He was called away for a meeting, and I volunteered to fill in while he was gone." She saw the look on my face. "The past is the past. We should all move forward. I know you guys are less than thrilled to be working with me, but I do know what I'm doing." "Then you have some idea how to get rid of this curse?" I asked. "Because we have tried everything we can think of. We're ready to go hunt down Stein even without our magic. He's left us vulnerable while playing his little game." "I've spoken to Ruby about Stein," Estelle informed us. "She can't seem to locate him, but she does think the spell will wear off over time." "That's great and all, but we don't have a lot of time to wait." Dash glared at Estelle, and for a moment I thought he might draw his wand. He disliked Estelle more than