14 LAVINIA When Eldon called for me, I thought he had either located another box, or he'd brought in another supernatural and wanted to show her or him to me. I was amused when Chess escorted me to the dining room, where Eldon, Tack, Damien, and Bates sat at the long wooden table. The dark red walls clashed with the dark wood paneling on the bottom half, and a painting of a red sea took over most of the wall above a heavy buffet set. The room was dramatic and elegant, and I rarely ate here. Seated at one end of the table, Eldon gestured at the chair to his right. “Sit.” After glancing at the other warlocks, who were spread out along the table, I followed his order. I was expecting him to tell me about a report while he ate his dinner, so I was surprised when one of the lower-ranked wa

