Chapter 677: Scorpio

Nefretiri

"I'm afraid to ask," I muttered, staring at Odie as she lifted her hands off the desk. What could she have seen? She was sucking her cheeks in like she couldn't decide what emotion to feel. "What exactly did you see?"

"Okay… So, Billy was right. This thing is not as old as it seems. It was custom made and took several different craftsmen to make it." She held up four fingers to show her point. "The guy who created the desk, a metal smith, a spell caster, and an alchemist. Do you know how rare those are nowadays? Or how expensive it is to hire one?"

"That's… For a desk?" I stared at the finely carved furniture, more cautious now that I knew there was the possibility it was more than it seemed. "What else did you see?"

"The only other person who owned it was Helena," Odie got up and crouched in front of the drawers, running her hand over the edges. "It's… expensive. Like, thousands of dollars, and I could buy a luxury car; kind of expensive."