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"There's only two problems that I can foresee," Munch said. "Foresee being the key word. If Raum decides he wants to play, there's no telling what could happen." He'd gathered them together around a central pair of desks, on which he'd spread out the various magickal implements that he'd brought. There was the silver and black dagger, a tarnished silver goblet, a flat black stone about the size of her palm with a star drawn upon it in white paint, and a long, thin, slightly twisted stick of some pale colored wood. Beside these were a bag of sea salt and an assortment of dried plants, some she recognized, like a faded white iris blossom and a branch of holly with a few withered red berries still attached, but most were just dead leaves to her.

"All the officers found by the lake was a handful of pea gravel," Alex said. "I think we can assume he's not done with us." She sighed angrily. "Okay, what are the foreseeable problems?"

�The first is the incubus. It needs to be fully sated for this to work.� All eyes turned to her and Bobby and she felt the color creep up her neck.

�Well, I think we can take care of that later, don�t you?� she said caustically. �What else?�

"The second is just numbers; we don't have enough people."

"How many do we need?" Olivia asked, glancing around. Alex did her own quick count. Her and Bobby, Munch and Fin, Sledge, Elliot and Olivia, Cragen and Dr. Huang made nine.

"Twelve," Munch said. "Thirteen if you count Detective Goren. He can't actively participate since he's the center of the spell. And four have to be women."

"Why four?" Alex asked.

"One for each of the compass points. Traditionally, a coven is supposed to be entirely female. Women are simply better at this than men, they have a closer connection with nature, but we don't have that luxury. So four will have to do."

"So, two more women make ten," Olivia said, taking Bobby out of the equation. "We just need two men."

"Sorry to disappoint," Cragen said suddenly, his arms folded across his chest as he stared down at the table, "but I can't help you. I've got a department to run, and I - I just can't."

"That's all right, Captain," Munch said, picking up the tarnished goblet and pretending to rub at a spot to hide the frown on his face.

"Count me out, too. I'm Catholic," Elliot said, almost defensively.

"And I'm a Jew, what's your point?" Munch replied. Elliot scowled.

"I'm not going to Hell for him," he said, jabbing his finger in Bobby's direction. "This - this witchcraft is - is -"

"Evil?" Bobby supplied. Elliot narrowed his eyes, but didn't correct him. "Detective Munch, isn't it true that magick itself is neither good nor evil? That distinction lies in the person using it, in their intent, whether they mean to harm or heal with their power?"

"That's right," Munch said.

"So, as long as your intent was good, you'd have nothing to - to fear." Elliot smirked at Bobby.

"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions," he said. Alex wanted to shake her head at him. Didn't he realize that Bobby had stepped into that one a little too easily? She felt it time to put her two cents in.

"Speaking of Hell, how does the Church feel about divorce?" she asked, watching him stiffen. "Unless your wife was cheating on you, I think it's a sin." She glanced at Bobby, who nodded. "Or are you having your marriage annulled?"

"And on what grounds?" Bobby asked, stepping out of his place in the circle to inch closer to Elliot. "You didn't understand your vows? She deceived you? She coerced you?" Alex circled around behind the silent Elliot.

"Or were you planning to remain celibate for the rest of your life?" She cast a pointed glance at Olivia. "Adultery is a mortal sin, isn't it? Even with the best of intentions?"

"All right, you two, just stop it," Olivia said, stepping between them. She grabbed Elliot and hustled him away. Alex smoothed the front of her blouse and tried to look repentant, but it was hard. God, did she love doing that! Especially to someone as self-righteous as Elliot. Once everyone had more or less turned their attention back to Munch, she glanced up at her partner and shared a private smirk.

"Okay, is there anyone else who feels unable to participate?" Munch asked. He grimaced as Sledge raised his hand. "Any particular reason why?"

"Magick makes me uncomfortable."

"It makes you uncomfortable?" Alex asked. "How do you think he feels?" Sledge glanced at Bobby, but he looked like he couldn't care less. It wasn't until he returned his eyes to her that he seemed genuinely sorry.

"Sorry, Eames, I just can't." He walked away. Alex snagged Bobby's sleeve as he started after Sledge. She shook her head.

"Let him go." With a sigh, she turned to their shrinking group. �Is anyone going to do this, or do we need to find another option?� She didn�t need to see the look in Munch�s eyes to know that there was no other option.

�I�ll do it,� Fin said, sounding like someone was twisting his arm, but Alex had the feeling his scowl was mostly for show.

�For the record, we should all have CAT - scans,� Dr. Huang said with a smile, �but otherwise, count me in.�

�Me too,� Olivia said, returning without Elliot. Alex did a quick recount.

�Okay, that means we need two women and five men. Could we call your coven?� she asked Munch.

�No,� he replied, rather quickly. �They�re ... in mourning, for Kia.� There was more to it than that, but Alex decided not to push. He had the right not to endanger his friends.

�Okay. Let�s come up with some names, then, and start making calls.�
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