Golem had said, “and it doesn't always work. But you need to destroy the body now, just in case.” Caitlyn had agreed, although the autopsy had turned up nothing out of the ordinary, or at least nothing connected to mana. Matt had developed a sense for magical creatures and he’d reported that the dead body didn't seem to trigger them, but it made him uneasy. Unwilling to take chances, Caitlyn had ordered the body beheaded, and then cremated. Nothing should be able to come back from that. She scowled as she saw the two groups of protesters, threatening to charge each other despite the presence of hundreds of police officers. One group thought that Whitehall was entirely correct and that there should be new laws against magic, as well as tough restrictions placed on werewolves and anyone else with magical traits passed down from Golem’s time. The other thought that such rules were unconstitutional, a restraint on personal liberties, and wanted to ensure that magicians and magical creatures – the Changed, as the media was starting to refer to them – received their full constitutional rights. On the internet, according to the analysts monitoring various forums, the debate had already led to outright flame wars and trolling. It might not be long before the real world debates turned violent.
