she waited to see what they would do, not that she could go anywhere.

She just stays by Ash.

A buzz went through the gremlins surrounding them, and the swarm began to clear. Crawling back along the walls, they disappeared through the windows, squeezed into the cracks or scrambled back over the roof. As suddenly as theyd appeared, the gremlins vanished, and the wall was dark and silent again.

"Okay." Puck cast wary looks all around them. "That was...weird. Did someone release gremlin repellant? Did they just get bored?"

Ash sheathed his sword and released Isiea. "Maybe we scared them off."

She just shrugs.

" Why would they be scared by us? "

Grimalkin reappeared, scratching his ear as if nothing had happened. "It does not matter now," he said, as the platform scraped up against the roof. "They are gone, and the scepter is close." He yawned and blinked up at them. "Well? Are you just going to stand there and hope it flies into your hands?"

Isiea suddenly glances upwards.

(Just gonna introduce them now if thats ok)

" lets just go. "

(Go for it)

They crowded off the platform onto the roof of the factory. The wind was stronger here, tugging at their hair and making their gowns snap like a sail. Far below and all around them, the city sprawled out like a glittering carpet of stars.

Isiea glances back. Shes frowning.