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minute.
And from the expressions on the faces here, I can see that most of
you were not expecting to see Miss Nightingale amongst us again.
Your eyes do not deceive you—she is back. And I am very glad for it." The archangel
smiled tenderly at Kara.
    If Kara had any blood in her system
her face would have been tomato-red. But at the same time, she felt
an overwhelming gratitude towards the archangel. Being back with an
archangel’s approval was bound to help smooth things over for her.
She looked over to David who winked at her. Typical.
    But Kara’s smile quickly faded.
Sitting across from her was a guardian with hazel eyes and a long
blond braid. She was a little older than Kara, with sharp features
and a plain face. She looked as if she loathed Kara, as if she
would have spat at her from across the table if Ariel hadn’t been
there. What was her problem?
    Kara shifted uneasily in her seat and
looked away.
    "Although I cannot disclose to you the
details of Kara’s reinstatement as a guardian," Ariel continued,
"rest assured it was with the best interest of this legion and
honored our mandate to the mortal world. The matter was brought
before the High Council, and Kara has been granted the same
privileges as any member of the CDD unit."
    For the first time, Kara heard the
muffled discontent of the other guardians around the table. The
blond girl whispered to the angels seated next to her, but Kara
couldn’t make out what they were saying to each other. But from the
pinched and disgusted expressions on their faces it was clear to
her that they were not as pleased as the archangel that she was
back. The hostility edged around the great table like a sudden
frost. With the exception of Jenny, Peter and David, it was clear
that the other field agents were unsympathetic to her miraculous
return. They all loathed her.
    Ariel gave an impatient shake of her
head, and her short curls bounced lightly above her head like soft
springs. "It is time to put aside any petty differences you might
have—and I don’t care to hear them."
    Ariel’s voice rose dangerously. "I see
only guardian angels seated before me, and I will not have any
divisiveness amongst you, especially now that everyone needs to
work together on this special assignment. You have all sworn the
same oath, and we are all here for the exact same reason—to fight
evil."
    Ariel glared around the table, waiting
for anyone to defy her. The guardians didn’t move a muscle and so
she continued.
    "Once again the mortal
world is in great danger and in need of our help. An ancient evil
plagues the Earth and is taking innocent lives. It is a great
malevolent force that moves like a tidal wave from town to town. We
have been unsuccessful in our attempts to uncover its weakness and
defeat it. We’ve already lost five teams—and we cannot afford to
lose any more. Needless to say, this will be a very challenging assignment."
    "What’s the new threat?" interrupted
David as he interlaced his fingers behind his head. "It sounds
pretty bad. Are we talking Seirs again? Because if we are, I’d like
to volunteer to be the first to give them a serious kick in
the—"
    Kara kicked David from under the table
and glared at him. Something in Ariel’s eyes told her that the
archangel wasn’t in the mood to have her patience tested by David’s
shenanigans. Grinning like a schoolboy, David laughed playfully
before settling down again.
    Ariel cleared her throat. "The Seirs
present a constant threat, but this is something far worse than
mere mortals, David. This new threat is something we haven’t seen
in over a century."
    "The suspense is killing me," mumbled
David under his breath.
    Ariel looked at the faces around the
table and said calmly, "This new enemy is a dark
warlock."
    David leaned forward on the
table. "A warlock? Seriously? With the long black cloak flying on
his broomstick shooting spells? Whoa! I thought they were only a
myth. I used to role-play as a warlock in Dungeons &