“I gave her more blood, and then left her in Ada and Stone’s very capable hands. I spent a couple of hours in meetings, then begged off, and had Brennan cancel the rest of the day’s appointments. There was somewhere I had to be. I headed out of the loft and walked toward Midtown. I found the parade route, and I leaned up against a tree in a mostly empty spot. I heard jazz music in the distance, the cheers and shouts of the revelers. It wasn’t long before the parade started. First were the bands,... and between them were people, in groups or singles, in costumes. They carried signs, each, in its own way, telling the Nain Rouge to get out of the city. The annual Marche du Nain Rouge. Detroit tradition. The Nain Rouge was a harbinger of doom, the fairy tale went. This parade would keep him away for another year, banish his brand of evil from the city so we would be safe. They could not have had it more mixed up if they tried. I didn’t even know why I was there. The last thing I wanted to see was a bunch of clueless Normals making a joke and a party of someone I’d known to be their biggest protector.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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