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the energy. I needed to be sure, so I walked further away and moved in a different direction. I thought I now knew what killed the man. But I needed to make absolutely certain.
    “Tokem, I need you to return me to the first site. Traygen and Corbin, can you secure this area and call for the bodies to be transported? I believe I know what happened here, but I need to check the first site. I think you two should stay above the tree line until help comes to retrieve the bodies.”
    “Lauren, be careful, our lives together have just begun.”
    “It took me long enough to find you. I’m not going anywhere.”
    “Will you two knock it off before you bring a tear to my eye?”
    I glared at Tokem and he blew me a kiss before he landed on my handlebars. We moved back to the place where we located the first body. It didn’t take me long to discover what I looked for. Satisfied, we headed back to where we left the others. They just finished loading up the first man and Tokem volunteered to show them the second body. We left the portable universe and transported back to the Four-Courts. We assembled in the conference room to review what we knew and wait for Tokem to return.
    “They just loaded the second guard. What do you want to do with security?” Tokem asked.
    “If I can make a suggestion, I think we should just seal it and place guards outside the entrance. I know it might telegraph the coordinates, but it isn’t safe for anyone to stay inside there right now.”
    “Lauren, do you want to fill the rest of us in. What did you find?” Traygen inquired.
    “I almost missed it; in fact I did at the first site. But when we landed the second time, I caught the faintest scent of magic. If we’d found the body any later, it might have dissipated, leaving no trace at all. I asked Tokem to return me to the first victim, and I checked the site again looking for any evidence or signature of magic. And again I found it.”
    “So, what do you think happened? Out with it, woman. What are you waiting for - a drum roll?”
    “Tokem, unless you want to see the taxidermist, you need to get a grip. I think they were both killed by the familiars of the jaguar and the spider. If I am correct, then whoever animated those animals can communicate with them without being inside the universe. The million dollar question is, who is animating the familiars and why did they kill the guards? They must know they risked tipping us off to their existence and their ability to control their familiars.”
    “Correct me if I am wrong, but aren’t the fae the most likely culprits? I mean, I guess wizards are capable of creating a familiar. Yet, it usually is a form of glamour.”
    “Corbin, you are correct. In fact, the Unseelie are the most adept at it. And technically, I could create a familiar, but it isn’t something I’ve perfected. But if it is the fae, why activate them now? Once the games start, it would be almost impossible to differentiate one form of magic from another. It also doesn’t explain why the first man we found was drained of blood.”
    “Lauren, I asked Jason and the council to speed up the autopsies on the dead men. We should know by tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I think we need to post guards outside the universe. Until we know what we’re up against, there is no sense in risking anyone else’s lives. I’ll see to it now,” Traygen said as he left the room.
    “What is your plan for inspecting the other universes? Or do you think we need to have a chat with the designers to see if they know anything regarding the familiars?”
    I considered Corbin’s question and decided for the time being we wouldn’t let them know we knew anything concerning the existence of the familiars. Until we identified who killed the guards, we needed to proceed carefully.
    “Lauren, what is it?”
    “I’m sorry, I was mulling over your question. I think for now we won’t let anyone know we’re aware of the familiars. Depending on what