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head and answered. "It's like I said. Delia,
a Lilin, fought alongside me when I faced Marissa. I made her a promise, one
which I intend to keep."
    "I see… and the fact that the only way to do that is to
possess the Tears of Blood has no part in your decision?"
    "What does that have to do with it?" I asked,
staring back at him. He was talking about the decanter Bernd had given me.
Little did I realize then what I had sitting in my safe.
    "Oh, come now! First Dragons and now the Tears? Surely
you don’t expect me to believe that you don’t know what they are… or what one
could do if they possessed them?"
    I stood up and walked back to the bar. "Why don't you
enlighten me before I respond?" I countered as I refilled my glass.
    "Fine, keep your secrets. If that makes you happy,"
he retorted. "Who am I to argue with a God?" He moved back to the
sofa and sat down. "Forget I said that. It was not my intention to be argumentative.
Suffice it to say that she was searching for something or someone, and not just
Dragons, or at least so the rumors indicated. After the destruction of the
buildings she disappeared, but I had heard that she had been seen several times
over the years. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn't keeping tabs on her. The Fae
community is still small, and it was smaller then. In my business, well, let's
just say one hears things.
    "Knowing now what she is I have to assume that she was
here searching for items to increase her power. It's clear she had, or has, an
agenda. Killing Fae, seeking a Dragon, who knows what else she was looking for.
I, for one, had no knowledge of such items of power being here, other than the
magic of the city itself. But since I didn’t know about you, either, I have to
guess that there is more. If the Tears are found we are in great danger.
If she gets her hands on them there will be no stopping her. It will be the
Fae-Lilin wars all over again… but with her leading the Lilin." He paused
and looked grim. "If what I have been told about her is true, she will not
be in Tartarus forever. If she does escape and amasses such power… well… that
is not a battle I believe we can win."
    I didn't know what to say. Bernd had given me the decanter
and told me that I needed it to free the Lilin. I'd just wrapped it in a pouch
and thrown it in my safe. Sure the pouch was magical and hid its contents, but
if what Cornwall was saying was true I had a whole new set of problems to deal
with. As if I didn't have enough already.
    "Look, Gerry," I finally said. "Do you mind
if I call you Gerry?"
    "I hope you will. We are not at odds, you and I, and I
rather hoped we could work together," he answered in a sincere voice. "I
can be of great assistance in matters where the Fae and human worlds intersect.
At the very least, I will make some discreet inquiries about this matter."
    "I appreciate that, but listen," I said, sitting
back down. "She won't be out tomorrow and believe me, I will do everything
in my power to prevent her from getting her hands on anything that would be to
her advantage, especially these Tears . I will find them first, and when I
do they will be used only to free the Lilin." I hoped that would throw him
off a bit. I was going to have to be careful to make sure that no one knew I
had them. He was about to say something in response when the door opened and
Siegfried, Milagre, with Diantha behind them strolled into the office.
    Milagre looked over at us as he walked into the room. "I
hope we aren’t intruding?" he commented.
    "No, no, not at all," replied Cornwall as he stood
to greet him. "Mr. Hoskins and I were just discussing future business
plans. So how did the rest of the meeting go?"
    "Fine, I believe we got their attention," he
answered, then turned towards me. "The demonstration went over well. I
think even Sergei may come on board."
    "At least for now," commented Siegfried. "One
can never be certain with the Vodianoi."
    "True," added Milagre. "But he is no fool. He
can see where