Chapter 10:
"I believe you," Celaena said, sheathing her sword. "I have just one question. How come you're working with Valentine if you aren't up to anything nefarious?"
"I'm just playing along so that he doesn't get suspicious. That way I can spy on him in order to take him down," Sebastian replied, smoothly.
Sebastian inwardly smirked. He had played her just like he had played everybody else. Maybe he could somehow manipulate her into also killing Valentine. Eventually, his dear old dad would have to go. He was a hindrance to Sebastian's plan.
"Are you going to stop trying to kill me, now that you know you're trying to kill the wrong person?" Sebastian asked.
"Yes, I'll stop the person who is really trying to destroy the world," Celaena replied.
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"How are we supposed to keep anybody else from coming to this floor?" Alec asked.
"I'll put a spell on this floor that keeps anybody from being brought here while I work on figuring out what's keeping us here," Magnus replied.
At that moment, Valentine chased the Three Stooges into the room. He cornered them and aimed his seraph blade at the throat of Shemp.
"Jonathan, get in here and help me rid the world of these pesky Stooges!" Valentine yelled.
Sebastian walked in and took his place by his father. He pulled his dagger and aimed it at the Stooges as well.
"Oh please. You can't kill me. I have to take care of my little brother who is only this high," Shemp pleaded, indicating a height in the air. "And my littler brother this high, and the one that's only this high, and the one that's only this high," he continued indicating places in the air that got shorter and shorter each time. "And my great big brother this high!" Shemp yelled, bringing his hand up and knocking Valentine's blade to the side.
"Get them!" Valentine shouted to his son.
Sebastian swung his dagger at Shemp, but before it could connect Moe grabbed a mettle tray and bashed Sebastian over the head with it. Valentine swung his blade at Shemp and it poked Shemp in the chest. The blade crumpled. Valentine pulled it back and looked at it confused.
"What does it take to kill them?!" Valentine pondered, loudly.
"You can't. They're invincible," Magnus informed him.
"We have more pressing matters than Valentine being frustrated over not being able to kill the Three Stooges," Clary pointed out.
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The Stooges are cuckoo,
The Morgensterns mad,
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