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The man here in this room is not the one who was against us. That soul was named Dmitri and is no longer a threat. Most of you know this, but I wanted to reinforce it. Zareb, please fill us in on what happened.” Russ gave Zareb the floor.
    Dji watched Zareb bow his head towards the alpha in respect before speaking. “Our trip was not as uneventful as we had hoped. The plane crashed in the middle of the jungle, killing our pilot. We had to leave him and the plane. We should inform his family.” Zareb looked towards Russ and at the alpha’s nod he continued. “Once on the ground we moved as fast as we could, but were ambushed. They separated Joy and me from Dji and Ive. I believe that is because they thought Djimon was still Dmitri and they wanted to rescue him from us—he had followers in Africa. Ive and Dji will have to fill you in on that part of the journey. Joy and I managed to keep the Vessel with us.”
    “So nothing escaped from the vase?” The woman next to Joy spoke. Dji believed it was Joy’s sister Valerie, but he wasn’t a hundred per cent sure of everyone’s name.
    “Unfortunately that is not the case. Dmitri’s soul tried to escape, but it was unsuccessful. We ran into an old tribe mate who managed to survive the carnage when Dmitri first emerged, Baakir. He came back with us.”
    “Yeah, we should keep an eye on him,” Joy interrupted.
    “Why is that?” Russ looked between Zareb and Joy.
    Dji could understand the hesitation to completely trust Kir, but he should fall into that category too. After all—not too long ago Dmitri had tried to kill everyone in the room.
    “He was influenced by Dmitri and the Vessel, but in the end he helped us. But Joy is correct, we should keep an eye on him. He might need help as well, getting used to a new life,” Zareb answered.
    “Then we’ll see what we can do. I am assuming that the Vessel has been disposed of?” Russ questioned.
    “Yes, Joy and I made sure it was sealed and Djimon added some extra power to the ground. We both think it would be good to send someone to the burial spot periodically to check the barrier.” Zareb confirmed.
    “I concur. I’ll send pairs starting next month.” Russ agreed.
    It relieved Dji that Russ took the situation seriously. No one should go through the hell he had and, if they could prevent such a happening, the world would be a better place.
    “I think that would be wise, Russ. It might be nice to have the shifters here see where they came from.” Zareb sounded excited.
    Dji would need time to come to terms with his homeland and its magic before he would return. If he could help it, he never wanted to go back to the spot where the Vessel was buried. Not that he’d be tempted to dig the thing up, but he still worried he could be possessed again.
    “Africa is very rich in magic. I wouldn’t mind going back, as long as I had access to a decent bathroom, or a car. I don’t think I want to ever walk again,” Joy piped up.
    Valerie laughed.
    “Zareb, you can help me with a rotation schedule. It might be nice for the magic users to go first.” Russ looked over towards the couple on the couch next to Joy and Zareb.
    “Oh, hell, no. Aren’t Max and I the only magic users who haven’t been?” Valerie looked horrified.
    Now it was Joy’s turn to laugh. “You’ll be fine, V.”
    “Says you, the person who probably won’t have to go back.” Valerie crossed her arms across her chest.
    “Is there anything else we should discuss?” Russ’ gaze touched everyone in the room.
    “I think we are safe for now. The Ancients have not spoken to me since our return. I am unsure if that is a good sign or a bad one. I will try to commune with them and let you know what they have said. There was a hint that our world could be exposed to humans, but I think we took care of that when the Vessel was destroyed.”
    Dji sure hoped so. The only thing worse, to him, than being possessed was having the humans exposed to shifter