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I rejoined my companions on the stair landing, and Judith nearly jumped at me. “Well? What did he say?”
I took a deep breath and recounted our conversation. By the time I had finished all of them, even Bee and Midge, had a pensive look on their faces.
“What an interesting tale,” Judith mused as she cupped her chin in one hand. “To think a blemished spirit resided in the very heart of the domain of the exorsages, and no one knew about it.”
“Now that we know, what are we going to do about it?” Gina wondered.
Judith dropped her hand to her side. “You mean whether we will inform the High Monitor of our resident spirit? To be honest, I have half a mind to inform her.”
“And the other half?” I wondered.
She flashed me a mischievous grin. “The other half wants to give the High Mon
