I took the metal bat from the anomalous woman. "It was found at the gate where you lost consciousness. It's a potentially cursed object, which means there's a possibility of it being tainted by a demon in one way or another. Objects like these shouldn't be sent into the New world but ..." she looked at Christopher and shook her head in wry.
Looking down at the bat, I smiled. "Thanks. I'm really sorry if I made your job harder. I know how jobs are."
"Whatever," she clasped her hands behind her back, "you should probably leave now since you've got exactly what you wanted."
Everyone suddenly looked at Xavier. Xavier stood calm outside, but I knew something was festering within. He was definitely thoughtful. Ruminative. I just hoped he wasn't planning anything that would amount to nothing but a blunder that would cause our deaths.
