CHAPTER 6 - The Club.
"STOP LYING TO ME," Effy screamed. Isha took her arm, trying to calm her, she lowered her voice. "You can't seriously tell me that no one knows anything about how she got free?"
"Calm down young lady," Reginald Brannon said. "Remember who you're talking to." They were in The Protection of Secrecy Department at the Grand Counsel of Sorcerers HQ, in Brannon's office, and everyone had been trying to calm Effy down for a little over ten minutes.
Effy bristled and Salanzer stepped forward. Amy took Effy's other arm. Effy shook it off, glaring at her friend. Amy worked for the ministry too and Effy was pissed with everyone. Amy looked down and Effy felt ashamed, she took a deep breath.
"Somebody tell me how Greta got released," Effy said, trying to keep calm. "Not just released as a spirit, but as herself. Who has that kind of power?" It was the first day back after the attempts on both Isha and Effy's lives. They had been given an extra day off to recover, and Effy had been stewing to boiling point.
"There are quite a few who possess the skill to have released her," Salanzer said. "But that is not the most worrying thing. That book has been locked away in the secure vaults since you gave it to us. Only sorcery head office officials have access."
"So it was the insider?" Isha said.
"Appears so," Salanzer said. "I'm putting together a list of all those that had access to the vaults, and who has the sorcery skills to do what was required to bring Greta back."
"Good idea Salanzer," Brannon said. "We need to find out who's conspiring against us. It could be costly. I hear we have a lead on the Sun Nymph?" Effy wasn't sure she was ready to change the subject from Greta yet, but she knew it was probably a good idea, given her temper.
"Apparently so," Effy replied. "Amy has a source who might know where she is. We're going somewhere now to see them."
"Ah yes," he said. "Very resourceful girl." He smiled at Amy. "Well. Keep me informed. I don't want any move on that nymph without my authority. Find her, observe, and seek guidance."
"What if we have to make a decision in the field?" Effy said. "We might not have time to call it in."
"Find. Observe. Call it in," Brannon said firmly. Effy kept her mouth shut at his condescending tone.
"We will sir," Isha said, getting in quick, diplomacy was her area.
Isha, Amy, and Effy left the office. Brannon turned to Salanzer. "You need to control that girl," he said.
"Effy and Isha are turning out to be a great team," Salanzer replied. "Maybe if we had the same energy and skill from our other teams, we wouldn't be losing this unknown battle."
Reginald Brannon grunted.
Outside in the hallway Isha cursed. "If I had been more sensible this all wouldn't have been an issue," she said. Amy was busy on her Ipad, writing down some notes from the meeting.
"Stop beating yourself up," Effy said. "It wasn't your fault, and if it went a different way you could be dead."
"She didn't use a spell," Isha said. "I went with her because I wanted to. I'm so sorry."
"She wouldn't have needed spells," Effy said. "I was her for a while, she was just oozing sex appeal."
"Eeewww," Isha said. "I'm sure oozing isn't the word you should use."
"What's wrong with that," Effy said. "You had me oozing this morning."
Isha made a gagging sound. "Oh god," she laughed. "It's almost as bad as the word moist."
"What's wrong with moist?" Effy said laughing.
"It just sounds gross," Isha said. "Think it should be banned, along with oozing."
"What! Moist should be banned?" Effy said. "The word, moist." She emphasised the word every time she said it. Laughing at Isha's screwed up face.
"Stop it," Isha said, her fingers going in her ears. Effy laughed harder. She leant forward and kissed her on the lips.
"Get a room you two," Amy said, looking up from her Ipad and smiling. "Always fucking at it."
"Jealous," Effy said, giving Amy a wink.
"Yeah I am," Amy said. "Not as jealous as you having new superhero names. Crimson Avenger and Indian Princess."
"Oh god," Effy muttered.
"I can see the advert now," Amy said. "Limited edition Crimson Avenger Tampax, for when you need a hero the most." Isha burst out laughing. Amy continued, grinning away. "You would be stood with your foot on a defeated bloody pussy."
"Fuck off," Effy said, laughing too.
"You kiss your dad with that mouth," Amy said. "Oh no wait, you do more than that." It was only a few days after Effy had been coerced into fucking her dad, not that she had needed much coercion.
Isha gasped, then snorted with laughter.
"Very funny," Effy said. "Guessing she told you." She nodded at the doubled up Isha. She tried to hold in her own smile.
"What? About your fatherly love weekend," Amy said. "She might have mentioned it. Don't be ashamed, they do say incest is best." Isha laughed harder.
"Oh great," Effy said. "She was apologising to me a minute ago. And now she's laughing at me."
"Sorry," Amy said. "I should be careful winding up the Crimson Avenger." Effy gave Isha a look as she laughed again.
"Now Isha," Amy said, Isha looked at her, still giggling. "We're going to a club in a bit, so behave yourself. No disappearing with a psychotic whore and leaving us like gooseberries." Isha's face dropped and it was Effy's turn to laugh.
"Come on, we have a job to do. I need to see Gavin before we go though," Effy said, when she stopped laughing. She led them off towards him. She smiled broadly, she had missed Amy, it reminded her of their college days.
"Hey Gavin," Effy said, when they arrived at his tech space.
"Ah a heavenly vision," he said, looking up. "What can I do for my three favourite ladies?"
"I'm the favourite though?" Amy said, giving Gavin a look that gave him no choice but to say yes.