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.” Miles nodded.“But what’s the metal? Is it copper?” Puck asked.“No, I wish it were that easy.Feel it, it’s much harder than copper,” Miles answered.“But the color…” Cam chimed in.Puck noticed that Cam’s interest seemed to increase upon seeing that Puck had some knowledge in this matter.“I wish it were a simple copper ring,” Miles continued.“Unfortunately, no one who has seen it has been able to properly identify this material.It is a mismatch with the descriptors of every known metal.The density, color, and even its reactions to other substances are all inconsistent with the definition of any known substance.”Cam spoke before Puck could, which was unusual.“How is this relevant to last night?” It was clear to Puck that Cam was primarily interested in the part of the story that pertained directly to him.That was to be expected; since Cam’s education was so deficient in so many areas, his scope of interest was limited to his own paltry affairs.“Let me continue,” Miles scolded.“There are three of these rings.Can you guess what the other two symbols are, Puck?”Puck didn’t hesitate.“Mercury and salt.”Cam looked confused, which made Puck deeply and importantly happy.“Exactly,” Miles said.”Those three ancient symbols represent the building block of all that exists in our world.There is a legend that identifies this ring and its companions as having the power of each element.When possessed by an individual, that person has the ability to control our world in unimaginable ways.This goes beyond parlor tricks.We’re talking about manipulating the weather, the rotation of the planets, or causing irrevocable changes in the human population.No one knows whether or not the legend is true or exactly how to harness this power, but you can both see how the moral character of the one in possession of the rings could influence the world?”Puck could feel that his eyes were wide as he nodded.This time, he didn’t catch himself before he raised his hand.“Yes, Puck?” Miles responded.“Where are the other two rings?”Almost inaudibly, Cam spoke.“Grace is wearing one of them.She’s always fiddling with it.When she’s nervous, she spins it on her finger.”Puck looked at Cam, and then at his father.“Is this true?”“Yes,” Miles said.“She has mercury, which is fitting somehow.Mercury is from the earth.It represents an intelligent, perceptive person, often female, since mercury is associated with Venus.Anyway, her mother gave it to her, and until tonight, she thought it was a useless bauble.She would still think that if my sons had been able to persuade her to join our family without full disclosure.Now that I know her a bit, it was a misguided plan, one that would have worked on that blond bit of nonsense in the other room.”“Chloe,” Puck and Cam said in unison, both of them distorting their faces derisively.“Yes, Chloe.” Even Miles made a little puckered mouth when he said her name, as if he nibbled a lemon.“Anyway, I gave Grace a big dose of reality last night, and I need to get you two up to speed.Your job is to shut up and listen.Do you think you can do that?”“So are you saying she knows more than we do right now?” Puck asked.“Yeah, you just met her.” Cam’s voice cracked a little when he spoke.“Why…?”Miles cut him off.“Let’s try again.Shut up.Listen.”As Miles spoke of long-lost sisters and the missing third ring, it occurred to Puck more than once that he was still receiving an edited version.He was pretty sure he was getting the whole story about Emma being related to Miles and Grace needing to be kept close.But there was something else bothering him that he couldn’t put his finger on.It seemed as though Miles had been speaking for a long time when he finally began to wrap it up.“One last thing,” he said, just when Puck thought there couldn’t possibly be more.”It’s about you boys.”Puck’s ears perked up.He looked over at Cam, who returned his glance and shrugged, as if to say, Your guess is as good as mine.“There was a time, quite a few years back, when I had a mistress.Don’t waste a lot of time being shocked by my lack of morals.We aren’t that kind of family.Just follow along.” He paused, but the boys didn’t interrupt.“She had a son who wasn’t mine, and he was so much like his mother that I took to him.He was just as attractive and kind as she was.When she died suddenly, I learned that she had no family and the father listed on the boy’s birth certificate didn’t really exist.She just made up a name.The boy was going to become a ward of the state if I didn’t intervene [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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