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him.
    “Well done. Seems you both had something that needed to be dealt with. I’m glad to have helped ,” Briathos said with a nod before heading back inside to his room.
    “Now what?” Cole asked , staring into Alice’s smooth brown eyes.
    “I’m starving ,” Alice said with a knowing smile.
    “Me , too,” Jake added, raising his hand like a child.
    “Yeah , yeah, alright. I’ll make you guys something. Let’s go in,” Cole shook his head, happy that was all over.
     

    PENEMUE/PAUL
     
    Paul sat in a small office at Alice’s campus, awaiting the Dean’s return. Kokabiel sat at his side in a wide stance thrown across a leather chair while Paul sat upright.
    “Brother, can you please attempt to relax?”
    “I am relaxed,” Paul answered.
    Kokabiel burst into laughter uncontrollably. “Far from it, but I understand why. Vassago is on our side and he will protect Alice while she is here, you are doing the right thing, even she will think so.”
    “That’s what worries me.”
    The door opened and shut behind Dean Vassago. “Brothers,” he announced with an outstretched grin. “I heard the good news. Alice is home safe.”
    “Safe isn’t the word I would use ,” Paul said.
    “We’re here to request a heavier detail ,” Kokabiel said.
    “W hile still remaining discrete,” Paul added.
    “ We’ve agreed that coming back to school is the right choice, but we need to know she will be looked after while here. We have no idea what the bounty hunters will do next, if anything at all, with the condition Alice left Purah in,” Kokabiel said.
    Paul growled at the overabundance of information Kokabiel was providing. Trust me, brother, he can be trusted. He thought to the over-protective father.
    “I can hire new men , though two of my best men are on duty watching my son who has grown fond of Alice. I can split them, and when they are together, their detail will be stronger,” Dean Vassago offered.
    “Plus a few new hires and you’ve got a deal ,” Paul said sternly.
    “For the father of the savior? Anything you need ,” the dean said with a nod of affirmation.
    “I’m sure you can feel the absence of the pull. A new Fallen was thrown from grace , stopping the fourth seal from being broken. I don’t have to tell you how important it is that the Fourth Horseman doesn’t get the chance to ride. We will let you know if we have any news in the future,” Kokabiel offered.
    Alice’s Fallen family stood and excused themselves from the office. Kokabiel nodded to Theresa , causing her cheeks to flush at once. Always a charmer. Paul joked.
    “Let’s go home and see what kind of trouble our Alice has gotten herself into.”
    Paul smiled but he knew the likelihood was that, in fact, she had gotten herself into some sort of mess. She was too much like her mother in that way. She had always said, “I’ll rest when I’m dead.” He smiled momentarily at the joke, until the reminder of her demise snuck back into the forefront of his mind.
     

     
    Kokabiel and Paul drove silently down the dirt road that led to Alice’s small house. It was quaint and they enjoyed being there whenever possible, always trying not to overstay their welcome. Paul looked around with hesitation as he approached the front door. The stink of the air was electric and he knew something had happened. Kokabiel opened the door uneasily and entered the kitchen to find Alice and Jake at the kitchen table and Cole cooking. He may have felt relieved but he knew his brother felt it, too. “What did you do?” Paul stared at Jake.
    “Dad, it’s not his fault.”
    “He is capable of saying no, and you should have known better. You are not ready for any strenuous activity. Look at you, you’re still covered in bruises and I know there are more breaks than you pretend to know about.”
    “Penemue, I told her no , but she’s right. If she is to defeat Rogziel and fight in the End of Days battle, she must be able to fight at her