SHORTLY AFTER WE PULLED back into the parking lot on the Aventine, Tony’s figure appeared scurrying over towards us with an excitement to his steps. Behind him, the Remus followed at a more dignified pace. Not that there was anything dignified about a leader of a House following a guest around like a watch dog, but I would have been pissed if he’d delegated to someone else anyway. The last time he delegated, he’d put our safety in Jessie’s hands. I nodded at the Remus, to acknowledge that he’d been looking out for my teammate if nothing else. Then I shifted my attention to Tony. “What have you got?” A self-satisfied smile curled at his lips. “We’ve figured out that some members of the House of Remus can definitely manipulate water levels with enough precision to pull this off. There are

