What Really Happened in Peru (The Bane Chronicles, #1)

by Cassandra Clare

“I will find you,” Ragnor told him. “I will find whatever chest of absurd clothes you have. And I will bring a llama into the place where you sleep and make sure that it urinates on everything you possess.

“I can’t get enough adventure,” Magnus said lightly. “And adventure cannot get enough of me.

Moreover, I wish to assure both of you that I did not make any amorous advances on female monkeys.” He paused and winked. “I didn’t actually see any, so I never got the chance.

“Did you forget that you can do magic?” Magnus spared a moment to toss a disdainful look over his shoulder. “I am not going to ensorcel a monkey! Honestly, Ragnor. What do you take me for?”

“Would you care to elaborate on what this job entails?” he asked instead. “The letter I received said you had need of my particular talents, but I must confess that I have so many talents that I am not sure which one you require. They are all, of course, at your disposal.

he did know something about Europeans swooping in and laying claim to everything they saw as if it were unquestionably theirs, land and lives, produce and people.