Since Chris had just mentioned Laurel Resort, there was no way Felix could brush that off as a coincidence. Xena's call had come at the perfect time, but this was not the right moment for a deep conversation.

"Hold on, I'll call you back," he said before hanging up.

Felix interrogated Chris for a while longer, then used soul extraction to confirm his story. Once he was satisfied, he dragged Chris back into the living room.

Chris called Zachariah and his father over, while Felix sat back in hi