[Ever since his rather tense conversation with Nathaniel, Bartimaeus has kept himself to himself and not been seen. He has still been suffering the Mournful Orb night after night, but he no longer believes that Whitwell laid her bony hands on the Ring of Solomon. He realized quite quickly that it was all fake, but the atmosphere between himself and Nathaniel is far more able to hurt Bartimaeus than any illusion can.
The wolf is curled up on the bed that he usually never uses, but the wolf is giving off a disconsolate air and has no idea the PCD on the shelf has switched itself on.]
The wolf is curled up on the bed that he usually never uses, but the wolf is giving off a disconsolate air and has no idea the PCD on the shelf has switched itself on.]