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"How did your talk with Elisa go, lad?"
"She said she would speak with Angela tonight. She is in fact, there now."
"And of the other matter?"
"She waylaid me, well, I might add." Goliath looked at Hudson and almost felt pity for him. He knew his mentor acted as if he lacked nothing but he knew that many nights his older mentor was haunted by what might have been.
"And how did she do that, lad?" Hudson watched as Goliath blushed, a thing he had never seen before. "That approach, eh, it works every time." Hudson chuckled causing Goliath to look away.
"It was nothing of the sort."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You're a man; she's a woman. You do care for the lass, don't you?"
"Yes but..."
"You have needs lad, as does she. You can only be noble but so long."
"What about..."
"Everything will work itself out lad but I would be wanting to get this other old business out of the way before hand."
"She evades it every time I bring it up."
"Ay lad, which is what worries me. It has never been my observance of Elisa to keep secrets when it's not necessary. Something about all this worries me."
Goliath looked out into the sky, unsure of what to do next. Then he turned to Hudson. "Maybe you could talk to her, she trusts you."
"Ay, but not like she trusts you. You may need to send in someone of her own species after your questions."
Goliath looked back out to the horizon. "Matt may be able to talk to her."
"I meant more like a woman."
"I can ask Beth or Diane..."
Hudson spotted Fox moving up the castle wall in full stealth mode. He hushed Goliath with a finger to his lips. He slowly moved into her path and lifted her by the back of her shirt, depositing her with a light thud before Goliath.
"Now she be the one you be needin' to do the deed. She be the only one, I figure, to get one up on your detective."
"I should have known you would have spotted me Hudson. Every since the surgery, both eyes have working very well and your peripheral vision has increased two fold." She spoke while pulling herself up to a standing position between the two.
"Fox."
"Please, call me Janine."
"Since when do you go by that name?"
"Since I've become the parent of a kindergartener and found myself in both my parents' good graces."
"Why are ya spying on us lass?"
"Because you two keep secrets like Fort Knox and I'm worried about you. I hardly see anyone but Lex anymore and I haven't seen him in weeks."
"The trio and Bronx are in Avalon and Angela is visiting with Elisa," Goliath said looking at her.
"Is something wrong with my mother?"
"No, they're just visiting. I do have a favor to ask of you."
"Tell me the favor first and we'll see."
"I need you to talk to Elisa for me."
"A lover's spat?"
"No, she had a dream a few weeks ago that seems to have thrown her off but she won't tell me what's going on."
"A woman is entitled to a few secrets."
"Yes, but this troubles me. She's often not focused and she seems to not be eating well."
"Plus," Hudson added, "her recent choice in reading material is adding to my worries."
"Reading material?" Goliath asked cocking his head to the side.
"Ay, the spells and incantations section of the library." Hudson answered.
"I thought Xanatos had those removed?" Golitah continued.
"Not the ones for Alex's training," Foxx answered, moving to lean against the parapet. "Is she home now?"
"Angela is with her right now and I'd prefer to not worry her with this right now because she has her own things on her mind right now."
"I'll be happy to help Goliath, but I'm not making any promises. Your detective is one hard nut to crack."
"Thank you," he said as he watched her wave to them and walk away. He turned to Hudson. "Have I done the right thing?"
"She can be a lot more resourceful than ya think lad. Have faith."
Fox walked into her bedroom, changing her clothes then grabbing her shoes and a jacket from the closet. She sat on the chair under the window, slipping one foot into her sneaker, pulling it tight and tying it. She repeated the process with the other foot as she heard entering footsteps. She finished tying and without skipping a beat, stood and pulled on her jacket.
"Yes David?"
"Where are you off to?"
"To run an errand."
"This time of night. Does this have anything to do with your precious gargoyles?"
"I'm no more favored to them than you are David."
"Right," he said removing his jacket and hanging it on the back of a different chair.
"You sound like a jealous lover, David. I'll be back in a few hours, don't wait up."
"I would prefer you didn't. I know you're fully capable of handling yourself, even you can't beat a bullet."
"I'm going to see a detective on a mission of goodwill. I hardly believe death will come looking for me tonight."
"Can't one of them go with you, for my peace of mind?"
"No, but Angela is there now, I'll be sure to have her come back with me."
"Now what business do you have with Detective Mazza?"
"I told you David, this is a mission of goodwill. You've turned over an entirely new leaf and done nothing more extravagant than spoil our son rotten. I have decided to follow suit." She walked over to the bed where a pajama bottomed David lay in bed. She leaned down kissing him on the lips. "Besides, I love you too much to turn you in."
"I still don't like it."
"Tough." She walked out the door and he just watched her leave.