Friday before sunrise in Esmodonti’s room …

RACOLO:
Cammeo, what are you doing here?

CAMMEO:
I’m to be here when Daprima makes the wish. You’re to wait in the hall.

RACOLO:
Says who? I’m staying right here.

CAMMEO:

That won’t do. You see, if I need to subdue her, 

you’ll be in my way.

RACOLO:

Cammeo, I hunted vampires when I was a teenager. 

I can certainly …

CAMMEO:

No you can’t. I am a Seeker. I work alone. Now off you go.

RACOLO:

No, I’d feel better about this if I stayed right here.

CAMMEO:

Racolo, I am speaking to you not as your little boy’s 

nanny, but as a Seeker. I’d rather not have to
remove you from the room, but I will if I must.

 

CAMMEO:
… So, I say again - off you go.

RACOLO: 

OK. But I’m going to be right outside that door.

CAMMEO:

As soon as I’m certain that Es is herself, I’ll come fetch you.

RACOLO: 

And if she’s hungry, there’s a mini fridge in the closet.

CAMMEO:

Excellent.

RACOLO: 

Do you really think your … supernatural 

abilities will be needed?

CAMMEO:

On the contrary, I think these precautions are all for naught, 

but if it makes the others feel safer having me here, then

I suppose I don’t mind being up at this hour in the morning.

Meanwhile in the living room …

DAPRIMA:
Is it time yet?

LU:
Ninety-Four more seconds.

DAPRIMA:
Does it really need to be so exact?

LU:
Yes. Five minutes before the sun rises, Es will grow very weak 

and will need to lie down. I’m only allowing eight minutes so
if Cammeo needs to act, it will be for a very short time. Now … 

LU:
… Daprima, say the wish.

DAPRIMA:

Ready Io?

DAPRIMA:
… I wish Esmodonti to be as she was the second
before Usagi’s magic was cast upon her.

IO:

Thy wish is granted.

In Esmodonti’s room … 

Es moves, stretches …

CAMMEO:
Es, how are  …

CAMMEO:
… Oh my!