The statue of Bast turned up on the black market today, Max’s statue. It was on a regular list that comes through the informant net every day. We use it to match unique stolen goods with their rightful owners.

Max obviously sold the statue for some quick cash. But I’m not going to let Max give it up that easily. That statue is a symbol of what Max could be. It’s a symbol of her power and her responsibility, and I’m not going to let her give them up that easily either. She does have a responsibility to the world, whether she acknowledges it or not. We all do. And I won’t let her forget it.

I am confident that Max will be back. She won’t be able to stay away. She took out Sonrisa and reunited Sophy with her mother, not to mention saving my life. When you succeed at something like that, everything changes. You realize you can change the world. You can make a difference. Max knows that now. She will be back, looking for more, and I will be ready for her.