Elijah Mikaelson & The Dragon's Quest

Chapter 35

Angelica did not have a restful sleep. She tossed and turned all night, talking in her sleep, waking occasionally but finding Elijah still in the chair next to her, ever the vigilant protector. He had a look of concern on his face as he watched her, reaching out to caress her forehead to help her relax and fall back to sleep. But he knew that the current series of events weighed heavily upon her, and him, and he was grateful for whatever sleep she managed to achieve that evening.

Elijah kept the blackout curtains closed in the hopes that she would sleep into the morning. But his plan had failed and she awoke at dawn anyway. She made her way to the kitchen finding Charlie asleep with his head down on the table. His computer program still running queries through a myriad of databases to identify the Coven members. Angelica knew his program would alarm if it achieved a match so she coaxed Charlie up out of his chair and managed to get him to lie down in bed for better sleep. She returned to the kitchen to find Elijah had already prepared her tea and coffee was brewing.

Before long Elijah's phone vibrated. It was Kol calling to tell him that he and Freya were working on a spell to reunite Davina with her magic. They were nearly there but Freya needed to rest still being fatigued from yesterday's ordeal and the drain on her magic caused by the Coven channeling her power to separate the Key from Davina's magical essence. Freya would channel Kol for the reunification spell and he expected they would have it completed by the afternoon.

Charlie arose after a couple of hours and joined Elijah in the kitchen. Angelica was back in the living room focusing on the portion of the wall she dedicated to the Coven. She cleared away additional space and had already posted the photos of the living members as well as the one they believed was the Prophet. She wrote down what she remembered of her encounter with them and posted those on the wall. She wrote down what Freya had told them about the Coven and she posted those on the wall. She made a list of what the Coven learned about them while they were captive, and she made a list of what they learned of the Coven in return. She made a list of questions that needed answers.

By the afternoon Freya had called with news of success. She had restored Davina's magical essence and Davina's condition was already improving. The doctors at the Dragonetti Labs were planning to discharge her in the morning provided all went well. Freya was waiting for the helicopter to bring her back to Salem. Charlie was already aware of the timeline and would pick her up at the airfield at 6 PM. As soon as she arrived back at the safe house, she would work on her locator spell to find the Prophet and complete the purification spell, too.

Charlie's technology also paid off. He knew that Angelica's earbud had fallen out at some point during her abduction and Charlie deduced it was in the van they used to transport Angelica. The device had gone silent after the hospital likely moving out of range. But it was now in range and Charlie could hear voices again transmitted over the tiny, sensitive device. The earbud was nearly out of power but Charlie pinpointed the vicinity of the van within a three-mile radius. It was a lot of territory for a human to cover but to the vampires it would be a relative piece of cake, and it was their first real lead in finding the Prophet and the Celestial Key.