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2024-10-29 19:42:56[Rosalynd]
The last thing I remember is a gentle touch on my temple and Evander’s soft voice saying, ”Sleep.”
When I blink awake, I am lying alone in a dark room. I can smell traces of Gideon and Evander on the sheets, but they are cold now. Wherever they are, they left me quite a bit of time before.
Stretching, I raise my hands over my head and as I do, a set of candles along the wall ignite into perfect flames.
“That’s new,” I muse aloud. “Did I do that?”
“You are gettin
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