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Armed with her now re-lit lamp, Stella guided the group back to Nicko’s ruined trailer.
‘I hope this works,’ Toby said, eyeing Harry dubiously.
Stella nodded. ‘It will as long as he doesn’t break it again.’
‘I’ve taught you as best I can. I told you, I’d do it myself but, the further I move away from the carriage, the more my body and powers fade.’
‘That’s a very odd condition,’ said Toby. ‘Interesting.’
The ghost shot him a withering look. ‘It gets old fast, believe me. I was murdered in a townhouse in Oxford. My blood stained the floorboards. When architects paved over my resting place with a new street, I tried to appeal to the new family that moved in.’
‘And how did they react?’ Stella asked.
‘How do you think they reacted? Flaming mortals! Only went and called a priest, did
