“Sorry about the subterfuge, but I need you to cooperate for the Magic to work.”“Why? What kind of Magic?” I asked, sorely tempted to take the...seatbelt off again.“Oh, nothing dangerous,” he said. Pulling the gear into Drive. “It compels you to tell the truth.” Then he pulled out of the parking spot and eased us over to the street.“Why do you think I would lie?” I asked, leaving the seatbelt on.“Well, would you?” he asked in return.Before I could even think of a way to answer the question, I. They mainly handle PR and lawsuits against our blimps." Lawsuits against the blimps? From who?" A well-known tire manufacturer, mostly. And patent trolls." Never mind. Suit them up as well. And keep an eye on them, they might actually find out there's a law against killing demons in the state of Kansas. Who else do we have?" Everyone in this room, sir. Except for Rogers over there who has to keep the xerox machines warm." Why, are they feeling sick?" They tend to jam when not in use, sir.. That jogged my memory and I asked, "Hey Mr. Jerry, can you tell me where the Lexus dealer is? I need to go buy a new vehicle, if I'm going to be staying the winter down here."Sherrie's head snapped up when I mentioned staying all winter, and she shot a look at her father, which he returned with a very satisfied smile. I could see that they had cooked this invite up together. 'Ok, ' I thought. That was fine. At least I knew Sherrie wanted me, at least for a time, and that made me feel good. Next time be quiet, will you? And what the hell were you doing following me?''Fine, fine, next time you're about to be charged by an angry boar I'll just ignore you, shall I?' she shouted angrily at me. 'And just for your information, I was sent by Daniel to come and get you to help set up for the Autumn ritual. But obviously you don't want to know.'Closing my eyes I took a few deep breaths, rubbing my thumb across my forehead and down my chest in the cleansing mind ritual. With the anger.