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Snoop and Davi jumped through the portal, then whipped around to catch one last glimpse of the misty black coffin holding their brother’s body, before the portal snapped shut. Bonedread snatched the silver disc out of the air before it hit the ground. “What now?” he asked, shoving the disc in his waistband of his trousers. He pointed a clawed thumb back at the fortress. “How long is that spell going to last? Once Orlath gains full strength, it won’t matter that his host body is a child.”
“How do we get Orlath out of Tommy?” asked Davi. “And how do we send him back?”
“The only one that knows that is Sepitus,” said Milo.
Max shook his head. “There’s got to be someone else. Bonedread, you know Orlath’s story, any suggestions?”
The goblin’s bushy eyebrows rose high on his forehead. He’
