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you going to do?” Jade asked.
    â€œI don’t know. Get moving.”
    â€œWe can’t leave you,” Rich said. The men were walking slowly across the square towards them. The beak of the grey mask was aimed directly at Dad.
    â€œMove it!” Dad urged. “And don’t worry. I’ll probably overtake you.”
    Jade grabbed Rich’s hand and together they ran from the square.
    â€˜We can’t leave him with them,” Rich gasped as they ran.
    â€œWhat do you suggest?”
    â€œWe have to see what’s happening.” Rich slowed to a jog and Jade eased up as well. “We should go back.”
    â€œThat’s probably what they want.”
    â€œSo what – do nothing?”
    â€œNo.” Jade pointed to a small alleyway between two buildings. “If we cut through there, we can get back to the square on a different street. They won’t expect that.”
    â€œYou hope.”
    â€œAll right, Einstein – let’s hear your idea.”
    Rich sighed. “Let’s try the alley,” he conceded.
    Dad was talking to the man in the grey, beaked mask. He was shaking his head, turning away. Then the masked man said something which Jade and Rich couldn’t hear, but they heard their father laugh. He waved a hand as if dismissing whatever the masked man had said. Then he held up a finger – a ‘back in a minute’ gesture – and walked into the café.
    â€œHe’s all right,” Jade realised. “He’ll leg it out the back, like before.”
    â€œIf they fall for it.”
    It didn’t look like they had. The grey-masked man was gesturing to the two golden gargoyles, who ran after Dad into the café. Moments later there wereshouts from inside and the other masked men followed in a hurry.
    â€œI expect he’ll be all right,” Jade said.
    â€œCourse he will.” Rich sounded more confident than Jade felt. “Think we should help him?”
    â€œHow? Come on, let’s get back to the hotel like Dad said.”
    â€œAnd hope he meets us there.”
    It wasn’t far and walking briskly they were back in half an hour. It probably wasn’t the quickest route – Rich had led them back the same way as they had come that morning. At least they didn’t stop at every church this time.
    â€œYou wait here,” Rich told Jade as they walked through the little foyer into the small lounge bar. “I’ll check he’s not already back in his room. Anyone who knows the way could be here before us.”
    Jade slumped down on a little sofa. It wasn’t as comfortable as it looked, but she settled into it and watched the door. A large black car bumped up the narrow cobbled street outside and stopped opposite the hotel. No one got out, and Jade frowned. She was about to run up the stairs after Rich when she heard his scream.Rich took the stairs two at a time. The door to their room was standing open, and he sighed with relief. He went straight in, not thinking it might be a trap.
    As soon as he was through the door, everything went black. He had time to cry out in surprise and alarm – just once. Then he was fighting against the blanket that was tight over his face and shoulders. Rich was being dragged out of the room and back down the stairs. His feet caught on the threadbare carpet and knocked painfully against the wall of the stairwell as he was bundled away.
    Soon he was on level ground again, the thin lounge carpet under his feet. Then he felt the bare stone floor of the lobby, followed by the warm breeze on his hands and a brightness even through the blanket. He was struggling to speak, but his throat was clogged with dust and whenever he tried, he ended up coughing and choking. There were uneven cobbles under his feet now. His head was pushed roughly down and he was shoved forward – landing on something soft. A chair? Where was he?
    An engine revved. A door slammed. Rich was