“You’re right. If we can figure when the shipment is coming from, then perhaps we can stop it before it gets to the shop. I’m quite sure his girlfriend will be there, waiting for them,” Giles said before he took a drink of his tea. Now they just needed to find the local library so they could study the city’s history. Looking around, he saw one of the shop’s employees cleaning off a nearby table.
“Pardon me,” he said, looking at the young woman, “but could you possibly tell us where the local library is?”
“Go two blocks east,” she said, motioning toward the pavement outside, “then when you get to fourth street, go north. You can’t miss it. It’s the biggest building on the block.” She then glanced down at her watch. “They open in about ten minutes.”
“Thank you,” Giles politely said. The woman nodded and went back to the counter to help another customer. Giles turned and looked at Fred. “Do you want to walk there or would you rather use your wings?”
Fred was quite sure that Rupert was right and that the girlfriend would be right there. Getting the books before they arrived would keep them from having to deal with both her and anyone else she had there with her as well as the delivery people, whoever they were. She wondered briefly if the people making the delivery would be demonic, and if so if they would be Pylean. If they were, Fred knew some ways to deal with them; otherwise, they'd be playing it by ear
( ... )
“That’s sounds perfect,” Giles said as he stood from the table. He was a bit disappointed he wouldn’t see the wings but knew it was safer if they walked to the library. “And I’ll distract Bedford so you can look at his computer, or whatever you need to do.” He helped Fred up and they went back to Bedford’s shop
( ... )
As Rupert distracted Bedford by getting him to tell him about some artefacts in one of the showcases away from the back of the shop, Fred watched for a moment to make sure they were deep in conversation. Then silently, she slipped into the hallway leading to the back office
( ... )
“Pardon me,” he said, looking at the young woman, “but could you possibly tell us where the local library is?”
“Go two blocks east,” she said, motioning toward the pavement outside, “then when you get to fourth street, go north. You can’t miss it. It’s the biggest building on the block.” She then glanced down at her watch. “They open in about ten minutes.”
“Thank you,” Giles politely said. The woman nodded and went back to the counter to help another customer. Giles turned and looked at Fred. “Do you want to walk there or would you rather use your wings?”
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