More companions arrived to join them, accompanied by a core member of the Isaiah Society.
"Isn't this the utterly charming Circe?" Selina Pendragon sneered. "Looks like you were captivated by one of our people too, so you followed us here?"
Circe gave a cold laugh. "Heh! You don't need to provoke me. I won't say a thing."
"It doesn't matter. Someone has already told me the intelligence..." Selina Pendragon turned to Adley Pratt. "Isn't that right, my dear Mr. Pratt?"
At the mention of that name, Circe's expression changed. "Adley? You actually betrayed him?"
"I betrayed him? You stupid woman!" Adley Pratt roared furiously. "That beast betrayed us! He sacrificed my Horcrux! I can feel it!"
Hearing this, Circe's voice turned shrill, filled with disbelief. "Adley, what did you say?"
"Stupid woman, do I need to repeat myself?" Adley Pratt was still beside himself with rage. "Did you fall in love with Herpo and decide he's a good man? Don't make Herpo laugh!"
Circe immediately retorted, "How could I possibly love him? It's just that he promised before..."
Adley Pratt snorted contemptuously. "He also said he'd make the Isaiah Society great again and grant us the promised glory! What has he ever actually accomplished?"
"Thank you!" Selina Pendragon flicked her wand at Adley Pratt. "Shorty, thanks for your help!"
Before Adley Pratt could spit out a curse, Selina Pendragon's magic sank him into the ground.
"Well?" Selina Pendragon looked at Circe. "Is there anything you'd like to say now? For example... where is he hiding? After all, right now he..."
Before she could say anything to drive a wedge between them, Circe began confessing on her own.
Apparently, to these core members of the Isaiah Society, Horcruxes were their final bottom line. Once Herpo crossed that line, they did not