Brendan shrugged and made a vague explanatory gesture with his hand. "I wanted to talk to Sophie... See - she showed up out of the blue and claims she doesn't know anything about how she got here. Plus, I know for a fact she's a supernatural being, much like yourself, Fiametta. It may sound like a crazy theory, but I think maybe my first summoning<em>wasn't</em>a failure." He looked back at the diagram on the basement floor, his gaze and his voice becoming somewhat distant. "I think<em>she</em>might be that first summoning attempt."