As the story develops...

In the follow up chapters of the book the twins and Scathach separate from Nicolas Flamel. Because Nicolas went to look for an old friend that can help them because they need shelter and information about the dark elders. They have reached the city of Paris and they need to stay there. They are being looked by Niccolo Machiavelli that works on the police force in Paris, so all the police in Paris are looking for them. They can’t just stay in a hotel because they would ask for passports and they don’t have any, because they travel through these types of portals that connect cities all around the world.

“Nicolas Flamel paused on the Rue Beaubourg and turned slowly, pale eyes scanning the street. He didn’t think he was being followed but he had to be sure.”

This quote is talking about how Flamel is going thru the streets in Paris trying to track down her friend to get information about everything in Paris. From addresses of secure spots, to allies he could trust. Even the locations of the portals in Paris. He knows that he has to be extremely careful because if he gets caught, the twins are basically lost and would have to run away as fugitives.

“Forget everything you know about swords fighting.” Said Scathach

In this part of the book Scathach is trying to teach Josh how to fight with a sword. Because this would be very useful to them, it meant more protection and response if they got attacked. But he thinks its super easy because he has seen lots of movies and TV shows that have made him think this way. This is why Scathach tells him to forget about all of that.

In these chapters the twins have stayed undercover and have had good luck up to this point. With Scathach help they have managed to not be found by the police or the dark elders. In the other hand Nicolas Flamel has located his friend and has gathered all the information he needed. But with a few incidents like being attacked but he managed to get away.