“Really? We do? Then let’s all try to divide these. ◤思◤兔◤網◤

Anything—forbidden—goes in one sack. Weird stuff like Bonnie’s

poetry reading goes into another. Any news of Stefan—or of us—goes

in the third. And nice things, like summer days, go in the fourth,” Elena

said.

“I think you are being optimistic, me,” Sage said. “To expect to

find an orb with Stefan on it so quickly—”

“Everybody, hush!” Bonnie said frantically. “This is Shinichi and

Damon talking him into it.”

Sage stiffened, as if taking a lightning bolt from the stormy sky,

then he smiled. “Speak of the devil,” he murmured. Elena smiled at him

and squeezed his hand before taking another ball.

“This one seems to be some kind of legal stuff. I don’t understand

it. A slave must be taking it because I can see all of them.” Elena felt her

facial muscles tighten with hatred at the sight—even in a sort of

dream—of Shinichi, the kitsune who had done so much harm. His hair

was black, except for an irregular fringe around the edges, which made it

look as if it had been dipped in red-hot lava.

And then, of course, Misao. Shinichi’s sister—allegedly. This star

ball must have been made by a slave, because she could see both of the

twins and a lawyerly-looking man.

Misao, Elen