Part 10
"And what happens when all this goes wrong and I get caught?" Lilah eyed Lareina and Garret, waiting to see if they would answer. They'd explained their plan and what was required of her. Pythia was going to be extremely interested to hear this.
So far, as far as she was aware, they hadn't figured out who she really was yet. That idiot Dido wouldn't recognise her. She didn't know if the girl had seen her or not, but if her cover wasn't blown, it would be extremely helpful.
"Most likely Pythia will kill you," Garret said sourly.
Lilah glared at him. She didn't like him all that much, and couldn't understand Pythia's obsession with him. The need for the Wild Power was perfectly understandable. They only needed to get hold of one then the Night People would win. Eternal darkness. They would *finally* have control of the human world again. And the vermin and the idiotic Daybreakers would be slaves like they should be.
"We're kind of hoping that won't happen," Lareina said, frowning at Garret. "Galadriel is going to do the spell for us. She's more powerful than I am."
Garret stood up and walked over to the window of his house, staring out at nothing, his back to them. Lilah and Lareina exchanged glances. Garret wasn't doing a whole hell of a lot apart from making snotty comments.
She supposed if Pythia was blackmailing her and torturing someone she loved, she'd be acting the same way Garret was. But still...
"This is all depending on the fact that Susanna Meyer actually *is* the Wild Power *and* she wants to be on our side,," Lilah pointed out.
"We *have* to have her on out side before we do anything," Lareina said firmly. "That's pretty much a given."
"I suppose it doesn't really matter *what* side she's on, providing Galadriel's spell is strong enough," Garret said thoughtfully. "Once we get her to Pythia all we need to do is kill Pythia."
Lilah was certain he was smiling at the thought of that. Pythia wasn't exactly the best thing since sliced bread in the Night World. She only worked for the Council. No one was quite sure who was running it now Hunter Redfern was out of the picture. The name of the new leader had been kept secret. Lilah wondered if she would really be all that shocked when she found out. She opened her mouth to speak but Lareina cut in before she could.
"There's still a hell of a lot of what ifs in the plan, you know." From their expressions and the way they spoke, they clearly didn't have or couldn't think of another plan to rescue Garret's girlfriend. She also got the impression there was something else they weren't telling her.
"Yeah, okay, I'll do it," she said finally. "Anything else I should know about?" Her eyes narrowed. Were they going to tell her or just keep it to themselves.
"Watch out for Orion and Elisabetta," Garret said, his tone changing from sarcastic to annoyed.
"Who?" The names meant nothing to Lilah. Maybe they would mean something to Pythia.
"Orion Redfern and Elisabetta Blackthorn. Night People who work for the council, generally their families, but apparently they're working together now," Lareina said. She smiled faintly. "They're not exactly fond of Garret."
"I can't possibly imagine why," Lilah muttered under her breath.
"You might be surprised," Garret said dryly.
Lilah doubted it, but didn't bother saying anything. She'd most likely just get another snotty come back line. "When do you want to do this?"
"The girl starts school tomorrow," Lareina answered. "We're going to try and establish contact then. We'll give it three days - "
"Three *days*?" Garret whirled around, eyes blazing with fury and something else - rage? Hatred? Pain? "Do you know what Pythia can *do* to Dido in three fucking *days*?" He looked angry enough to actually *hit* Lareina.
"If we go right away then she'll get suspicious and everything fucks up. If everything fucks up Dido will die," Lareina said cooly, glaring at him, unafraid.
"Think about it," Lilah said reasonably. "If you have easier access to something *she* wants, she's not likely to kill what *you* want. "~Yet, anyway~, she added silently.
Garret just glared helplessly. "Fine," he hissed.
Lilah didn't mention they were likely to fuck up and die anyway. They didn't need to know that yet. Surprises were always more fun.
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"And what happens when all this goes wrong and I get caught?" Lilah eyed Lareina and Garret, waiting to see if they would answer. They'd explained their plan and what was required of her. Pythia was going to be extremely interested to hear this.
So far, as far as she was aware, they hadn't figured out who she really was yet. That idiot Dido wouldn't recognise her. She didn't know if the girl had seen her or not, but if her cover wasn't blown, it would be extremely helpful.
"Most likely Pythia will kill you," Garret said sourly.
Lilah glared at him. She didn't like him all that much, and couldn't understand Pythia's obsession with him. The need for the Wild Power was perfectly understandable. They only needed to get hold of one then the Night People would win. Eternal darkness. They would *finally* have control of the human world again. And the vermin and the idiotic Daybreakers would be slaves like they should be.
"We're kind of hoping that won't happen," Lareina said, frowning at Garret. "Galadriel is going to do the spell for us. She's more powerful than I am."
Garret stood up and walked over to the window of his house, staring out at nothing, his back to them. Lilah and Lareina exchanged glances. Garret wasn't doing a whole hell of a lot apart from making snotty comments.
She supposed if Pythia was blackmailing her and torturing someone she loved, she'd be acting the same way Garret was. But still...
"This is all depending on the fact that Susanna Meyer actually *is* the Wild Power *and* she wants to be on our side,," Lilah pointed out.
"We *have* to have her on out side before we do anything," Lareina said firmly. "That's pretty much a given."
"I suppose it doesn't really matter *what* side she's on, providing Galadriel's spell is strong enough," Garret said thoughtfully. "Once we get her to Pythia all we need to do is kill Pythia."
Lilah was certain he was smiling at the thought of that. Pythia wasn't exactly the best thing since sliced bread in the Night World. She only worked for the Council. No one was quite sure who was running it now Hunter Redfern was out of the picture. The name of the new leader had been kept secret. Lilah wondered if she would really be all that shocked when she found out. She opened her mouth to speak but Lareina cut in before she could.
"There's still a hell of a lot of what ifs in the plan, you know." From their expressions and the way they spoke, they clearly didn't have or couldn't think of another plan to rescue Garret's girlfriend. She also got the impression there was something else they weren't telling her.
"Yeah, okay, I'll do it," she said finally. "Anything else I should know about?" Her eyes narrowed. Were they going to tell her or just keep it to themselves.
"Watch out for Orion and Elisabetta," Garret said, his tone changing from sarcastic to annoyed.
"Who?" The names meant nothing to Lilah. Maybe they would mean something to Pythia.
"Orion Redfern and Elisabetta Blackthorn. Night People who work for the council, generally their families, but apparently they're working together now," Lareina said. She smiled faintly. "They're not exactly fond of Garret."
"I can't possibly imagine why," Lilah muttered under her breath.
"You might be surprised," Garret said dryly.
Lilah doubted it, but didn't bother saying anything. She'd most likely just get another snotty come back line. "When do you want to do this?"
"The girl starts school tomorrow," Lareina answered. "We're going to try and establish contact then. We'll give it three days - "
"Three *days*?" Garret whirled around, eyes blazing with fury and something else - rage? Hatred? Pain? "Do you know what Pythia can *do* to Dido in three fucking *days*?" He looked angry enough to actually *hit* Lareina.
"If we go right away then she'll get suspicious and everything fucks up. If everything fucks up Dido will die," Lareina said cooly, glaring at him, unafraid.
"Think about it," Lilah said reasonably. "If you have easier access to something *she* wants, she's not likely to kill what *you* want. "~Yet, anyway~, she added silently.
Garret just glared helplessly. "Fine," he hissed.
Lilah didn't mention they were likely to fuck up and die anyway. They didn't need to know that yet. Surprises were always more fun.
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