Chapter 24

Bartimaeus

How could someone be such an idiot? I had totally blown whatever friendship I had with Kitty. How could I be such an idiot? Why had I even done that in the first place? I knew full well how much my words hurt her. And to think she had done such a great thing for me.(1)

It was a good thing I hadn't left her house completely. No, I had flown out of the house, took the form of a spider, and clung on to the side of her bedrooom window. If I hadn't I wouldn't have heard what Ptolemy had said to Farrar. I heard all of it. And the conversations, too.

Here's what Ptolemy said:(2) "You bitch! How dare you call him a demon? He is not! Far from it! You little W---!" He said more, but it was all run together and sounded a little odd. He could swear, but not very well. It didn't sound too good together, but all in all it was a good combination of insults and compliments. I had to admit I was laughing the entire time.

Ptolemy had defended me with all his might. And he said…Well, never mind what he said.

Well, in the other hand, I wouldn't be needed or wanted until Kitty summoned me. So, what to do?(3)

Glumily, the spider crawled down the side of the house and away to Mr. Button's place. Perhaps there'd be something interesting there.

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(1) Summoning Ptolemy, going to the Other Place, wanting to get dijnn to battle with her and not for her. She was like a female version of Ptolemy. I'm never going to forget that. I need to find someway to apollogize to her.

(2) I'm going to edit out most of it. Never knew he could swear so good…

(3) In all technicality, I could go where ever I wanted until I was summoned again. That's the fake freedom for you.

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A/n

I know how short this is, but it's basically just an overview chapter, Bartimaeus reviewing Ptolemy. The next one is longer. I have some answers for some revewers.

Gnome Leader: I'm not too sure about why Farrar approached Kitty. I'm sure there are dozens of other apprentices who also read a lot. And how did she know that Kitty reads more than usual? Don't take this as a flame, just pointing out bits that seem... uncovered :P

That's a good point there. I had never realized such a big loophole in the plotline. But I do have a slight explination for it. Farrar approached Kitty over thousands of other people because Kitty is the one person she knows she can trust. Why? Because she's a commoner, and Farrar's a magician. See the advantage there? Kitty isn't just an apprentice anymore. She's pretty much a full-fledged magician—in my story anyway. In this story she's just like Ptolemy. Oh, and I never take things as a flame. Even flames help you to grow in writing. Anything's helpful. I hope this helps. ;-)

Until the next chapter, ciao! (That's Italian, that is)