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“He’s charming,” I quipped as Asher stepped away from the window and looked back on the room.
“Less so than even the average lord,” Asher replied.
The door opened and the ever-smiling Roger stepped inside. His attention immediately fell on the white circle and his eyebrows rose. “Well well, this looks serious,” he mused as he wandered over to the flakes and stooped to admire their glowing forms.
“Hopefully not,” Asher replied as he shut the door behind our new companion.
“It’s a purification circle, isn’t it?” Roger mused as he tilted his head from one side to the other.
Asher opened his mouth to answer, but the door beside him opened once more and Wilmot stalked into the room. He had Violet by the wrist and pulled her into the doorway, but she dug her heels into the edge of th
