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“You saved us from a metal ball,” Sadie said. “You never know,” Bast said. “It could’ve been hostile.”
“What help?” Sadie asked. Bast raised an eyebrow. “Why, we’ll summon more gods, of course.”
Isis, Osiris, Horus, Nephthys—where are they?” Bast fixed her eyes on me. “That’s a good question, Carter.”
“Fairness means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.”
“Now the tattoos,” Zia announced. “Brilliant!” I said. “On your tongue,” she added. “Excuse me?”
“Oh, no,” I said, panic rising in my chest. “No, no, no. Somebody get a can opener. I’ve got a god stuck in my head.”
“Carter must use the power of Horus to defeat Set.” “Oh, is that all?” I said. “All by myself?” “No, no. Sadie can help.” “Oh, super.”
Carter muttered something under his breath. I suppose grilled cheese wasn’t his favorite, but he picked up a sandwich.
The Greeks called me Thoth. Then later they confused me with their god Hermes. Even had the nerve to rename my
sacred city Hermopolis, though we’re nothing alike. Believe me, if you’ve ever met Hermes—”
“The baboon is driving,” I noted. “Should I be worried?” “Quiet, please, Lady Kane.”
Keep a demon busy, I thought. Right. Maybe he fancies a game of tiddlywinks.
“It’s not so bad,” Bast said. “We just climb our way down to the river through a few miles of sand, cacti, and rattlesnakes, looking out for the Border Patrol, human traffickers, magicians, and demons—and summon Nephthys.”
“Won’t they notice us in a flying boat?” I asked. “I mean, I know magic is hard to see, but—” “This is New Mexico,” Amos said. “They see UFOs here all the time.”
If we were going to die, at least we would do it trying to rescue my father (oh, and North America, too, I suppose).
