You fire off an email that implies just enough frustration that you do not actively offend the powerful and far-seeing Glass Walker. The response is almost instantaneous. First, Ms. Clear forwards you and Elton two news articles: "Air Force Veteran Killed by Rottweiler in Lancaster" from buffalonews.com and "Holyoke Police Officer Killed in Semi-truck Crash on I-91" from wwlp.com. The man you killed, the one with the "lance," back in New York, and the one Elton killed while investigating David Banicki's workshop.
A text arrives for both of you a minute later:
CrestFolder180IQ That wasn't easy, and there are loose ends that hunters might detect.
CrestFolder180IQ You two children understand that people hunt us, right?
CrestFolder180IQ I will be watching your performance in the months to come.
Elton texts you without including Ms. Clear:
BridesheadReloaded That's as close as we'll get to permission
I scout the deep woods around Broad Brook, edging around the areas where my memory is spotty.
It's time to find Nin. I tell Elton about Hog Throne, then we go get the wolf-born.
It's time to find Podge. I text Elton.
Where can I find Melodie Palys? I ask Elton.
I find Roscoe's van.
I visit Hobland at his compound.
I visit Lucinda at her studio.
I return to the barrows where I fought the fomor.
I return to the stretch of urban blight where I spilled out after looking for the caern. Maybe I can find something there.
I check my phone.
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