ir laughs at breakfast. “This calls for a

oks over the table at Nakir. At least Tammy refrained fr

st is dead.” Nakir shrugs. “But come on. Wh

Zack sighs. There was a time he held humankind in high regard. His fascination with them died at the end of the last

e that will only make you miserable

to my thoughts.”

icks him off. “My class starts in five minutes. Would love to s

but they see each other as siblings. It would erase all of Zack’s problems with findi

ot going to happen

his mind blank? What is with his crew

think we all know that? Those two would be perfect, if they could

kir next time, I think my ear

I hate techno.” Sh

closest to flying humans can get. He understands the fascination of bikes perfectly. They all share this passion. Between the four of them, they own

m over the bluetooth that connects

are mostly teachers now. Some researchers, too. That’s who we’re

ng. How did you hear abou

in our conversation. I’m just following a

observe a dress code like the other orders of monks. Or maybe they just got them cheap? Who knows? Zack shrugs the thought a

young priest asks them

h historian?” Zack answers. “Could you be kin

yay tall, blond and wears glasses.” The priest answers and indicates a hi

k smiles. “Which of the

e round building with a dome on top.” The young guy s

ents of all ages. Navigating the map seems easy enough, but he soon finds out the campus could rival a large ci

ding the Bodleian Library.” Z

u’ll bump into it. Only the main door is unlocked, so y

shrugs. “I still don’t s

e might be observant of what’s

forget they do look up

buildings of old Alexandria. Too bad that extensive knowledge was lost when it burned down. It w

ey whisper in un

tairs. The lobby or reading/ sitting area is equally impressive. She marches over to a lady that wears a na

d find him there.” Th

t is a thought for another day. Zack thinks he sees the right man on the end of the corridor. The man stands next to a trolley full of books

Simon?” Tammy

raws out the wor

d to see that they’re alone up here. “

ims and promptly clamps a han

g in the library?

imon tells them and touches Za

uires. He is perplexed by the priest's behavi

hispers. “We have to go back to th

ires. The man is acting str

her Simon whispers as he leads the

o, Father. We’re not vampires, holy gr

kles. The priest is hurrying along like the devil is chasing hi

em inside the Jesuit house. “Let m

to the third room on the left. The house is not adorned in any way, the blank walls

dows.” Father Simon tells them and opens anot

trapped the priest in between Tammy and himself

on the light switch at the end of the stairs. The large room that comes int

ts. “I thought Father Romano was m

“I have known Father Romano for a

en?” Father Simon shows them a l

you as our next liaison and you did

s him back. “He’s not the

s? This thing reads like a fantasy novel. I admi

iles at the priest. Oh, Lord! This is so not

spers. The man is scared out of his mind,

head. “And you claim to be a scholar with how many Ph

t. Her midnight black wings shine almost blue in the fluorescent light of the naked lightbulbs. She is formidable, even without her armour. Just her wings and bow could mak

t any moment. The man is staring at Tammy like she is the single most important thing in

, even. Zachariel is more impressive, but getting him

n whispers. He stopped shaking, but he is yet to fin

re. All proper manners

time she actually shuts up. “If you ever see my wings, you better be on

on nods. “What am I suppos

ou call us. If there is something hard to explain about a dead person, you

it seems as if they will have a cooperation after all. Opus Dei was a waste

We have a new breed, which is odd in itself. I want to