01_-_The_Alchemyst

to look at the twins, they were startled by the grim expression on his face.
“Those whom Dee serves are not and never were from the race of man.”
Shoving the money into his pockets, he grabbed a battered leather jacket off
the floor. “We’ve got to get out of here.”
him.
“Where will you go? What will you do?” Sophie asked.
“What about us?” Josh finished the thought for her, as she often did for
“First I have to get you to a place of safety before Dee realizes that the
pages are missing. Then I’ll go in search of Perenelle.”
The twins looked at each other. “Why do you have to get us to a safe
place?” Sophie asked.
“We don’t know anything,” Josh said.
“Once Dee discovers that the Book is incomplete, he will return for the
missing pages. And I guarantee you, he will leave no witnesses on this
earth.”
Josh started to laugh, but the sound died in his throat when he realized
that his sister was not even smiling. “You’re…” He licked suddenly dry lips.
“You’re saying that he would kill us?”
Nicholas Flamel tilted his head to one side, considering. “No,” he said
finally, “not kill you.”
Josh heaved a sigh of relief.
“Believe me,” Flamel continued. “Dee can do much worse to you. Much
worse.”