Page 90 of The Dark Hiss of Magic
‘If any one group has sole control of those seeds, Kit…’
I smiled. ‘They won’t. There are seven seeds and that gives us room to work with.’
Thane rubbed his chin. ‘One for the witches’ council? Another for the druid governors?’ I nodded. ‘One for Harriet, one for Simon Campbell’s family and one for the Ravenshearts?’ I nodded again. ‘Adrienne?’
‘I think she deserves it,’ I said. ‘Don’t you?’
‘That still leaves one seed,’ Thane mused. ‘For you?’
‘Nope.’
‘Trilby?’
‘I believe they have enough power at their fingertips already.’
‘Me?’
I gave him a long look. ‘You move around too much. Have you ever successfully grown a plant?’
‘I used to have a cactus that I took with me every time I moved.’
‘What happened to it?’
Guilt flashed across his face. ‘It died.’
‘You managed to kill acactus?’
‘I over-watered it. I guess I’m not green fingered,’ he said.
‘Uh-huh.’ I started walking away fromthe mortuary towards the south side of Mathers Street. He Who Roams Wide trotted beside me, his tail held high.
Thane caught up and fell into step beside us. ‘So what happens to the seventh seed, Kit?’
‘My next-door neighbour has a lot of space in his garden,’ I said.
‘Dave?’
‘He won’t pay attention to a small clump of weeds growing in the corner.’ I grinned. ‘It’ll be a good insurance policy if anyone decides to try and control the whole supply of silphium.’
‘Is that a wise idea?’ Thane asked doubtfully.
‘It’s the best,’ I said. I dropped back and allowed him to pull in front of me; it afforded me an excellent view of his very tight, very well-rounded arse. I tilted my head. ‘The very best, in fact.’
‘Kit, are you ogling my bottom?’ he enquired.
‘Yep.’
There was a beat of silence. Then Thane spoke again. ‘Good.’
