving his orders. Unfortunately, Aimery was still speaking. “Now, what of this prisoner you seemed to have picked up? This Carahya Faroth?”
“She is a shifter of some talent. She somehow was in possession of an original copy of The Art of Demon Whispering. We apprehended her yesterday, although she seems to just be an unfortunate innocent in all of this.” Tibias calmly said.
“She also seems to be incredibly foolhardy and ignorant of the council dynamics and laws for the most part.” Kole added. “She is very brash as well.”
“Hmm.” Aimery pondered. “You were right in recruiting her to the council. Shifters need to be registered with us due to their very deceptive abilities.” He rifled through his desk and gave Tibias a sheet of paper. “I am putting her as your responsibility Tibias. Although, I want you to be very strict with her and try to break this brash spirit. Shifters in general are impulsive and need to be broken of this habit, lest they endanger themselves or others. That contract you have will have her name be put in the codex and the council will be able to observe her movements as well. Have her sign it.” He paused. “Out of curiosity, where might she be right now?”
“She’s with my underling Keera.” Kole replied.
“Good. Also, keep an eye on Shera, I don’t want her roaming the city while Mammon inhabits it. You need to stick together.”
Kole nodded.
“Alright, you are dismissed.” He said as one of Aimery’s assistants came into the room carrying a stack full of papers.
Kole and Tibias left the office and made their way back to Boston through the portal. Kole felt an old predatory energy fill him up on the way back. They had a lead, and soon, he and his shadows would be on the hunt.
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