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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:02 am
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"I would hope so," said Liam, though his expression did not give away any clues to his meaning. He made no move to respond to her accusation of his youness, because it was, after all, true.
However, at her trailing question, he made a face. "Not this round," he said firmly. "Now. The cage was remade. The fundamental nature of the reality was altered. That's never been done before. It was always Heliodora, Adoelle, and Michael. From its inception."
He narrowed his eyes at her. "It's not very nice to ask trick questions," he said. "You already know. The boy - Shiloh. And you. And another - I don't know who. I'm still getting my bearings."
"You put a key in the sigil. Why?"
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:56 pm
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Liam shot her an unamused look, blatant in his disbelief. "That's how it works," he said. "Three is a powerful number. One symbol for one principal. Combined, the three form a sigil and the cage is locked. Even if you may have voted on them independently, ultimately, the symbols are each connected to a single principal."
He paused, then repeated himself. "That's how it works. You are a principal, whether you believe it or not. You have tied yourself to the magic of this world."
He dug through his desk, pulled out a legal pad, and slid it across to her - on it, was Shiloh's shaky drawing of the new Sigil. It was inexact but still clearly recognizable.
"Why did you put a key in this?" he asked again.
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