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Delphine’s eyes darkened. “But have you read up on my gods?”
The space crackled between them.
“I have.” Baba nodded. “What do you want from me? Shall we debate on whose gods are more powerful?”
“Mine are ancient.”
“Mine too, and both are woven into the very fabric of the earth, air, and water. Both are steeped in the history of the world itself.” Baba sighed. “And both still bow down to something greater than themselves.”
“I asked you to stay out of my way.”
“What occurs here will also affect my bloodline too.”
Delphine blinked.
“Besides, I have done my best to stay out of the way—”
“You damn near led the Lion to the original—”
“I did not tell him to drink the milk—”
“But you knew he would drink it?”
Baba grinned. “The fact that you told him not to do it. . .well that was probably why he did it.”
I frowned.
“He was not meant to find the original.” Delphine gestured to Emily on the bed. “She is supposed to find it with the Eye of the Gator.”
“Yes. Yes.” Baba crossed her arms over her chest. “You knew the eye could help her go in her mind and see the things the other alters could not see.”
Intrigued, I moved closer to them.
“However,” Baba’s voice held an edge. “You had possession of that eye several months ago, but gave it to the Alligator Don telling him all about how this eye was from his family and would give him power.”
Delphine sucked her teeth.
“You gave him the Eye, so the Lion could get it from him, knowing that the Lion would kill him.”
I glared at Delphine. “Is that true?”
Delphine kept her view on Baba. “If you knew that, then why didn’t you tell them.”
Baba smiled at the both of us, then began to hum a low song as she headed away.
I called after her, “Baba, come back.”
“My grandson will be here soon, and that will be a lot. I must prepare.” Baba waved us away. “Besides my other little babies will be getting up in a few hours.”
Delphine scoffed but held her tongue.
What the fuck is really going on?
Delphine turned my way. “I have to give you something so you never go back in her mind again—”
“This Absinthe of the Ages.” I glared. “Did you have possession of that bottle too?”
“I did.”
