sized chicken to do it.”
“I’d like to see you take Bloddeuwedd on, one on one, and get a
secret key out of her nest, at the same time,” Bonnie began indignantly,
but stopped when Meredith squeezed her arm.
Sage, meanwhile was murmuring something about what his own
“oversized chicken,” Talon, would do if Shinichi were brave enough to
show up in person.
Shinichi ignored all this. “Oh, yes, and the mental calisthenics you
had to go through. Truly formidable. Well, never again will we mistake
you for blunder-headed idiots who never really asked why my sister
would give you any clues in the first place, much less clues that
Outsiders could understand. I mean”—he leered—“why not just go and
swallow the key in the first place, hmm?”
“You’re bluffing,” Meredith said flatly. “You underestimated us,
plain and simple.”
“Maybe,” said Shinichi. “Or maybe it was something else
entirely.”
“You lost,” said Damon. “I realize that may be an entirely new
concept for you, but it’s true. Elena has gained much more control over
her Powers.”
“But will they work here?” Shinichi smiled eerily. “Or will they
suddenly disappear in the light of a pale yellow sun? Or in the depths of
true darkness?”
“Don’t let him bait you, Madame,” Sage shouted. “Your Powers
come from a place he cannot enter!”