The three top drawers were sealed. We’ve only opened one so far. Though it didn’t contain anything that belonged to Eric, it was not empty. What was inside is still to be determined. Uncle Colin and Uncle Carl were the only ones who saw the contents because they were wearing the specialized Maker detection goggles. We’re calling what they saw light discs, because that’s how Uncle Colin described them.
We left the other two drawers sealed so we can open them in the lab back home, where we can hopefully contain whatever these discs are and study them. Uncle Carl says he has a theory about what the boxes are for but he’s unwilling to share it at this point. In my opinion, it has something to do with the transfer of the Maker into the candidate’s body. What? You got me.
The other thing that happened has to do with the skill Eric revealed that I mentioned earlier.
To this point in the Trouble family history, our job has always been to try to keep the Makers from increasing in number. Eric showed us something that would allow us to reduce how many of them there are. A full description of our encounter is in the report. It’s possible Eric’s the only one who can end a Maker possession like this. To test it would mean making a conscious choice of putting a client in potential danger. Whether to do that or not is something that we will have to consider very, very carefully.
I’m tired and still somewhat dazed from the events that happened during the night. The thing that keeps poking at my mind, and has kept me from sleeping so far, is not being sure if this job was merely a single instance of increased Maker activity, or if it’s a sign of something more.
I’ll hope for the first, and prepare for the last.
If the Makers are truly getting more aggressive, life for us just got a whole lot harder.
Ronan Trouble
