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us and fed us all to his masters.”
    “And he’s gone! No one’s seen him since the Battle at Pittodrie. The Brotherhood’s changed. We’re working with you now. And things would go a lot smoother if you worked with us.”
    I took a few deep, calming breaths. Every time I tried talking to Hazel about this, we ended up getting in a fight. “Look, I’m sorry for the way you’re being treated. But there’s nothing I can do about that. Right now I just have to do my job and make sure the council is safe. Now, did you know about that attack beforehand? And did you tell anyone about where the council meeting would be held?”
    “No and no.”
    “And you don’t know who the spy is?”
    “Nope. There is something you should know though.”
    I felt my pulse increase. This sounded serious. “What is it?” I asked.
    But she didn’t answer. Like Noah a minute ago she looked over my shoulder. “Hello, Blake.”
    “Hello,” said a voice right in my ear.
    I jumped, spinning round. Blake was standing there, leaning on his shock-stick. He was looking at the Catcher lying on the ground.
    “Don’t do that,” I snapped at him.
    He didn’t seem too concerned, just grinned at me.
    “Did you want anything?” I asked.
    “Just checking in. Cody told me to check possible defensive weaknesses so that’s why I’m here.”
    “To look at the big hole in the floor?” I glared at him.
    He looked straight at Hazel, who flushed, and said, “Or the thing that caused it.”
    I opened my mouth, about to tell him to back away from my sister, but Hazel had obviously had enough.
    “I’ve told you everything I can. I’ve got to get this Catcher back to our warehouse. See you at the next council meeting.”
    Just then Kyle hurried up with my new shock-stick, which I snatched from him before shooing him away. “Can you at least tell me where you’re getting your information?” I whispered to Hazel.
    But Hazel and a now very angry Kyle were busy attaching chains to the Catcher’s suit. They pulled them tight then stormed off towards the quad bikes.
    “Wait,” I called after her.
    She looked me dead in the eyes. “Trust us first,” she told me. “Then we’ll trust you.”
    They hooked the chains on to their quad bikesand revved the engines. I watched as the Catcher was wrenched out of the hole, through the hotel door and off down the street, clattering along.
    I stared after them. Part of me wanted to follow them, hug my sister and apologise for fighting with her. But I just couldn’t. I’d hated the Brotherhood for so long, it felt like a constant weight on my shoulders. No matter what I did I couldn’t seem to drop it.
    I rounded on Blake, who was watching them leave, looking satisfied. “What was that for?”
    “I don’t trust them. They keep trying to duck out of things.”
    “We need them on our side; you can’t just go insulting them like that. What’s your problem?”
    He seemed about to answer me when one of his soldiers ran up. “Blake, Blake,” she yelled.
    He focused on her immediately. “What is it?” he asked.
    “You’ve got to come quickly. There’s trouble at the farms. Three Catchers.”
    I looked at Blake and felt my eyes widen. “That’s where Sally was going,” I told him.
    He cursed and turned, sprinting off. “Get Cody to send some more backup,” he yelled over his shoulder. Then he grabbed the whistle that hung around his neck and gave it a swift, ringing peep.
    His group materialised around him, as if they’d been waiting for his call. They were always nearby, the most experienced chicken hunters we had. They startedrunning towards the farms. I sprinted after them and quickly caught up.
    “What are you doing?” Blake yelled at me.
    “I need to see this,” I yelled back. “First the attack this morning and now this? Right where Sally is?”
    “Do you think they’re trying to get more council members?”
    “Well, we won’t know until we get there,” I yelled at him,