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“And perhaps, fleshling, one day, a goddess will favor you enough to show you its pages”

Herald’s mouth dropped open “Seriously? Truly? You’ve read it?”

Hecate ran one hand through her hair, then flipped it nonchalantly over her shoulder “We wrote it”

I restrained a chuckle Herald was coic The look on his face was so precious that I wish I’d taken a picture

“What of the Dictionnaire Infernal?” Hecate asked, suddenly serious again “Have you read it?”

Herald’sacross his face “The Infernal Dictionary I have, yes”

“And are you familiar with the sorts of entities detailed in that to to help you”

I threw up my hands “I have absolutely no idea what either one of you is talking about”

“Those are the narimoires, Dust And the Infernal Dictionary is a cos from the netherworld It lists the hierarchy of derave expression “Hecate wants us to talk to a demon”

Chapter 19

“Make it quick,” Herald said, tugging on the handbrake “I’ll wait here I don’t want to risk your roo me”

“It’ll be fine,” I said, shrugging onto be okay”

I’d asked hih away from Mama Rosa’s Finest Filipino Restaurant, which at least ensured that no one from the Lorica would knohere ere based I also hoped that it stood as a sn of my fealty to the Boneyard I mean I trust Herald with

“I won’t be long,” I said

My heart was pu I still wasn’t totally co shadowsteps, but this was a et into the Boneyard, souys, pick up Vanitas’s remains, then pop back out and join Herald in the car