Grimalkin yawned. "Is it not obvious? When you killed Machina, the Iron fey lost their ruler. They needed someone to sit upon the throne, give them direction. A false monarch claiming to be the Iron King answered them, but not everyone accepted him. Now, the Iron fey are split into two camps, one siding with the false king, and one that wishes to bring him down. Ironhorse is part of the second. Is that not true?"

"THAT IS CORRECT."

"If the false king gets the scepter, he will become even more powerful," Grimalkin continued, gazing at them with unblinking golden eyes. "If he is to be stopped, it must happen before he receives it. Ironhorse claims to know its location. You would be foolish not to listen to him."

,, Then lets get the scepter. Puck should stay behind because iron will make him sick, but Lise and I will be fine. ,, She decides calmly, acting as if shes the leader of the group.

" see, Puck? We should listen to him. " She looks at Isiea. " Thats not a really good plan, especially in your current condition. "

"Whoa whoa whoa. We don't even know where the Scepter is."

"ENOUGH. TIME IS PRESSING. WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO ARGUE. WILL YOU ACCEPT MY HELP OR NOT?"

,, Yes. We will. ,,

" he knows where it is. " She turns to Ironhorse. " Yes. We accept your help. "

"Here's an important one," Puck added. "Where is the scepter anyway, Rusty?"

Ironhorse blew a puff of steam at him. "I DO NOT ANSWER TO YOU, OLDBLOOD. MY BARGAIN IS WITH THE GIRLS."

"Yeah?" Puck's grin grew dangerous. "What if I take you apart and turn you into a toaster oven? How'd you like that, tin can?"

"I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY."

" Puck, stop it. "

,, All of you stop. ,, Isiea huffs. ,, We already said we would. ,,

Ironhorse bobbed his head. "OF COURSE." He went on without pause. "THE SCEPTER OF THE SEASONS HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE MORTAL REALM. IT IS BEING HELD IN A PLACE CALLED SILICON VALLEY."