Sadie's POV

As Andrew and I walked holding hands he kept looking back. "Are you alright?" I ask. Ever since we saw the goddess and her four minions, he's been worried. I wondered if he'd seen them at his group of people that had gotten attacked.

"Yeah," Andrew says. "I'm worried that they could have followed us."

"They didn't even see us," I say.

"The jackal did," Andrew says. "It can track us."

"I'm sure it's still distracted and has long forgotten about us," I say.

"She's a good tracker," Andrew says.

"Who?" I ask.

"The jackal," Andrew says. "Well, all jackals are good trackers."

"You talk like you know the dog," I say. I questioned how Andrew knew all of these things. Maybe he loves to read like Carter.

Something was off about Andrew. I think about the girl that I had seen. She was really pretty. Her long dark brown hair was braided into a ponytail and she wore a crown on her head. She wore a long white Egyptian dress. The dress had a golden collar around her neck. It was a very thin white fabric and the dress was very loose around her. She also wore a golden belt which probably held some of the dress together. I didn't get a good look at her face. I wondered if he'd seen her before because of his reaction to my description.

Andrew stayed silent. I looked up at him since he was taller than me. "Did she attack your group?" I ask.

"The goddess?" Andrew asks. "She was there."

"Maybe we should go back to the Brooklyn house," I say.

"Don't you want to see the park?" Andrew asks.

"Yes," I say. "We've never seen anyone that involves Set before. Carter needs to know about this."

"How do you suppose we get back?" Andrew asks. "We can't just go back the way we came."

"I can make a portal," I say.

"Set and his people know when magic is being used," Andrew says.

"Yeah," I say. "They will know it was here, but the house is protected from unwanted gods, people, demons, magicians, and monsters. They won't figure out where the portal went because the magic on the house throws them off. Besides, this is an emergency."

Andrew finally agrees and I make the portal. We step through together. We end up in the great room. No one was in the room besides Walt and Jaz. They both sat on the couch. Walt had his legs stretched out on the couch with Jaz sitting next to him. His arm was around her. Jaz sat laying her head on his shoulder and she sat with one of her legs resting over the other. One of her hands were laced with Walt's hand that was around her. They had both turned their attention back at us.

"You two are back early," Walt says.

"Sadie!" Jaz says. "You used magic!"

"It was an emergency," I say. "I promise. Where's Carter or Amos?"

"Amos left to meet Julius," Walt says. "Carter, he may be in the training room."

"Thank you," I say. I put the backpack down, the gun down, and take my jacket off. I look at Andrew. "I'll go tell Carter. I'll be back."

Andrew nods and I wonder to the training room. Carter spent time in the training room practicing or weight lifting. When I was 14, at the time Carter had been 15 it was the short few months before he turned 16, I went out with Carter on a mission. I ended up getting my arm broken by a demon. Carter blamed himself for not being able to protect me. Since then, Carter had started practicing and weight lifting so he could be able to protect me. I walked into the room. Carter was there. He wore a tank top, shorts, and some sneakers. He was lifting some weights as I suspected.

"I'm home," I say. He gets up and comes over to hug me. I put my hand on his chest to stop him. "Please don't your sweating."

"I thought you'd take the three full days. Not come home after day one." He says grabbing a towel and wipes off his face and shoulders.

"I wouldn't if it wasn't an emergency," I say.

"What happened? Are you okay?" He asks.

"I'm fine," I say. "We ran into some people. Set's people. Two humans, two magicians, and a goddess."

"How did you know she was a goddess?" Carter asks.

"I don't think anyone would dress like a fucking princess in the middle of a destroyed world for no reason," I say.

"Any idea which one do you think it was?" Carter asks.

"I don't know," I say. "She had long brown hair, very pretty, a bit of a revealing long white dress, she had an amulet with a jackal on it."

"Anput," Carter says.

"An what now?" I ask.

