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I glared. “I want to get my mouse out of here.”
“Soon, lion. Very soon, but what did you think of the Alligator Don?”
“What the fuck are you doing to her. She’s out. Will she wake up—”
“Like I already said. This is healing, little lion, in a way you may never understand.” She closed the distance.
My nerves flared.
Maxwell edged back.
She took the jar from me and looked up. “You did well.”
“I killed him and his men.”
A dark chuckle left the mask. “I hoped you would.”
I blinked. “Are you playing me, witch?”
“The term witch isn’t accurate for me.”
“I’m not your errand boy or assassin. Did you really need this eye for Emily?”
“Why would I ask for the eye, if I didn’t?”
I got feeling back in my legs and could move my foot. “If you want me to solve your problems, then say so—”
“The second ingredient is the Absinthe of the Ages.”
“What?”
“You’ll need to get something else.”
I shook my head. “Get something else. This may be the last time we speak—”
“Emily will want to come back. She’s on the path.”
I gazed at those snakes.
“Calm your soul, lion. Those snakes are closely associated with Damballah Wedo—one of the most revered loa.”
I raised my eyebrows.
“They invoke Damballah’s protection and healing energy, facilitating spiritual renewal and physical healing.”
Her explanation gave me no ease. I still didn’t want Emily in that damned circle.
“Back to the Absinthe of the Ages.”
I frowned. “I am never leaving you alone again with Emily—”
“This I know. Plus, your mouse will need to be with you when you get this potent brew.”
“What the fuck is it for?”
“It was distilled from rare herbs by New Orleans’ most renowned voodoo queens over a century ago. The last known bottle is in the possession of the Quarter Master.”
I remembered him being mentioned by Jean-Pierre also.
