Estios was glowering at him, as he expected. Professor Sean Laverty stood by Estios’s side. That was also expected; the officious Estios’s words only made sense if he had the professor’s attention. Chatterjee stood on the other side of the professor. The Asian elf’s presence was not expected but not surprising either; he was a frequent resident of the mansion. Hanging back near the door was the real surprise, Teresa O’Connor. Dear, sweet Teresa. If he had known she was at the mansion, he would never have come.