01_-_The_Alchemyst

“And you brought them here?” There was a note of accusation in her
voice. “I’ve spent years building this place.”
“If Dee has the Codex, then you know what he will do with it.”
The young woman nodded. She turned her wide green eyes on the twins.
“And these two?” she asked, finally acknowledging their presence.
“They were there when Dee attacked. They fought for me, and this
young man managed to tear the pages from the book. This is Sophie and this
is her twin, Josh.”
“Twins?” The young woman stepped forward, and looked at each of
them in turn. “Not identical, but I can see the resemblance now.” She turned
to Flamel. “You’re not thinking…?”
“I’m thinking it’s an interesting turn of events,” Flamel said
mysteriously. He looked at the twins. “I would like to introduce you to
Scathach. She’ll probably not tell you much about herself, so I’ll tell you that
she is of the Elder Race and has trained every warrior and hero of legend for
the past two thousand years. In mythology she is known as the Warrior Maid,
the Shadow, the Daemon Slayer, the King Maker, the—”
“Oh, just call me Scatty,” the young woman said, her cheeks turning the
same color as her hair.