"Hmmm..."
He pondered for a few more minutes, turning the fragments over in his mind, but no clear picture emerged.
His only solid conclusion mirrored his thoughts on the Valmere house.
Perhaps Ethea's original enemies had decided she was no longer a threat and had cut off contact and even surveillance, assuming the curse would eventually do their work for them, and that a completely different person or group was responsible for the recent events.
The assassination attempt, the information block on his family, the mysterious warning call...
It all pointed toward a third party with an agenda he couldn't yet fathom.
'Just what do they want with us?'
