Goliath looked at his wife. "Are you certain?"
Elisa shook her head. "Big Guy, I'm not sure of anything right now."
"Hear me out," Fox said, standing from her perched position on the corner of David's desk. "First of all, your speed. You have some damn good reflexes, and some of that might be attributed to your martial arts training, but I've always thought that you were one of the fastest people on the planet. I have taken my share of swings at you, and I can vouch for your reaction time. It's almost super human, depending on the stakes of the fight." Fox began ticking things off on her fingers. "Two, your 'cop's intuition' is insanely accurate. Three, you have this knack for handling the preternatural with a calm that blows my mind."
"She did accept us very quickly," Goliath said, deep in his own thoughts. "And all of the beings that we met when Avalon sent us different places in the world to meet up with Oberon's other children."
"Would it have made things any easier if I had flipped out?" Elisa asked.
"It is an interesting theory," David said. "I wonder which of Oberon's kids got mixed up with your family and when."
"Coyote," Goliath said.
"The trickster?" Elisa asked in disbelief.
"What makes you say that?" David asked, his attention fully on the Gargoyle leader.
"He took the form of your father when he was young," Goliath pointed out to Elisa. "And he said that he had a special interest in your family."
"That was because my father danced the Kachina dance." Elisa pointed out.
"He was not the only human to do so, and he certainly wasn't the last," Goliath argued. "So why your father? Why your family?"
"He has a point," Fox said. "Oberon's kids are not known to be particularly loyal or interested in humans, even if they are family."
There was a discreet cough from across the room.
"Present company excluded," David said smoothly.
"Thank you, Mr. Xanatos," Owen said.
"Don't mention it," David said, mostly out of habit where Owen was concerned. "We'll just have to speculate, I'm afraid. It's not like there is a blood or DNA test available."
Elisa saw the sudden gleam in his eyes. "I don't want or need a test. It doesn't matter."
"It would be pretty far down in your family line," Fox said. "So it would be pretty diluted by now. Your mom had never even been to the reservation where your grandparents lived, so it's not like Coyote and your mother…"
Fox drifted off, seeing the warning look in the detective's eyes.
"For now," David said, heading off any arguments that might pop up between the two strong females. "Let's just assume that Elisa has some of Oberon's bloodline in her heritage. If either she or Skyler are able to tune in to whatever kind of homing signal that they are putting out, that could help us, tremendously."
"Help with what?" Elisa asked. "So far, they haven't done anything."
"So far, that is so," Owen said, finally stepping forward into the discussion. "But if they are truly planning something involving the gargoyles and this building, we need to know what they are up to."
"The building itself is armed with the best security system known to man," David said with a smirk, "and a few of my own touches as well."
"Of course," Elisa said dryly.
"Perhaps we should talk about this with the rest of the clan present. They are waiting for news in the Great Hall." Goliath suggested. "We will need to be prepared as well."
"Of course," David said. "Shall we meet back in the great hall in ten minutes?"
Goliath nodded his agreement, and together with Elisa, they went in search of the rest of the clan's members.
The pair was almost to the hall's entryway when Goliath started to chuckle.
"What?" Elisa asked, puzzled.
Goliath placed an arm across her shoulders, giving her a gentle squeeze. "I always knew that was something unique about you."
"Yeah," Elisa groused. "I can't just be a normal person. I'm a freaking fairy."
Goliath chuckled once more, turning to gather her in his arms. "You are only part fairy."
"Oh, well then," Elisa said, sarcasm dripping from every word. "That makes it all so much better."
Goliath gave her a quick kiss and a comforting hug before taking her hand and preceding her into the Great Hall.
The Gargoyles were gathered around the room. They all looked expectantly at the couple as they entered.
Suddenly, Elisa's police radio sparked to life.