"What does this mean?" Paige asked concerned as she had seen the other demons as the pages had flipped.
"We don't know, it usually means it's bad. How bad we don't know till either Phoebe sees more, or we face it."
"It's Prue I'm worried about, she's not got her powers. She's going to freak out when she comes face to face with this thing, Paige can I ask you to do something. I know I shouldn't but it maybe the thing that saves Prue."
Looking intently at Paige who started to back up, she didn't want to be demon bait.
"I've got a plan if it works we'll have Prue back at the manor, without her memory still. But at least she'll be safe and we can start helping her to remember."
While explaining the plan, Gideon and Odin stood cloaked in the kitchen watching and listening. Decloaking and orbing at the same time they stood before the girls.
"What do you want?" Piper wasn't in the mood for elders.
"We've come to help, the pact was broken the moment you returned to earth. We've come to even the odds a bit, but we do have a problem."
"Then Prue should be here with us now! So why isn't she, and why has Phoebe got the premonition she's in trouble?"
"That's the problem, we don't know why and there's another problem and we need your help."
"A problem the all knowing elders can't sort out on their own. Will wonders never cease?"
Phoebe said sarcastically as she prepared the spell to bring Prue's powers back to her once she was back in the manor.
"Because it has to do with Penny, we don't know her as well as you or Victor does. We need your help in finding out if she is the real Penny or not."
"You're saying she's possessed or something?" Piper rolled her eyes.
"Or something, what we don't know so will you help us?"
"Only to get you back where you belong, and have Prue back."
Getting out of the car Prue surveyed the mansion and grounds she could see. Walking up the steps the door opened.
"Miss Hitchcock I presume?" Sanders smiled warmly as she walked through the front door.
Stopping a couple of steps in she looked in wonder at the ornate decoration in the entrance hall.
"This way Miss, Mr Jacobson said could you look at the painting in the study. He will be with you shortly."
"Of course, would you mind if I use his desk to write on while I do the preliminary checks?"
"Yes you may. He said to help yourself to whatever it is you need."
Walking out of the study Sanders felt a chill run down his spin. Something was going to happen and it would happen quickly, noticing a photo on the floor he picked it up.
It was the photo Prue had shown to Leo. It was of her, Phoebe and Piper standing outside the manor, he wondered if it was the same woman or another dead end.
Josh walked in to the hall, looking perplexed as he watched Sanders with the photo.
"What's that?"
"A photo sir, the young lady is in the study she must have dropped this on her way through. Do you want me to return it or?"
"I'll return it, do make those enquiries. Some times I'm glad you speak out loud, when you don't think I'm around."
Smiling gently at him, Josh walked into the study. Looking up from her pad she smiled and shook his hand warmly, he was about to say something when nothing came out.
"Hi, I'm Prue from Buckland auctioneers. This is such a lovely painting. 17th century I think, it will need to be confirmed, this isn't the original frame so that will detract from the value."
"Oh, um yeah ok. Whatever you think. I'm Josh by the way. Nice to meet you. And this is yours I think, my butler found it in the hall you must have dropped it."
Taking the photo she thanked him and put it in her bag, picking up the camera she took a few pictures and leaned in for a closer look at the name in the corner.
"Do you mind if I watch you work?"
"Sure, go ahead. I like the clients in put of what they want from Buckland, and me as their employee. Can't have you saying I left you out of the process."
Laughing he sat down watching her as she appraised a few more items in the study. As her face changed as she studied, wrote and photographed each piece.
"Do you do normal photography?"
"Pardon?"
"I mean pictures of people, I was wanting a photo of myself for a charity I'm helping to raise funds for. It's a bachelor sale, the highest bidder gets a bachelor to do almost anything. I'd pay you of course"
"I'll do it for free, since it's for charity. After I finish logging what I can for today, is that ok?"
"Sure, just call when you are done. That's the door sorry I better go see who it is."
Watching him walk away she smiled, that was the first time she'd accepted a photography job that didn't involve inanimate objects.
Halting a few feet from the door he felt his knees go weak, there stood his worst problem. He thought he'd have by the next morning to have done what he'd promised.
"I heard she was in the house, so I invited myself to make sure that you carried out your side of the bargin. My boss wont be pleased if you don't do it, but he will have fun exacting his revenge."
Smiling he walked through to the back of the house, rolling his eyes he followed. Looking for Sanders, then remembering he'd promised him the rest of the day off. Hoping he'd find a way to help them both with their guest, and the problem he brought with him.