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Miss McCleethy enters the rooreen cloak brushes the floor

"This has taken entirely too long, Miss Doyle You will take me into the realms and I shall help you find the Teic and restore the Order"

Fros out "With access to the realranted at last to the Rakshana "’ In the candlelight I can see only a masked face

"Yes, of course," Miss McCleethy says "I know all about you," I say "I wrote to Saint Victoria’s I knohat you did to Nell Hawkins and the other girls before her"

"You know nothing, Miss Doyle You only think you do, and therein lies the proble is your sister," I announce triumphantly

Miss McCleethy looks surprised "Lillian is a dear friend I have no sister"

"You’re lying," I say

The voice froh! It is time"

"I won’t take you in!" I yell to one and all

Fowlson grabs ames, Miss Doyle They’ve cost us too much time already"

"You can’t force me to do it," I say

"Can’t I?" Miss McCleethy intervenes "Mr Fowlson Allow irl, if you please"

She pulls me aside Her deep voice is but a whisper "Don’t worry,the Rakshana have any say in the real them with a promise"

"After they’ve helped you, you’ll cut them off"

"Don’t fret too much over it" She lowers her voice further "They intended to take the real the ic in the name of the Eastern Star"

She sive them the power of the Temple"

"Why should I believe you? Kartik told ust "Pray, did he tell you what his task is?"

"To help ullible His task was to help you find the Temple so the Rakshana could take it over Once they had all that power, do you really think they’d need anything further from you?"