Carter rolls his eyes. "Anput, she's the goddess of mummification and funerals."

"So, she's basically Anubis," I say.

"Anubis's wife," Carter says.

"So, two gods of basically the same thing are married," I say. "How come I don't know about her?"

"Anput doesn't have as much recognition as Anubis," Carter says. "She's Anubis's wife, Ammit's mother, and she protected Osiris's body."

"Guess when Set killed Osiris she decided to take Set's side," I say.

"She could be like Anubis. They both could be working against Set." Carter says.

"She didn't exactly look like she was working against him." I say.

"Where was she?" Carter asks.

"Somewhere in New York," I say. "They are looking for someone. I don't know who."

"I do," Carter says. "Anubis."

"Anubis," I say. "Why?"

"I just know what dad told me," Carter says. "Anubis was the person who let the four magicians escape. Set got mad and took Anubis's powers away and threw him through a portal."

"Anubis is probably dead," I say. "Gods are not good at surviving without their powers."

"They are probably trying to find his body to make sure he's dead," Carter says. "If he's not dead, they will search for him. Give it a few days and then they'll probably be on their way. Shouldn't be a problem."

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"If they can't find Anubis, they will move on and try looking for him somewhere else. They probably have no idea where he is. If he is dead or alive." Carter says. "We just won't send people out on missions until dad and uncle Amos get back."

"Okay," I say.

I turn and leave. I walk back to the great room. Andrew, Walt, Jaz, and now Zia were all sitting there. Andrew was the first to see me. "What did he say?" He asks.

"Apparently Set took away Anubis's powers and threw him in a portal. They don't know where he ended up so their trying to find him. Also, did you know Anubis has a wife? Neither did I. She's actually a really pretty girl. I saw her." I explain.

"You saw Anput," Zia says. "I figure she would've been gone since Osiris is dead. I thought she was a protector."

"A protector of herself," I say. "She does realize she's looking for her husbands' dead body. There's no way a god is going to survive without their powers. They rely on their powers to survive."

"I'm sure some have survived," Zia says. "Besides, Anubis is a death god. I don't think he's going to be easy to kill."

"If he had powers," I say.

"What if we found him," Walt says.

"Why the hell would we do that?" I ask.

"Set's looking for him," Walt says. "Anubis was very close to Set. We could figure out what he knows about Set and he can help us take him down."

"That's not a bad idea," Zia agrees with Walt.

"You guys want to help a god?" I ask.

"They're right Sadie," Carter says. He'd apparently had been standing behind me. "It's not a bad idea."

"What if he turns against us?" I ask.

"Tell you what," Carter says. "Tomorrow we will have a vote on whether or not we should try to find Anubis."

I wanted to protest. I didn't want to help any of the gods. They were right, if Anubis was out there, he could be helpful. I head towards my room. I sat on my bed and debated whether or not to find Anubis. Anubis wasn't a bad guy. He's saved the lives of many magicians. He was willing to risk his powers and life to save them. We didn't even know if he was dead or alive. I'm interrupted by knocking on my door.

"Come in," I say. It was Andrew.

"Hey," He says. "I came to see what you were up to."

"Just thinking about the vote," I say. "Do you think Anubis is alive?"

Andrew sits down beside me. "I think if he is. He's doing what he has to in order to survive."

"Aren't we all," I say. I layed my head on Andrew's shoulder. "I'm not sure what we should do."

Andrew kisses the top of my head. "Choose what you think is best. I'll follow you no matter what."

I get up. Andrew stayed sitting on the bed. When I stood up and he sat on the bed we were the same height. I put my arms around his neck. I kiss him. He kisses me back and he wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer to him. I pull away and smile. Andrew pulls me in for a hug. I spend the rest of the day hanging out with Andrew. He distracted me from everything. I think I'm starting to fall in love with him.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I think I choose a way I want Sadie to discover who Anubis is. If you have any ideas feel free to share. I like to see what you guys think.