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the campus have been reinforced, and they
should be effective as methods of entrance to Public. Again, we urge care.
    Yours,
The Committee.
     
    I read the note three times, then
turned to a sheet of paper that had been in the folder along with it. This
sheet was white. I was glad that Oliva had gone to the trouble of enlightening
us about paranormal government. I felt sure that his summary would clarify some
of the questions I’d been having about who was in charge of dealing with the
demons, because as nearly as I could see, the paranormals had left it up to a
bunch of Starters in college.
    After I read the document, I was
going to wish I hadn’t.
     
    The
Paranormal government consists of countless division, as mentioned in the
previous letter. There is now a police academy for paranormals. Until recently,
senior paranormals had always policed themselves, a community justice if you
will. This new academy is meant to centralize and formalize the solution to our
security needs, an important requirement in these trying times.
    The government
consists of representatives proportional to the numbers of each type of
paranormal. There are no longer any elemental representatives, since all
elementals, including former royalty, are deceased. Should elemental numbers
rise again, the councils will be readjusted to reflect the new numbers.
    There is
also a distinct difference between the royal families that rule the various
paranormal types, and the government that rules all paranormals. Sometimes
these representatives are one and the same, but in many instances they are not.
For example, Airlee paranormals and the Strange paranormals, those in the sixth
House of Public, are not represented by royalty, whereas vampires are.
Werewolves do not have royalty and neither do fallen angels. In the case of the
fallen angels, there is a distinction between full fallen angels, those of
purer blood, and fallen angels who have other blood mixes coursing through
their veins. All representatives are welcome in the halls of government.
     
    At this I rolled my eyes. I had
read the bit about elementals eagerly, but it said what it usually said, that
there were not enough elementals to be represented in government. I was
basically just lumped in with Airlee.
    I glanced over at Lisabelle on
the floor. Her back was turned to me and she appeared to be sleeping soundly.
She had read all of this already and had thought I should read it too. I was
glad that I had, because I wanted the government to do something about the
demons, and starting a police academy seemed like a step in the right
direction. I just wondered who would apply.
    I continued to read.
    The last bit was about the
vampires. It was long, but the basic points were these: There were three sects,
and every vampire was a member of one of the sects. Lanca’s Rapier sect was the
largest and most powerful. All Rapiers had a home at Vampire Locke, which was
where Lanca’s coronation would take place. The other two sects, both also
governed by kings, but less powerful ones, were the Raor and the Radvarious.
Dacer had once said that both he and Zervos had grown up together in the Rapier
sect, and now I had a better idea what exactly that meant.
    I fell asleep that night
clutching the pieces of paper to my chest and trying not to imagine an older
man, who looked alike like Lanca, being ripped to shreds.
     

Chapter Four
     
    The next morning Ricky got up
early to have breakfast with us, a first. He was fascinated to see Lisabelle
come in and just want coffee. Her perfect porcelain skin was glowing from the
shower, and she looked even more ethereal than usual.
    “Where are you going now?” Ricky
asked. He was a little upset that we didn’t have any more time to talk. I still
hadn’t told him about Mom, and I felt a little guilty about it.
    “We’re going to our other
friend’s house. You and she would get along famously,” said Lisabelle. “She’s
eye level with you.”
    “Are you calling