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Part 20

Tess didn't like the pleased look on the Dark Lord's face as he looked up at the rock formation in the desert. "I thought I sensed something here," he hissed his snake like eyes flickering about unnaturally.

"Nasedo told me that the Skins wouldn't be able to detect the chamber and the humans do not yet have technology capable of picking up its signature." Tess gasped her blue eyes darting to Isabel worriedly.

"Yesss that is true but I am neither Skin nor human little queen."

Isabel stared at the man carefully, "If you can sense it does that mean you can get in?"

"Not without damaging the structure," he laughed, "Which your protector was counting on. I imagine there is a self destruct mechanism in place in case someone tried to force their way in. No it has to be keyed to someone's genetic code to get in."

Tess couldn't help but feel better when he said that. She might be inviting the snake into the house but that didn't mean she wanted it there whenever it wanted. It was her chamber and she was glad to still have some control over it. Tess felt a gentle pressure on her temple and then a hissing laugh broke the desert silence.

"Do not worry yourself Tess I mean you no harm, it is still your cave. I just need a place where the damn Order of Fools watching us cannot find us." The Dark Lord hissed.

Tess was so alarmed at the thought of being watched that she never questioned how he knew what she was thinking. Isabel glanced around the desert nervously. "Are they here watching us now?" she asked her brown eyes darting around nervously.

Voldemort shook his head, "No they left earlier shortly after Liz, Draco and I left."

Liz whipped around at that looking furious. "There really was someone here?" She seethed making the Dark Lord chuckle.

"Yes little one there was three signatures that I sensed only one familiar to me, Sirius Black."

"Why didn't you have us take care of them my Lord?" Draco asked moving closer to Liz.

The Dark Lord chuckled as he stared at the blonde pureblood. "If we let them know that we knew they were there then the Order would know they have been uncovered. We now know we are being watched and that can be very useful to us."

"How did they know that all of you were going to be here in Roswell?" Isabel asked shocked when Kyle suddenly started snickering.

"My uncle." Kyle said as if that explained everything.

"What do you mean by your uncle what to Severus have to do with this?" Tess asked.

"My uncle is not as great a spy as he seems to think he is. I had him pegged as a spy the moment I saw him."

Draco chuckled darkly nodding in agreement. "I told my father the same thing that in my first year I sensed something off about my dear old potions master and my father told me that I was correct that Snape is a spy for the Order and he has been since the last war."

Liz glanced at the Dark Lord who nodded a sneer on his face. "Dumbledore was foolish to think he could ever hide one of his own in my ranks. I see and know everything that happens in my ranks, Sanpe I believe is starting to figure this out."

"So he is trying to get us all killed?" Tess asked looking to Kyle feeling terrible that his uncle was working against him.

"Dumbledore might have Snape entrapped young Tess but at the end of the day his loyalties will always be with his family and if forced to chose he will turn against Dumbledore of this I have no doubt which is why he is not dead yet. That and if I attempt to kill him that ex wife of his would attempt to kill me where I stand."

"Mandy would try to kill you." Alex snickered.

Tess sighed shaking her head of all the confusing thoughts jumbled in her brain. This was a complicated game and she realized that she was but a pawn at the moment. She was a pawn that needs to gain favor with the king and with that in mind Tess slowly moved up the cliff face the others trailing behind her.

"Where is Mandy I haven't seen her for awhile?" Liz asked.

"Working on potions with my uncle since she is one of the only people he actually trusts to help him with his work. They are working on our memory potions as well as a potion to clear Lucius of the charm he has had on him for about fourteen years." Kyle said.

"That will be one strong potion." Liz hummed as Tess waved her hand over a section of the rock revealing a silver handprint that began to glow as her small hand pressed into it. The sound of scraping rock drew their attention as the rock face opened and a soft green glow spilled onto the sunny rocks welcoming them into the glowing green darkness.

"Welcome to the Antrian pod chamber." Tess said leading the way inside. The soft scent of mold and metal tickled their noses as a dull green light took over their eyes as a calming pressure surrounded them.

"Very impressive," the Dark Lord hissed as he moved towards the glowing pods their empty shells transmitting a pulse they could all feel. "And so very clever a place to hide such a powerful weapon. Khivar knows that you know the location of it but he would never dream that you brought it to Earth with you."

"What?" Tess asked fearfully she didn't know how he knew these things there was no way he could sense it she barely could.

"Why the Granolith of course." He chuckled as he motioned to Max's pod that was the entrance to the secret chamber within. "The weapon that my half brother would kill any and all to get to."

Liz looked to Tess and Isabel wondering if they knew it was there. Isabel looked stunned and Tess looked sick, apparently Tess was the only one who knew it was there. "Why didn't you tell anyone Tess?" Liz asked softly not wanting to make it sound like she was accusing her friend.

"I knew it was here but I knew that it would be dangerous if the other three knew that it was here. Nasedo told me that the Granolith was powerful and that the enemy would do anything to get it. He told me that if the others knew then the Skins could suck it out of their minds, the less of us that knew the better."

"He was right little one, but we need to know so that we can fortify it better. If I can sense its signature than Khivar will be able to as well." Voldemort chuckled.

"Can we cloak it my Lord?" Draco asked.

"We can and we will, we cannot let a weapon as powerful as the Granolith get into Khivar's hand for it would be all our doom."