Chapter 8

“So Mattie or Reni goes in, invisibly, to take a look and…Can either of you send him a mental picture of the bathroom? If so, you do, he teleports in and grabs Acasta. Bam, bam, boom, done.”

Tonio smiled, eyeing Dirk with a bit of respect. “You’re not half bad at planning, for a beginner.”

Dirk shrugged. “I’m just surprised you didn’t think of these things. You must have used those skillsmore than once.”

“We have, but not paired together the way you’re suggesting, which is stupid of us.”

Bay nodded. “It takes a newcomer with a fresh eye on things, I suspect. We’re old, and tired, and in a rut about how we approach a problem. At least when it comes to run-of-the-mill humans, so to speak.”

“Acasta is hardly run-of-the-mill,” Mattie said sourly, “but you’re right.”

“Okay, we have a plan now,” Tonio said. “Mattie, you get inside since you can hold an invisibility spell longer than Reni. Felan, when you get Acasta, take him to the cabin. We’ll go from there.”